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@@nedimramic9001 also Szombathely is the name of a current town, but got the name in the middle age. It is definately not located north to Pozsony (Pressburg), highlighted wrong on the map. Except this I think it is great video.
After Augsburg, the Germans gave up their plans to expel the Hungarians. It took a hundred years for them to attack Hungary again. The end was a resounding failure... István, the first Hungarian king, married a Bavarian princess, and the peace was sealed with a dynastic marriage. Christianity, which was already known to the nomadic Hungarians, became the state religion. Hungarian combat tactics continued to live and develop for centuries. the Hungarian hussar was a legendary warrior. Thanks for the informative video and the correct narration!😊
After Augsburg? Until Stephen succeeded Géza, Hungary kept losing its Western border areas. The Hungarian border used to be on the Enns, and it got pushed back to the Leitha.
@@fehervari98Yes, but the Germans never recovered Pannonia, and in the 11th century they repelled almost all German attacks against Hungary (1030, Vértes, Pozsony), in 1030, they went on counter-attack and captured Vienna.
@@fehervari98 NEM.Géza kötött a nyugattal egy korabeli "Molotov-Ribbentrop" szerződést. Kb. a mai osztrák területeket adta át Szlavóniáért. Ez volt a fontos,nem a mai osztrák.
THANK YOU for covering this subject. Especially in the English speaking world where it is unknown, the Hungarian invasions were probably the biggest issue for continental Europe. Much more than the vikings. Finally someone covers them in depth!
@@cedricmatos2329 Viking raids were really just a stronger form of piracy. It only really hurt England. Yes they were extensive but not really as important. Nobody but the English and the French (and even the French it was an afterthought) were really bothered overall. The vikings were never an existential threat
@@andreascovano7742 Thats not really true. All european countrys with a sea shoreline or a large river contected to the sea was at risk of a viking raid. The raids in England and France were the most famous ones but vikings raided as far as the black sea. But just like the Magyars, the vikings were not really conquerors of land, they were seasonal raiders for the most part. Get in, loot, raid and take slaves then get paid to leave. The Magyar raids were much larger in scale tho and therefore a bigger threat.
@@jimtalbott9535 They didn't force the French. Rollo lost the battle. It was an opportunist move by the king of the franks. Its simply to remove a bother more than a "threat".
I never knew how pivotal the Magyar raids were in shaping medieval Europe! The alliance with Arnulf and the devastating battles are so well explained here.
This was an incredible series y'all made. Not sure why but I've always loved playing as the Hungarians/Magyars in CK2 and CK3 so this was fun to learn so much about them
It was also Hungarian battles around Vienna in 862 and 881. Between 899 and 970, according to contemporary sources, the researchers count 47 (38 to West and 9 to East) raids in different parts of Europe. From these Hungarian campaigns only 8 were unsuccessful and the others ended with success. 3 reasons of the campaigns: 1 most of the time Hungarians were hired by western powers each other, and they allied always with the weaker party (of course the booty was the payment as everywhere by everybody in medieval times), 2 prevent the German unification after the Battle of Pressburg 907 when Germans invaded Hungary, 3 claim back the Avar treasures which was taken by the Franks. At Lechfeld (sources mention betrayal, as Grand Prince Taksony wanted remove his rivals) a small Hungarian army was defeated deep in German land, and Germans did not dare to attack Hungary since 907, the next German attack was only in 1030 and in 1051 with German defeats.
Ezek nagyon érdekes kérdések! Csak azt kérdezném,mitől gondolja bárki,h. azok a pl.862-ben szereplő "ungrik" Álmos%Árpád népe? Honnan tudták nyugaton,h. Kievtől keletre van egy magyar nép? A kor szokásainak megfelelően hogyan kötöttek szerződést? Jámbor Lajos követjárása só szállítás meghosszabbítása ügyében 2 évig tartott. Moosburg Klagenfurttól nyugatra-kb.Zágráb távolság esetén szintém szerződés kötés ügyében 8 hónap. Tehát nem mindenki magyar,aki UNGRI.
The Holy Roman Empire may have standed for more than 800 years, but Hungary still stands today. :) BTW, the defeat at Lechfeld did not end the Hungarian raids, just diverted those to South-Europe. There the raids still continued for another 40 or so years, before the Hungarians finally settled and converted to Christianity.
Graves of Hungarian conquerors had Christian chest crosses, so many of them they already know Christianity. King Saint Stephen just adopted western style Christianity. Gyula of Transylvania, and Bulcsu was already baptized about 950 in Constantinople, he was the "guest friend of the emperor".
@@aliengalaxy6096 Sure, adopting roman catholicism was not a momentary, sudden event, it was a long process. And yes, many Hungarians adopted the orthodox catholicism as well. Still King Stephen had issues with pagans - or better to say, the old Hungarian shamanic religion.
