Name: Anonymous 2008-01-11 14:05
A man named Vajk became the first king of Hungary when he asked Pope Silvester II to recognize him as the king of Hungary. The Pope agreed, and legend says Vajk was baptised and crowned on Christmas Day in the year 1000 (some accounts say New Year's Day) in Esztergom and his name was changed to István (Stephen in English). The crowning legitimized Hungary as a Western kingdom independent of the Holy Roman and Byzantine Empires. The holy crown given to Stephen at his coronation is in good condition to this very day and is one of the national treasures of Hungary alongside his coronation cloak, sceptre, orb, and sword.
The word Saint was not added to his name until August 20, 1083 when he was canonized by the church along with his son the prince Imre (Emeric in English) who was killed by a boar while he was hunting and the bishop Gellért who helped convert Hungary to Christianity who was martyred when he was thrown to his death from a hill. That hill was later named Gellért Hill after him.
Stephen was the son of Géza who was the son of Taksony who was the son of Zolta who was the son of Árpád, the man who in 896 led the migration of 7 Magyar tribes (and possibly one Kabar and two other smaller tribes) from an area between the Volga River and the Ural Mountains into present-day Hungary. I believe I'm part of the House of Árpád.
I believe the Huns and Magyars are related and both originated from the same place. The Huns came in an earlier migration with Attila (the Székely of today are descended from them) and the Magyars came in a later migration with Árpád (the Hungarians of today are descended from them). A possible origin for the Magyars and Huns is the land known as Yugra in Russia where the Khanty and Mansi tribes live.
The word Saint was not added to his name until August 20, 1083 when he was canonized by the church along with his son the prince Imre (Emeric in English) who was killed by a boar while he was hunting and the bishop Gellért who helped convert Hungary to Christianity who was martyred when he was thrown to his death from a hill. That hill was later named Gellért Hill after him.
Stephen was the son of Géza who was the son of Taksony who was the son of Zolta who was the son of Árpád, the man who in 896 led the migration of 7 Magyar tribes (and possibly one Kabar and two other smaller tribes) from an area between the Volga River and the Ural Mountains into present-day Hungary. I believe I'm part of the House of Árpád.
I believe the Huns and Magyars are related and both originated from the same place. The Huns came in an earlier migration with Attila (the Székely of today are descended from them) and the Magyars came in a later migration with Árpád (the Hungarians of today are descended from them). A possible origin for the Magyars and Huns is the land known as Yugra in Russia where the Khanty and Mansi tribes live.