The Nemzeti dal is a Hungarian patriotic poem written by Sándor Petőfi that is said to have inspired the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. Petőfi read the poem aloud on 15 March on the steps of the Hungar
Sándor Petőfi reading the Nemzeti dal
Hungary in its modern borders roughly corresponds to the Great Hungarian Plain in Central Europe.
Scythian golden deer shield ornaments from the Iron Age 6th century BC found in Hungary. Above, the Golden Deer of Zöldhalompuszta is 37 cm, making it the largest Scythian golden deer known. Below, the Golden Deer of Tapiószentmárton.
Carpathian Basin in the 2nd century AD: provinces of the Roman Empire and the Barbaricum
King Attila (Chronicon Pictum)
Hungarian sabers from the Hungarian conquest period, 10th century