@@Kedvespatikus Sajnos semmit se ért. Árpád/Álmos népe KERESZTÉNY. Csak nem római katolikus.Ez a vallás-mint egy betegség-csak nagyon lassan lett uralkodóvá itt. Pl.Miskolc HŐsök-tere.A templomot Kelemen Didák építette 1763-ban.Mind a mai napig ott van a "fény kiteljesedésének jele"-Ez MANIKEISTA jelkép. A Tiszaháti református templomokban,a festett kazettás mennyezeten ott a pl.szőlő-dinnye motívum .1820-as években még nincs a judeo-kereszténység azon a vidéken. Pogányok.Mit is jelent? Paganis szóból származik.Népit,falusit jelent. Egy Római vagy Görög-keleti szemében mindenki pogány,aki nem olyan mint ő.Egymást is pogányozzák,már a VI. században.
Very intersting series, knew very little about the Magyars. If you would want to find more less known early medieval history it would me much apreciated!
So that's how the Holy Roman Empire was created, Otto The Great really is the goat. Thanks for taking the time to make these videos, hands down the best youtuber
Following Great Bulgaria's collapse, the seven Magyar tribes became tributaries of the Khazars, from whom they acquired the tradition of dual political rulers: A sacred, figurehead chief (kende, or kündü) and a vice-chief (gyula), who was military commander and de facto leader. The gyula was seconded by an officer entitled horka (or karchas). The Magyars broke with the Khazars sometime in the early ninth cen- tury and established an independent tribal federation on the south- ern steppes north of the Sea of Azov, a region called Levadia by the Byzantines. They were joined by three breakaway Turkish Khazar tribes, the Kabars, who served as important military auxiliaries in the Magyars' main mounted force, always positioned in the forefront during combat because of their recognized warrior ethos. Beyond this fact, little is known about early Magyar military organization. One can assume that, like most other steppe peoples, they fielded light and medium cavalry composed of all able-bodied armed men from the federation's tribes, led by their tribal chiefs and formed into decimal-based sized units. These tribal units may have been structured along clan lines, with each under the authority of its respective clan leader. The gyula served as the over- all force commander and led an elite retinue, as did each of his tribal chiefs. At the time of their participation in the hegemonic wars, the total Magyar military may have numbered some 20,000 warriors. Sometime in the mid-ninth century the Magyars moved westward from Levadia to the steppe region lying between the Dnieper River and the mouth of the Danube that they called Etelköz (or Atalkuzu), encom- passing Bessarabia (m: Moldova). This action may have been forced on them by another steppe people pressing from the east-the Pechenegs. Pecheneg origins lay in the heart of Central Asia, east of the Aral Sea. At first a loose nomadic Turkic grouping, the Pechenegs were brought within a large tribal conglomerate governed by the Western Turks, who constituted half of a large Turkic empire stretching from Mongolia to the borders of Sassanid Persia by the early seventh century. In the 550s that vast empire broke into western and eastern halves, with the former controlling much of Central Asia and the latter holding Mongolia and a large portion of northern China. By the middle of the seventh century China destroyed the Eastern Turkic state while the western one dissolved into intertribal warfare.
Tribes have always had leaders, its not something magyars adapted from the khazars, who like western nations were very dependent on magyar military prowess. So dependent that their khagnate seized to exist shortly after the Hungarians left to reconquer the homeland. The khazars were defeated by a people the hungarians already had beaten, the kiev russ. The kabars followed the magyars because they knew what was best for them (saw where the khagnate was heading) and they sought refuge under the hungarians. There are theories claiming the Kabars to have been jewish, and broke with the Khazars after Judaism became the state religion in khazaria. The kabars broke and rebelled because the state didnt follow the jewish laws properly and were later expelled and sought refuge under magyars and also kiev russ. No nomadic tribe has conquered further west than the huns and the magyars,( because they couldnt). The Hungarian kingdom later assimilated or expelled kipchaks and cumans who tried to come into europe from the east.
About the Magyar war tactics and organization there is a very good contemporary work: Taktika written in 904 by the Byzantine Emperor Leo the Wise. Kabars were not in the forefront of the battles because they were more brave, but because joining as the last tribes the confederation, according to the nomadic tradition, their place was established as such. In all nomadic empires, the last tribes that joined the Empire, had to serve on the vanguard or rearguard.
I love to dive into the thrilling saga of the early hungarians. This video brilliantly captures the fierce determination and strategic brilliance of the Magyars as they carve out a new destiny in Europe.
Great video. Amazing also to see how far this channel has come in quality when you see that part 2 was made earlier, and how much better they’ve become since then.
I'm grateful you uploaded all the parts. Great job as always. Also, I'm sure people tell you this online all the time but please don't become a CWI channel. I feel like every history YT channel I used to love is becoming exactly that. I'm super grateful for the work you do. Thanks History Marche.
Since the magyars were such a dominant force in the heart of europe it always reminded me of the book of judges and joshua, how the Israelites with the power of God were able to conquer the promised land. And since the magyars had lived along side a Jewish state like the khazaria im sure they were familiar with the Tanakh and were inspired by the scriptures to do the same. And i believe they were therefore lesser pagan than what the author calls them which is why they won the majority of the battles and succeeded whith their goal. They later converted to christianity and were given the holy crown from the pope, made in constantinople which is an honor given more than any other nation in Europe had gained prior. And Hungary produced countless of heroes who fought for the nation and the christian europe and still do to this day.
