The ''Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum''
[''Reader's encyclopedia of Eastern European literature'', 1993, Robert B. Pynsent, Sonia I. Kanikova, p. 529.] (
Latin
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: "Deeds of the Huns and Hungarians") is a medieval chronicle written mainly by
Simon of Kéza around 1282–1285. It is one of the
sources of early Hungarian history.
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/ref> It is also known as the ''Gesta Hungarorum (II)'' (Latin: "Deeds of the Hungarians"), the "(II)" indicating its status as an expansion of the original '' Gesta Hungarorum'' (written around 1200).
The work is dated to 1282–1285 as it includes the Battle of Lake Hód (1282) but does not mention the Second Mongol invasion of Hungary in 1285.
The work combines Hunnish legend with history. It consists of two parts: the Hunnish legend ("Hunnish Chronicle"), expanded with Hungarian oral tales;Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from 1000 to 1946 and was a key part of the Habsburg monarchy from 1526-1918. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the Coro ...
since the original ''Gesta Hungarorum''.
Simon of Kéza was a court cleric of King Ladislaus IV of Hungary (reigned 1272–1290). He travelled widely in Italy, France and Germany and culled his epic and poetic materials from a broad range of readings.
By Kéza's own admission, he used contemporary German, Italian and French chronicles, but it has been proved that he freely used Hungarian sources also.
See also
* List of Hungarian chronicles
* '' Gesta Hungarorum''
* ''Chronicon Pictum
The ''Chronicon Pictum'' or ''Illuminated Chronicle'' (, , , also referred to as the ''Illustrated Chronicle'', ''Chronica Hungarorum'', ''Chronicon Hungarie Pictum'', ''Chronica Picta'' or ''Chronica de Gestis Hungarorum'') is a medieval illust ...
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* Buda Chronicle
* '' Chronica Hungarorum''
* '' Epitome rerum Hungarorum''
* Nádasdy Mausoleum
* Hungarian prehistory
* Hunor and Magor
* Seven chieftains of the Magyars
* Turul
* Árpád dynasty
* Principality of Hungary
* Kingdom of Hungary (1000–1301)
Sources
External links
Hungarian translation of Simon's Gesta
Article about Simon of Kéza and the ''Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum''
Hungarian chronicles
Medieval history of Hungary
13th-century history books
13th-century books in Latin
13th-century books
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