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Gesta Hungarorum
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Gesta Hungarorum, or The Deeds of the Hungarians, is the earliest Hungarian chronicle which has survived for posterity. It was written in Latin by an unidentified author who has traditionally been cal
First page of the manuscript written in Medieval Latin
First page of the manuscript written in Medieval Latin
The Gesta Hungarorum
The Gesta Hungarorum
An 11th-century copy of the Annals of Fulda—an important contemporaneous source of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin
An 11th-century copy of the Annals of Fulda—an important contemporaneous source of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin
Statue of Anonymus, the author of the Gesta Hungarorum in Vajdahunyad Castle in Budapest. (Miklós Ligeti, 1903)
Statue of Anonymus, the author of the Gesta Hungarorum in Vajdahunyad Castle in Budapest. (Miklós Ligeti, 1903)
Buda Chronicle
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The Buda Chronicle is a 15th-century chronicle treating the early and medieval Hungarian history. While its original name is Chronica Hungarorum, the chronicle is better known as the "Buda Chronicle"
Chronica Hungarorum by András Hess from 1473, better known as the "Buda Chronicle". This edition is stored today in the Princeton University Library in United States, which is one from the original editions.
Chronica Hungarorum by András Hess from 1473, better known as the "Buda Chronicle". This edition is stored today in the Princeton University Library i
Colophon of the Buda Chronicle: "Finita Bude anno Domini MCCCCLXXIII in vigilia penthecostes: per Andream Hess" ("Finished in Buda in the year of the
Colophon of the Buda Chronicle: "Finita Bude anno Domini MCCCCLXXIII in vigilia penthecostes: per Andream Hess" ("Finished in Buda in the year of the Lord 1473 on the eve of Pentecost by András Hess.") This original edition is stored today in the National Széchényi Library in Hungary.
Attila statue (Dunakeszi, Hungary) "Attila son of Bendegúz by the grace of God, who was raised in Engaddi, grandson of the great Nimrod, King of Hunga
Attila statue (Dunakeszi, Hungary) "Attila son of Bendegúz by the grace of God, who was raised in Engaddi, grandson of the great Nimrod, King of Hungarians, Medes and Goths, the Fear of the World, the Scourge of God." — Buda Chronicle, 1473
The chronicle's dedication to Chief Justice Ladislaus Karai, the preface of that original edition which stored in the National Széchényi Library in Hu
The chronicle's dedication to Chief Justice Ladislaus Karai, the preface of that original edition which stored in the National Széchényi Library in Hungary.