Graves of Hungarian conquerors had Christian chest crosses, so may of them they already know Christianity. King Saint Stephen just adopted western style Christianity. Bulcsu was already baptized about 950 in Constantinople.
Árpád was certainly the Kabar Prince Kurszán, and therefore Kurszán and his successors had the title of gyula, the second highest title in the tribal federation.
I’m excited to learn about this time period, since my interest has mostly been on the 1500s and onward in Europe. I’ll leave a comment here for the algorithm.
I really like your type of explaining every battle with Details, tho i would be greatly appreciated if you considered a video about Perso-Roman wars if possible.
Until the ottoman times, Hungary regularly kept german felt superiority at bay. Unfortunate for us, by the 16th century the ottoman had 8-9million gold income, whereas UK, France,HRE wasn combined. We didnt stand much chance.
I'm Hungarian. You need to understand the absolute ambivalent mentality of my people. This is a quick guide: 1. We were defeated by: The Holy Roman Empire (Otto), the Tatars, the Ottomans, the Habsburgs in the XVIII. and XIX. centuries, in WWI and in WWII; we were subjugated by the Ottomans, the Habsburgs, and the Soviets. This is not a complete list. So yeah, you might find it, that we are pretty depressed people. All the losses. All the suffering. And some of them are permament of course. But... 2. On the other hand, and this is a common secret among us: you foreign people do realise, that after all these defeats, we are still here, and still kicking? How dense of a people can be, if you cannot destroy them with the strongest empire of that particular era? You might defeat us, yes. Step in the line, have a cookie and enjoy your victory. We will outlive you, your grandchildren, your empire, and one day, you will find the very same people you thought killed, on the opposite side of the negotiating table. We Hungarians are dense. I am proud to be Hungarian. If another Hungarian starts to rant about how bad it is to be Hungarian novadays, please refer to section point 1. of my comment. Thank you. Have a nice day.
the difference between Hungary and all those countries is that they where Empires. where at one point they stretch too far to be governed properly and eventually they break up due to internal conflicts. the Holy Roman Empire where just a bunch of estates being held together. if Hungary had imperial ambitious and spread too far, they would cease to exist unless they ended up like the Mongols
Excellent, detailed presentation. When we were taught about Magyar invasion, I thought that they had armies of 100,000 men. It was surprising to me to learn that they won battles and made successful raids with a few thousand horsemen. It was the ineptitude of the German and other (Great Moravian, Italian) leaders to learn quickly the Magyar war tactics and make appropriate adjustments. The other aspect, as in many other European history situations, was infighting instead of common action against an intruder (Mongol and especially later, Turk invasions). I have a question about Magyars economy - as a nomadic people where did they get resources for the production of weapons, armament and gears?
Itt a válasz kérdésedre☝️szkíta, spártus , hun , magyar , ezek mind mi vagyunk, az alapokon több mint húsz alkalommal keltünk át , a történelem ezt nem tanította senkinek pedig ember veszteségnélkül tettük ezt meg, nemugy mint hannibál akiröl a történelem hatalmas más tettnek titulálja, akinek serege az átkelés során nagy ember veszteséget szenvedett☝️hogy nekünk ez miért sikerült erre egyszerű a válasz, valaha mi uraltuk és ismertük ☝️🤝🇭🇺🍷
Hey! I wanted to let you know that I love this series, it is amazing and it is making for me the side of history I always hated in school (battles and dates) interesting. I especially love the visualisation of all the battles on the maps. However, I find that your maps are not always correct when it cames to towns and cities. I noticed this with the video about the battle of the Teutoburg Forrest as well. In this one, when you are talking about Luitpold marching towards Pannonia, Szombathely is shown just north of Pressburg and west of nitra. That place, in reality, is either Senec or Trnava. Szombathely is, in fact, south of Sopron on the other side of the Danube and is still called Szombathely today.
For sure! Except, that the Vikings were both from, and operated in, Europe 🤦🏻♂️ An analogy that might make some sense could be a reference to the Magyars as "terrestrial Vikings", or something about the Magyars being "Vikings that used steeds of flesh & bone, instead of oar & sail." But even those are pretty poor comparisons, given that Vikings spent the vast majority of their time on solid ground, and certainly were habitual riders (although they did not enter combat mounted).
@@OfficialUKGov The Vikings were essentially just your average white American football fan when they don’t get their way That’s why there’s a team named after them
It's pretty clear the degree of disconnect between Western Europe and Rome in this period. The complete unfamiliarity of East Francian and Italian military leaders with Horse archers demonstrates, for example, the they weren't familiar with Crassus' defeat at Carrhae, for example.
