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Gesta Hungarorum
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- Author
- Anonymus Belae Regis Notarius
- First published
- 2010
- Editions
- 1
- Subjects
- Early works to 1800, History, Hungary, history
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- Bele Regis Notarius
- Main subject
- history of Hungary
- Narrative location
- Central Europe
- Image
- Gesta Hungarorum Anonymous.jpg
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- language of work or name
- medieval Latin
- Commons category
- Gesta Hungarorum
- topic's main category
- Category:Gesta Hungarorum
- publication date
- 1200-00-00
- copyright status
- public domain
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Encyclopedic overview
First page of the manuscript written in Medieval Latin
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 called Anonymus in scholarly works. According to most historians, the work was completed between around 1200 and 1230. The Gesta exists in a sole manuscript from the second part of the 13th century, which was for centuries held in Vienna. It is part of the collection of Széchényi National Library in Budapest.
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