Gesta Hungarorum

first extant Hungarian book about history

Grand Prince of the Magyars (896-949)

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Menumorut or Menumorout (Modern ) was the ruler of the lands between the rivers Mureș, Someș and Tisza at the time of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin around 900, according to the Gesta Hungarorum, a Hungarian chronicle written after 1150 by an unidentified author, referred to as Anonymus. Historians debate whether Menumorut was an actual ruler or a fictional character created by the author, since the Gesta tells of multiple figures, including Menumorut, who are not identified in any other primary sources, and does not name any of the enemies of the invading Hungarians written of

thumb|Gelou. Statuary in Gilău, Cluj|Gilău, Romania thumb|right|alt=A page from an old codex presenting a large green P initial decorated with tendrils|First page of the lone manuscript preserving the text of the Gesta Hungarorum, the only [[chronicle which mentions Gelou]] Gelou (; ) was the Vlach ruler of Transylvania at the time of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin around 900 AD, according to the Gesta Hungarorum. Although the Gesta Hungarorum, which was written after 1150, does not indicate the enemies of the conquering Hungarians (Magyars) known from earlier annals and chroni

Bulgarian duke, as recorded in "Gesta Ungarorum"

huba was one of the 7 ancient Hungarian leaders

thumb|300px|The Carpathian Basin on the eve of the "Hungarian Conquest": a map based primarily on the narration of the [[Gesta Hungarorum]] thumb|300px|Voivodship (duchy) of Salan according to curug.rastko.net

gyula who was defeated by King Stephen I around 1003

medieval Slavic ruler, prince of the Slavic tribal confederation of the White Croats; he fell in 896 during an attack by Hungarian tribes near present-day Uzhhorod

10th-century Hungarian warrior