There was no "Serbia" back then. There Wes small duchy of Rashka in nowadays southern Serbia. The name Serbia appeared in the 13th century, after Serbs conquered northern Greece and the town of Thessaloniki.
@@arontakacs8869 I am well aware and agree with you. Europe became weigh stronger with the Hungarians included. Would be an interesting string of alternative history if the Magyars were not defeated at Lechfeld, stayed outside the european kingdoms and then the Ottomans appear.
@@MrWolfgangtube Between 899 and 970, according to contemporary sources, the researchers count 47 (38 to West and 9 to East) raids in different parts of Europe. From these campaigns only 8 were unsuccessful and the others ended with success. At Lechfeld (sources mention betrayal, as Grand Prince Taksony wanted remove his rivals) a small Hungarian army was defeated deep in German land, and Germans did not dare to attack Hungary since 907, the next German attack was only in 1030 and in 1051 with German defeats.
I see the westerners have not changed anything.This condescending attitude is very disgusting.The Hungarian riders were no worse than the Westerners, this is cultural racism.The Hungarians also had armor.They also held their own in close combat.They always highlight only the Hungarians' acquisition of booty, everyone did this in this age.What kind of destruction did Vikings carry out, isn't that a problem?
It's still a mystery from where your original ancestors might have come from. Hungarians and Bulgarians are people of the Eurasian Steppe and even before that the tundra. From the Jurchens and Mongols to the East to the Huns, the Scythians, the Turks and the Alans. The Eurasian Steppe has created the most dreadful warriors.
Every major civilization from the Chinese and Indians to the Persians, the Romans and Frankish Europe weren't spared by these races. As an Indian we have also had many Scythian(Saka), Hunnic(Hunnic) and later Islamic Turkic invasions. Our emperors, the Guptas also learnt many tactics like horse archery from the Huns and were able to even defeat them.
Seems like the Magyar were kinda cowardly...just attack with arrows and run away. Then, attack at night when the enemy is sleeping. Smart, indeed, but hardly brave. It would be interesting to see how they would have held up against the Mongols. I know the Mongols wiped them out centuries later, but it would have been an interesting battle. Both have speedy, nimble horse archers, and both employed ambush tactics. Coin toss?
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wrong map there is not Bosnian kingdom on the map Bosnia is older as Croatia and Serbia lol
@@nedimramic9001 also Szombathely is the name of a current town, but got the name in the middle age. It is definately not located north to Pozsony (Pressburg), highlighted wrong on the map. Except this I think it is great video.
One of the very few big History/Warfare channels that hasn't deviated from its beginnings in my opinion. Well done King, never change!
What are the other ones that have changed?
@@tsdocholiday8965 kings and generals
True that
@@TheFlumpySquid how have they changed? They are probably the best history and military RUclips channel in existence
To me history marche is the highest quality and the best narrative and back ground of geopolitical landscape @tsdocholiday8965
Leaving my comment as a sacrifice for the algorithm but I didn’t expect the full series be uploaded. Thank you.
Oh my god the Magyars lets goooooo this series has been upon my favorites and opened a whole new historical interest for me.
I feel the same way about watching the Hannibal and Rome series
I find it interesting that all major factions eventually found their faith into either Christianity or Islam.
After Augsburg, the Germans gave up their plans to expel the Hungarians. It took a hundred years for them to attack Hungary again. The end was a resounding failure... István, the first Hungarian king, married a Bavarian princess, and the peace was sealed with a dynastic marriage. Christianity, which was already known to the nomadic Hungarians, became the state religion. Hungarian combat tactics continued to live and develop for centuries. the Hungarian hussar was a legendary warrior. Thanks for the informative video and the correct narration!😊
After Augsburg? Until Stephen succeeded Géza, Hungary kept losing its Western border areas. The Hungarian border used to be on the Enns, and it got pushed back to the Leitha.
@@fehervari98Yes, but the Germans never recovered Pannonia, and in the 11th century they repelled almost all German attacks against Hungary (1030, Vértes, Pozsony), in 1030, they went on counter-attack and captured Vienna.
@@fehervari98 NEM.Géza kötött a nyugattal egy korabeli "Molotov-Ribbentrop" szerződést. Kb. a mai osztrák területeket adta át Szlavóniáért. Ez volt a fontos,nem a mai osztrák.
THANK YOU for covering this subject. Especially in the English speaking world where it is unknown, the Hungarian invasions were probably the biggest issue for continental Europe. Much more than the vikings. Finally someone covers them in depth!
Tu as déjà regardé une carte de l'étendue des raids vikings ? Sais-tu que cela a duré près de 3 siècles ?
@@cedricmatos2329 Viking raids were really just a stronger form of piracy. It only really hurt England. Yes they were extensive but not really as important. Nobody but the English and the French (and even the French it was an afterthought) were really bothered overall. The vikings were never an existential threat
@@andreascovano7742 Thats not really true. All european countrys with a sea shoreline or a large river contected to the sea was at risk of a viking raid. The raids in England and France were the most famous ones but vikings raided as far as the black sea. But just like the Magyars, the vikings were not really conquerors of land, they were seasonal raiders for the most part. Get in, loot, raid and take slaves then get paid to leave.
