hungarian pronunciation head confederation hungarian tribes turn 9th 10th centuries sacred ruler hungarians military leader details life debated historians different sources contain contradictory information despite hungarians refer founder country role hungarian conquest emphasized later chronicles dynasty descending ruled biography early life son mentioned head confederation hungarian tribes hungarian chronicles mother family unknown according historian born derived hungarian word byzantine emperor constantine states hungarians time prince sharp contrast hungarian chronicles report position father narration initiated command hungarian tribes order strengthen initially wanted appoint named lead hungarians accept offer suggested promoted instead approached hungarians new proposal preferred father greatly admired wisdom counsel capable rule prince according custom lifting shield constantine refers great prince hungary greek reliability byzantine emperor report election debated modern historians instance states vague scarcely credible writes core reliable historian adds election promoted forced renounce accordingly view succeeded sacred ruler enabled father preserve position actual leader hungarians hungarian conquest earliest reliable source life early 10th century document george monk narrates byzantine emperor wise sent envoy hungarians presents met leaders lower danube mission succeeded hungarian army soon crossed danube byzantine ships bulgaria text suggests invading hungarians command son positions held time negotiations debated historians wrote contrast said represented father time disregarded peace treaty raiding countryside justice pursued breaking oath christ god emperor quickly met punishment forces engaged divine providence led hungarians place romans campaign majesty fleet ships supported ferried danube providence sent army taken arms christians public decisively defeated engagements christian romans willingly stain blood christian hungarian army defeated hired simultaneously invaded hungarians territories western regions destruction dwelling places forced hungarians leave new homeland says father enter killed accept reliability report wrote death ritual murder similar sacrifice case disaster affecting people contrast states report murder reflects true event possible explanation entourage killed aged prince rejects report murder mention contrasting narration connected siege ukraine hungarians chronicle says appointed leader master hungarians occasion reign completely unknown sources written main powers turn 9th 10th centuries sources including mention hungarian leader according historians sources suggest commanding hungarian forces succeeded murdered father sacred proposing contrasting theory romanian historian wrote succeeded murdered contrast nearly contemporaneous sources hungarian chronicles written centuries events instance emphasize pre eminent role conquest highlights military skills chronicle emphasizes heads seven hungarian tribes acquired land authorized conquer having crossed danube danube far hearing romans living land saved lives flight day prince leading men warriors hungary entered city king saw royal palaces ruined foundations admired measure stone buildings told deserved fighting city line prince descended day great joy palace sitting alongside melodies sweet sounds pipes songs presented prince gave great lands properties guests staying heard guests stayed says took oath leading men warriors hungary son prince elevated prince life reliability report list grand princes dubious instance ignores ruled completing death date death debated states died wrote actually died later says starting date hungarian land taking instead actual date report funeral reliable buried head small river flows stone city king village developed near century later legacy hungarians arrived new homeland principal actor attributes memorable events hungarian land taking furthermore extinction male line dynasty hungary ruled single line princes descending famed hungarians founder country family says sons second fourth refers son wrote alternative family mother sons unknown following family tree presenting ancestors descendants end 10th century supposed identical father sons unknown later grand princes kings hungary descended
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