Table of Contents

General Editors' Preface
Abbreviations
List of Maps, Figures and Tables

Introduction

Theoretical Elements in Master Simon of Keza's Gesta Hungarorum (1282-1285)

The background: The emergence of a European Structural Unity
A New Historical Frame of Reference: The Nation
Simon's Social Theory: The Origins of Human Inequality
The New Centre of Political Thought: The Communitas
Two Authors, Two Histories within One Europe

Simonis de Kéza [Gesta Hungarorum]

Explicit Prologus
Incipiunt Hunnorum Gesta
Explicit Liber Promus de Introitu
Incipit Secundus Liber de Reditu
De Unwornicis

Simon of Keza [The Deeds of the Hungarians]

End of the Prologue
Beginning of the Deeds of the Huns
End of the first book, about the Entry
Beginning of the Second Book, about the Return
The Nobles of Foreign Origin
The Udvarnok

Bibliography
Gazetteer of Geographical Names
Index of Proper Names
Index of Geographical Names

About the Author

László Veszprémy, DSc is medievalist, paleographer, visiting professor at CEU, Department of Medieval Studies, director of the Institute of Military History. Books: co-author of the series Mittelalterliche lateinische Handschriftenfragmente (1988-98); editor, among other books, of Simonis de Kéza, Gesta Hungarorum (1999 CEMT 1); and (with B. K. Király) A Millennium of Hungarian Military History (2002).


Frank Schaer is freelance translator.


Simon of Kéza (Simon Kézai) was a court cleric of the Hungarian King, Ladislas IV (1272-1290). He travelled extensively in Italy, France and Germany and culled the epic and poetic material from a broad range of readings.