The Magyar raids were much larger in scale tho and therefore a bigger threat.
@@andreascovano7742They forced the French to give them Normandy. That’s not “minor”.
@@jimtalbott9535 They didn't force the French. Rollo lost the battle. It was an opportunist move by the king of the franks. Its simply to remove a bother more than a "threat".
I never knew how pivotal the Magyar raids were in shaping medieval Europe! The alliance with Arnulf and the devastating battles are so well explained here.
I loved this series, nice to see it added all into 1 big video
This was an incredible series y'all made. Not sure why but I've always loved playing as the Hungarians/Magyars in CK2 and CK3 so this was fun to learn so much about them
It was also Hungarian battles around Vienna in 862 and 881. Between 899 and 970, according to contemporary sources, the researchers count 47 (38 to West and 9 to East) raids in different parts of Europe. From these Hungarian campaigns only 8 were unsuccessful and the others ended with success. 3 reasons of the campaigns: 1 most of the time Hungarians were hired by western powers each other, and they allied always with the weaker party (of course the booty was the payment as everywhere by everybody in medieval times), 2 prevent the German unification after the Battle of Pressburg 907 when Germans invaded Hungary, 3 claim back the Avar treasures which was taken by the Franks. At Lechfeld (sources mention betrayal, as Grand Prince Taksony wanted remove his rivals) a small Hungarian army was defeated deep in German land, and Germans did not dare to attack Hungary since 907, the next German attack was only in 1030 and in 1051 with German defeats.
Ezek nagyon érdekes kérdések! Csak azt kérdezném,mitől gondolja bárki,h. azok a pl.862-ben szereplő "ungrik" Álmos%Árpád népe? Honnan tudták nyugaton,h. Kievtől keletre van egy magyar nép? A kor szokásainak megfelelően hogyan kötöttek szerződést? Jámbor Lajos követjárása só szállítás meghosszabbítása ügyében 2 évig tartott. Moosburg Klagenfurttól nyugatra-kb.Zágráb távolság esetén szintém szerződés kötés ügyében 8 hónap. Tehát nem mindenki magyar,aki UNGRI.
The greatest channel I've had the privilege of discovering
The Holy Roman Empire may have standed for more than 800 years, but Hungary still stands today. :)
BTW, the defeat at Lechfeld did not end the Hungarian raids, just diverted those to South-Europe. There the raids still continued for another 40 or so years, before the Hungarians finally settled and converted to Christianity.
Graves of Hungarian conquerors had Christian chest crosses, so many of them they already know Christianity. King Saint Stephen just adopted western style Christianity. Gyula of Transylvania, and Bulcsu was already baptized about 950 in Constantinople, he was the "guest friend of the emperor".
@@aliengalaxy6096 Sure, adopting roman catholicism was not a momentary, sudden event, it was a long process. And yes, many Hungarians adopted the orthodox catholicism as well. Still King Stephen had issues with pagans - or better to say, the old Hungarian shamanic religion.
Germany also still exist today?
@@Kedvespatikus Sajnos semmit se ért. Árpád/Álmos népe KERESZTÉNY. Csak nem római katolikus.Ez a vallás-mint egy betegség-csak nagyon lassan lett uralkodóvá itt. Pl.Miskolc HŐsök-tere.A templomot Kelemen Didák építette 1763-ban.Mind a mai napig ott van a "fény kiteljesedésének jele"-Ez MANIKEISTA jelkép. A Tiszaháti református templomokban,a festett kazettás mennyezeten ott a pl.szőlő-dinnye motívum .1820-as években még nincs a judeo-kereszténység azon a vidéken.
Pogányok.Mit is jelent? Paganis szóból származik.Népit,falusit jelent. Egy Római vagy Görög-keleti szemében mindenki pogány,aki nem olyan mint ő.Egymást is pogányozzák,már a VI. században.
Very intersting series, knew very little about the Magyars. If you would want to find more less known early medieval history it would me much apreciated!
Still love your videos. I like watching them this way so I know I didn’t skip any
So that's how the Holy Roman Empire was created, Otto The Great really is the goat. Thanks for taking the time to make these videos, hands down the best youtuber
Thanks for your hard work HM!
