Part 1 Methodical introduction: introduction; the sources; kindship; neighbourship. Part 2 The conquest: the designation of the Magyars before the foundation of state; countries of origin and migration; the conquest; the conquering Magyars; acclimatization of the Magyars in Europe; summary; recent research and studies.
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.
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