1st Edition
Hungarians and Europe in the Early Middle Ages An Introduction to Early Hungarian History
By András Róna-Tas
Copyright 1999
606 Pages
by
Central European University Press
Lavishly illustrated, the book contains seventy five historical maps and colour plates which visualize the historical background of Hungary and introduces its early history to a broader readership. The early history of Hungarians is embedded into the history of Eurasia and special attention is given to the relationship of the Hungarians with the Khazars and the Bulghar-Turks. The first part deals... Read more
Preface, Part I: Introduction, Part II: The sources, Part III: The relatives, Part IV: The neighbours, Part V: Eurasia in the 9th and 10th centuries, Part VI: The names of the Magyars before the foundation of the state, Part VII: Urheimats and migration, Part VIII: The conquest, Part IX: The Magyars in the Carpathian Basin, Part X: The integration of the Magyars within Europe, Part XI: Summary overview, recent research, Part XII: Overview of the study of ancient Hungarian history, Part XIII: The Levedi question and the earliest Hungarian chronicle, Part XIV: Historical traditions, Part XV: The East Magyars, the Bashkirian tribal names and Yugria, Part XVI: The Székely Runiform script, Appendices
Biography
András Róna-Tas is Professor of Altaic Studies and Early Hungarian History at József Attila University, Szeged and has published over 300 papers, monographs and reviews. He is a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. In 1996 he received the prestigious German Science Award, the Humboldt Prize.