My pleasure! Thanks for the visit KHK
Following Great Bulgaria's collapse, the seven Magyar tribes became tributaries of the Khazars, from whom they acquired the tradition of dual political rulers: A sacred, figurehead chief (kende, or kündü) and a vice-chief (gyula), who was military commander and de facto leader. The gyula was seconded by an officer entitled horka (or karchas). The Magyars broke with the Khazars sometime in the early ninth cen- tury and established an independent tribal federation on the south- ern steppes north of the Sea of Azov, a region called Levadia by the Byzantines. They were joined by three breakaway Turkish Khazar tribes, the Kabars, who served as important military auxiliaries in the Magyars' main mounted force, always positioned in the forefront during combat because of their recognized warrior ethos. Beyond this fact, little is known about early Magyar military organization. One can assume that, like most other steppe peoples, they fielded light and medium cavalry composed of all able-bodied armed men from the federation's tribes, led by their tribal chiefs and formed into decimal-based sized units. These tribal units may have been structured along clan lines, with each under the authority of its respective clan leader. The gyula served as the over- all force commander and led an elite retinue, as did each of his tribal chiefs. At the time of their participation in the hegemonic wars, the total Magyar military may have numbered some 20,000 warriors. Sometime in the mid-ninth century the Magyars moved westward from Levadia to the steppe region lying between the Dnieper River and the mouth of the Danube that they called Etelköz (or Atalkuzu), encom- passing Bessarabia (m: Moldova). This action may have been forced on them by another steppe people pressing from the east-the Pechenegs. Pecheneg origins lay in the heart of Central Asia, east of the Aral Sea. At first a loose nomadic Turkic grouping, the Pechenegs were brought within a large tribal conglomerate governed by the Western Turks, who constituted half of a large Turkic empire stretching from Mongolia to the borders of Sassanid Persia by the early seventh century. In the 550s that vast empire broke into western and eastern halves, with the former controlling much of Central Asia and the latter holding Mongolia and a large portion of northern China. By the middle of the seventh century China destroyed the Eastern Turkic state while the western one dissolved into intertribal warfare.
Tribes have always had leaders, its not something magyars adapted from the khazars, who like western nations were very dependent on magyar military prowess. So dependent that their khagnate seized to exist shortly after the Hungarians left to reconquer the homeland. The khazars were defeated by a people the hungarians already had beaten, the kiev russ. The kabars followed the magyars because they knew what was best for them (saw where the khagnate was heading) and they sought refuge under the hungarians. There are theories claiming the Kabars to have been jewish, and broke with the Khazars after Judaism became the state religion in khazaria. The kabars broke and rebelled because the state didnt follow the jewish laws properly and were later expelled and sought refuge under magyars and also kiev russ. No nomadic tribe has conquered further west than the huns and the magyars,( because they couldnt). The Hungarian kingdom later assimilated or expelled kipchaks and cumans who tried to come into europe from the east.
About the Magyar war tactics and organization there is a very good contemporary work: Taktika written in 904 by the Byzantine Emperor Leo the Wise. Kabars were not in the forefront of the battles because they were more brave, but because joining as the last tribes the confederation, according to the nomadic tradition, their place was established as such. In all nomadic empires, the last tribes that joined the Empire, had to serve on the vanguard or rearguard.
Wow this is RUclips at it’s finest. Thank you for a superb documentary.
thank you for the great work. very detailed, exellent
I love to dive into the thrilling saga of the early hungarians. This video brilliantly captures the fierce determination and strategic brilliance of the Magyars as they carve out a new destiny in Europe.
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@@paulvonhindenburg8895 :)) angry romanian?
Anytime David McCallion says:
_"THE TRAP.. WAS SET.. "_
You know it's over for them lol
Wil we also get a video on the Magyar raid into muslim Spain?
Commenting because you fully deserve all the praise 🎉
A wonderful mega work shared by an amazing (history march) channel ....thanks for sharing
Pretty much the same happened in 1241 in the Battle of Muhi, with the Hungarians being at the receiving end, from the Mongols.
Great video. Amazing also to see how far this channel has come in quality when you see that part 2 was made earlier, and how much better they’ve become since then.
This video is pure gold.. salute for all followers of this amazing chanel.. greetings for the great author..
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Magyar power ✊
best history channel that always do what its all about
You Sir are awesome, your content rocks - thank you. Tim UK.
Thank you HistoryMarche!
I'm grateful you uploaded all the parts. Great job as always.
Also, I'm sure people tell you this online all the time but please don't become a CWI channel. I feel like every history YT channel I used to love is becoming exactly that.
I'm super grateful for the work you do.
Thanks History Marche.
Certified welding instructor? College of Western Idaho?
Another banger as always
I always prefer new content but i will always have a love for these long videos as well.
Great video! Thank you!!!
"Invasion of Western Europe." I think this might be the vaguest title for a documentary I've ever seen...great show though!
You r right cos it was also an invasion of South and Central Europe. The Eastern Roman Empire Byzantium was just another taxpayer of Hungary.
I love that this channel uses the Wilhelm scream. Props to you good sirs.
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woah this is a massive one
Since the magyars were such a dominant force in the heart of europe it always reminded me of the book of judges and joshua, how the Israelites with the power of God were able to conquer the promised land. And since the magyars had lived along side a Jewish state like the khazaria im sure they were familiar with the Tanakh and were inspired by the scriptures to do the same. And i believe they were therefore lesser pagan than what the author calls them which is why they won the majority of the battles and succeeded whith their goal. They later converted to christianity and were given the holy crown from the pope, made in constantinople which is an honor given more than any other nation in Europe had gained prior. And Hungary produced countless of heroes who fought for the nation and the christian europe and still do to this day.
