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HWuhno agre atherians?
by Diane Halas into the Basin and around 1000 CE, they established a Christian
monarchy, the Kingdom of Hungary, under St. Stephen. These
H ungarians are a highly literate group of people from the people shaped the languages which became Hungary’s native tongue.
heart of Europe. They call themselves “Magyar” after Part of the Uralic language group, it shares few characteristics with
the most prominent Hungarian tribes in the decisive other language. Other group members are confined to Finns and
invasion of 896. These horsemen, the Manicha-Er or Estonians. Hungarian has no Germanic or Latin origins. Its original
Megyer, were initially a group of seven tribes from the Urals and and unique alphabet was abandoned in favor of Latin script around
the steppes of eastern Asia. They were joined later by three Turkic the time of St. Stephen.
tribes becoming ten – the Ten Arrows or the“On-ogur.” It is likely
that the name “Hungary” evolved from the name of this coalition. The Kingdom of Hungary played an important part in the Holy
The horsemen deposed the rulers of the area and moved into the Roman Empire. Its borders were extensive. Its position in the center
lowlands of the Carpathian Basin along two primary rivers- the of the breadbasket of Europe made it a frequent target of invaders.
Danube and the Tisza - and their tributaries. There they continued In modern times, forced out of their own country at intervals by
a semi-nomadic lifestyle. Over the next 100 or so years, they settled
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