Video: The Birth of Hungary – From Pagan Nomads To Christian Knights

  • 2 Sep 2019 7:10 AM
Video: The Birth of Hungary – From Pagan Nomads To Christian Knights
There is a story of old still spoken on the Hungarian plains today. A tale that talks of an ancient world long before Christianity took hold in these lands, back when the Hungarian people lived a migratory, nomadic existence steeped in the mythology and legends of their of their forefathers.

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