Great documentary
Thanks for more history!
Seeing Vicenza on the map is always quite surreal living here.
31:23 That sound effect lmao
A surprise to be sure but a welcome one.
A comment for the algorithm.
Graves of Hungarian conquerors had Christian chest crosses, so may of them they already know Christianity. King Saint Stephen just adopted western style Christianity. Bulcsu was already baptized about 950 in Constantinople.
Árpád was certainly the Kabar Prince Kurszán, and therefore Kurszán and his successors had the title of gyula, the second highest title in the tribal federation.
NEM kabar,hanem KAVAR. Ez a görög nyelv helytelen olvasatán alapul.
Tribes that hate people with small eyes seem racist lol 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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I’m excited to learn about this time period, since my interest has mostly been on the 1500s and onward in Europe.
I’ll leave a comment here for the algorithm.
thank you, the battles were told in a way that it was very exciting to watch and was hooked to see whats going to happen like in a movie lol
I really like your type of explaining every battle with Details, tho i would be greatly appreciated if you considered a video about Perso-Roman wars if possible.
Thank you just thank you
Thank you for your work!
Another amazing series and work....but my man you need to continue Hannibal
You are superb 😊
didnt know the hungarians bullied the germans like that.
Until the ottoman times, Hungary regularly kept german felt superiority at bay. Unfortunate for us, by the 16th century the ottoman had 8-9million gold income, whereas UK, France,HRE wasn combined. We didnt stand much chance.
@nicknem174
What are you talking about uk and france dawg
@@smal750 it was a comparison about how much was the ottomans' income dawg.
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What does this have to do with hungary
@@smal750 that we kept the germans at bay until the ottoman wars. I wanted to show how strong was it.
I'm Hungarian. You need to understand the absolute ambivalent mentality of my people. This is a quick guide:
1. We were defeated by: The Holy Roman Empire (Otto), the Tatars, the Ottomans, the Habsburgs in the XVIII. and XIX. centuries, in WWI and in WWII; we were subjugated by the Ottomans, the Habsburgs, and the Soviets. This is not a complete list. So yeah, you might find it, that we are pretty depressed people. All the losses. All the suffering. And some of them are permament of course.
But...
2. On the other hand, and this is a common secret among us: you foreign people do realise, that after all these defeats, we are still here, and still kicking? How dense of a people can be, if you cannot destroy them with the strongest empire of that particular era? You might defeat us, yes. Step in the line, have a cookie and enjoy your victory. We will outlive you, your grandchildren, your empire, and one day, you will find the very same people you thought killed, on the opposite side of the negotiating table. We Hungarians are dense. I am proud to be Hungarian.
If another Hungarian starts to rant about how bad it is to be Hungarian novadays, please refer to section point 1. of my comment. Thank you. Have a nice day.
the difference between Hungary and all those countries is that they where Empires. where at one point they stretch too far to be governed properly and eventually they break up due to internal conflicts. the Holy Roman Empire where just a bunch of estates being held together. if Hungary had imperial ambitious and spread too far, they would cease to exist unless they ended up like the Mongols
Excellent, detailed presentation. When we were taught about Magyar invasion, I thought that they had armies of 100,000 men. It was surprising to me to learn that they won battles and made successful raids with a few thousand horsemen. It was the ineptitude of the German and other (Great Moravian, Italian) leaders to learn quickly the Magyar war tactics and make appropriate adjustments. The other aspect, as in many other European history situations, was infighting instead of common action against an intruder (Mongol and especially later, Turk invasions). I have a question about Magyars economy - as a nomadic people where did they get resources for the production of weapons, armament and gears?
Itt a válasz kérdésedre☝️szkíta, spártus , hun , magyar , ezek mind mi vagyunk, az alapokon több mint húsz alkalommal keltünk át , a történelem ezt nem tanította senkinek pedig ember veszteségnélkül tettük ezt meg, nemugy mint hannibál akiröl a történelem hatalmas más tettnek titulálja, akinek serege az átkelés során nagy ember veszteséget szenvedett☝️hogy nekünk ez miért sikerült erre egyszerű a válasz, valaha mi uraltuk és ismertük ☝️🤝🇭🇺🍷
The narrator's voice is so soothing.
Awesome to finally have a long video about the conquest of my ancestors
Can you please start a komnenian restoration series?
Love the sound effects!
Great post, thank you
Fornosus, Mylan, and Majar... wonderful pronunciations.
Regarding the water tower being dented, an EF 3 in Magee, MS, made a bigger dent several years ago.
Hope this channels remains on track and isn't consumed by the cancerous new age politics, love the content.
Daniel here! Will comment when my accaount is working again
great vid
Hey! I wanted to let you know that I love this series, it is amazing and it is making for me the side of history I always hated in school (battles and dates) interesting. I especially love the visualisation of all the battles on the maps. However, I find that your maps are not always correct when it cames to towns and cities. I noticed this with the video about the battle of the Teutoburg Forrest as well. In this one, when you are talking about Luitpold marching towards Pannonia, Szombathely is shown just north of Pressburg and west of nitra. That place, in reality, is either Senec or Trnava. Szombathely is, in fact, south of Sopron on the other side of the Danube and is still called Szombathely today.
