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The Etelköz or Atelkuzu was an area settled by the Magyars from the mid-9th century to circa 895 CE when they were driven west by the Pechenegs and occupied the Carpathian Basin. Etel is the river Don and, according to Hungarian tradition, Etelköz was located between that river and the lower Danube. Magyar may refer to: The Magyar language The Magyar people This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Events Bohemia breaks away from Great Moravia Arnulf of Carinthia undertakes his second Italian campaign Approximate date of composition of the Musica enchiriadis, the beginnings of western polyphonic music Births Athelstan of England Erik Bloodaxe, king of Norway 933-935 (+954) Deaths Categories: 895 ... Pechenegs or Patzinaks, also known as Besenyők, were a semi-nomadic steppes people of Central Asia that spoke a Turkic language. ... The Pannonian plain is a large plain in central/south-eastern Europe that remained when the Pliocene Pannonian Sea (see below) dried out. ... Rivers Don River, Russia, one of the main rivers of Russia. ... Length 2,888 km Elevation of the source 1,078 m Average discharge 30 km before Passau: 580 m³/s Vienna: 1,900 m³/s Budapest: 2,350 m³/s just before Delta: 6,500 m³/s Area watershed 817,000 km² Origin Black Forest (Schwarzwald-Baar, Baden- Württemberg, Germany...


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A THOUSAND YEARS OF THE HUNGARIAN ART OF WAR (2490 words)
In 889 the Hungarians - more accurately the Magyars - settled in Etelkoz in a loose political alliance of their tribes./7/ This territory is south of Kiev, bordered by the Donets on the east and the Carpathians on the west.
The long march from Etelkoz with families, wagons, and herds of cattle followed the Dnieper to Kiev, turned west to the Carpathian Mountains,/16/ then crossed passes with an average elevation of 6,500 to 7,000 feet above sea level.
The careful reconnaissance of the new territory and the occupation of the entire Carpathian Basin in stages /17/ all testify to Arpad and his chieftains' organizational ability, military expertise and superior generalship.
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