Invasion of Western Europe (ALL PARTS) - Hungarian Conquest 899 - 955

The Magyars have always fascinated me, especially after their settlement of the Carpathian basin post 895 to 905. Their raids over the next 55 years reached as far as the Pyrenees and were successful enough that the Byzantine Empire and several other kingdoms chose to pay off the Magyars to gain relief from invasion. Their raids were finally brought to an end in 955 at the Battle of Augsburg when King Otto I of Germany defeated the Magyars.

📢 Narrated by David McCallion

🎼 Music:
EpidemicSound
Filmstro

📚 Sources:
Clifford R. Backman – The Worlds of Medieval Europe.
Charles R. Bowlus – The Battle of Lechfield and its Aftermath, August 955 AD.
Gerhard of Augsburg - Vita Sancti Uodalrici (Life of Saint Ulrich).
Tom Holland – The Forge of Christendom: The End of Days and the Epic Rise of the West.
Peter Heather – The Restoration of Rome.
William Weir – 50 Battles that Changed the World.
Widukind of Corvey - Res Gestae Saxonicae Sive Annalium Libri Tres (Deeds of the Saxons, the Three Books of Annals).
The Complete Works of Luidprand of Cremona. Transl by Paolo Squatriti. The Catholic University of America Press, Washington D.C., 2007
Reuter, Timothy. Germany in the Early Middle Ages 800–1056. (1991)
Balasz, György, and Karoly Szelényi. The Magyars: The Birth of a European Nation (1989)
Bóna, István. The Hungarians and Europe in the 9th-10th centuries (2000)
Edwards, Sean J. A., Swarming on the Battlefield: Past, Present, and Future (2000)
The Battle of Lechfeld, 910 from Antapodosis, Book II (10th c.)

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[White_Door_]

One of the very few big History/Warfare channels that hasn't deviated from its beginnings in my opinion. Well done King, never change!

[Lucius_Aemilius_Paullus]

Oh my god the Magyars lets this series has been upon my favorites and opened a whole new historical interest for me.

[Sanjn]

Leaving my comment as a sacrifice for the algorithm but I didn’t expect the full series be uploaded. Thank you.

[gyorgykotan]

After Augsburg, the Germans gave up their plans to expel the Hungarians. It took a hundred years for them to attack Hungary again. The end was a resounding failure... István, the first Hungarian king, married a Bavarian princess, and the peace was sealed with a dynastic marriage. Christianity, which was already known to the nomadic Hungarians, became the state religion. Hungarian combat tactics continued to live and develop for centuries. the Hungarian hussar was a legendary warrior. Thanks for the informative video and the correct narration!😊

[legacyvaultchannel]

I never knew how pivotal the Magyar raids were in shaping medieval Europe! The alliance with Arnulf and the devastating battles are so well explained here.

[andreascovano]

THANK YOU for covering this subject. Especially in the English speaking world where it is unknown, the Hungarian invasions were probably the biggest issue for continental Europe. Much more than the vikings. Finally someone covers them in depth!

[petarmalovic]

I loved this series, nice to see it added all into 1 big video

[HistoryHungarorum]

It was also Hungarian battles around Vienna in 862 and 881. Between 899 and 970, according to contemporary sources, the researchers count 47 (38 to West and 9 to East) raids in different parts of Europe. From these Hungarian campaigns only 8 were unsuccessful and the others ended with success. 3 reasons of the campaigns: 1 most of the time Hungarians were hired by western powers each other, and they allied always with the weaker party (of course the booty was the payment as everywhere by everybody in medieval times), 2 prevent the German unification after the Battle of Pressburg 907 when Germans invaded Hungary, 3 claim back the Avar treasures which was taken by the Franks. At Lechfeld (sources mention betrayal, as Grand Prince Taksony wanted remove his rivals) a small Hungarian army was defeated deep in German land, and Germans did not dare to attack Hungary since 907, the next German attack was only in 1030 and in 1051 with German defeats.

[Dudedafool]

This was an incredible series y'all made. Not sure why but I've always loved playing as the Hungarians/Magyars in CK2 and CK3 so this was fun to learn so much about them

[tomlewis]

The greatest channel I've had the privilege of discovering

[Torresable]

Still love your videos. I like watching them this way so I know I didn’t skip any

[Archistyc]

I love to dive into the thrilling saga of the early hungarians. This video brilliantly captures the fierce determination and strategic brilliance of the Magyars as they carve out a new destiny in Europe.

[marcomilani]

Very intersting series, knew very little about the Magyars. If you would want to find more less known early medieval history it would me much apreciated!

[GusaElof]

Wow this is Youtube at it’s finest. Thank you for a superb documentary.

[Kedvespatikus]

The Holy Roman Empire may have standed for more than 800 years, but Hungary still stands today. :)
BTW, the defeat at Lechfeld did not end the Hungarian raids, just diverted those to South-Europe. There the raids still continued for another 40 or so years, before the Hungarians finally settled and converted to Christianity.

[MithridatesOfficial]

Anytime David McCallion says:

_"THE TRAP.. WAS SET.. "_
You know it's over for them lol

[danieljohnson]

So that's how the Holy Roman Empire was created, Otto The Great really is the goat. Thanks for taking the time to make these videos, hands down the best youtuber

[mihajlo]

This video is pure gold.. salute for all followers of this amazing chanel.. greetings for the great author..

[mohammedsaysrashid]

A wonderful mega work shared by an amazing (history march) channel ....thanks for sharing

[stevedrtina]

thank you for the great work. very detailed, exellent