Thankyou
the Magyars were like the Vikings of Europe
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And the Vikings were the Vikings of what exactly?
For sure!
Except, that the Vikings were both from, and operated in, Europe 🤦🏻♂️
An analogy that might make some sense could be a reference to the Magyars as "terrestrial Vikings", or something about the Magyars being "Vikings that used steeds of flesh & bone, instead of oar & sail." But even those are pretty poor comparisons, given that Vikings spent the vast majority of their time on solid ground, and certainly were habitual riders (although they did not enter combat mounted).
Eastern Europe. The Scandinavian lands are most definitely in Europe.
@@OfficialUKGov The Vikings were essentially just your average white American football fan when they don’t get their way
That’s why there’s a team named after them
Time stamps pls
Your videos help me write my story by using realistic battle dialogue haha
It's pretty clear the degree of disconnect between Western Europe and Rome in this period. The complete unfamiliarity of East Francian and Italian military leaders with Horse archers demonstrates, for example, the they weren't familiar with Crassus' defeat at Carrhae, for example.
21:48 magyar has good logistic to able to swim with horses to other side of the river. Hungarians reached Spain, France, Greece also
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holy smokes, i just discovered i WASNT a subscriber even though i watched like a dozen of this great videos! What a mistake!
Thx bro!
big fan of the old school battle -animations
There was no "Serbia" back then. There Wes small duchy of Rashka in nowadays southern Serbia. The name Serbia appeared in the 13th century, after Serbs conquered northern Greece and the town of Thessaloniki.
Come on! Dragoviches (Dragon Witches) has to be the coolest name, for a people, I've ever heard off! 😎
Wow. I really thought Louis the Child had em on that field. It really shocked me
All European nations: "Save us, my lord, from the arrows of the Hungarians" -We came with horse and arrow they all bent knee front of us
And then you were defeated
@@MrWolfgangtube Well yes but actually no, we became better under the ✝️🗿
@@arontakacs8869 I am well aware and agree with you. Europe became weigh stronger with the Hungarians included. Would be an interesting string of alternative history if the Magyars were not defeated at Lechfeld, stayed outside the european kingdoms and then the Ottomans appear.
@@MrWolfgangtube Between 899 and 970, according to contemporary sources, the researchers count 47 (38 to West and 9 to East) raids in different parts of Europe. From these campaigns only 8 were unsuccessful and the others ended with success. At Lechfeld (sources mention betrayal, as Grand Prince Taksony wanted remove his rivals) a small Hungarian army was defeated deep in German land, and Germans did not dare to attack Hungary since 907, the next German attack was only in 1030 and in 1051 with German defeats.
Day 1 asking for New Hannibal vid
Le a kalappal!
Can you make a video about Croatian history, because its really unerrated and full of stories?
proud to be hungarian
Can you do the battle of cadia. The plannet broke before the guard
I see the westerners have not changed anything.This condescending attitude is very disgusting.The Hungarian riders were no worse than the Westerners, this is cultural racism.The Hungarians also had armor.They also held their own in close combat.They always highlight only the Hungarians' acquisition of booty, everyone did this in this age.What kind of destruction did Vikings carry out, isn't that a problem?
For the algorithm 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
My ancestors :)
It's still a mystery from where your original ancestors might have come from. Hungarians and Bulgarians are people of the Eurasian Steppe and even before that the tundra.
From the Jurchens and Mongols to the East to the Huns, the Scythians, the Turks and the Alans. The Eurasian Steppe has created the most dreadful warriors.
Every major civilization from the Chinese and Indians to the Persians, the Romans and Frankish Europe weren't spared by these races. As an Indian we have also had many Scythian(Saka), Hunnic(Hunnic) and later Islamic Turkic invasions. Our emperors, the Guptas also learnt many tactics like horse archery from the Huns and were able to even defeat them.
@@user-io7sh7nx7cHungarians doesnt define themself by race, but rather the culture and language they share
I love the correction on the pronunciation of Pannonia lol
Pleeaaaase hannibal vid
Can't have a video without someone moaning about it
@@kuro1132 victim
this channels is better then kandg
stop calling us nomads and badly armed when the magyar warriors was elite mercenaries when westerns just a sherf without real skill.
Charles the fat💀 what was his parents thinking when they name him💀😭
Yessirrr
Makes me proud to have a Magyar gyerekem...
Seems like the Magyar were kinda cowardly...just attack with arrows and run away. Then, attack at night when the enemy is sleeping. Smart, indeed, but hardly brave. It would be interesting to see how they would have held up against the Mongols. I know the Mongols wiped them out centuries later, but it would have been an interesting battle. Both have speedy, nimble horse archers, and both employed ambush tactics. Coin toss?