Árpád
Árpád (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈaːrpaːd]; c. 845 – c. 907) was the head of the confederation of the Magyar tribes at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries. He might have been either the sacred ruler or kende of the Hungarians, or their military leader or gyula, although most details of his life are debated by historians, because different sources contain contradictory information. Despite this, many Hungarians refer to him as the "founder of our country", and Árpád's preeminent role in the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin has been emphasized by some later chronicles. The dynasty descending from Árpád ruled the Kingdom of Hungary until 1301.
This article is about the Hungarian prince. For other uses, see Arpad (disambiguation).Legacy[edit]
The Hungarians arrived in their new homeland within the Carpathians under Árpád.[40] Árpád is the principal actor in the Gesta Hungarorum, which attributes "almost all memorable events" of the "Hungarian land-taking" to him.[43] Furthermore, until the extinction of the male line of his dynasty in 1301, Hungary was ruled by "a single line of princes", all descending from Árpád.[24] Árpád is known among Hungarians as honalapító or the "founder of our homeland".[40]
Árpád with Turul shield and princely hat in the center among the seven chieftains of the Hungarians (Chronicon Pictum, 1358)
Árpád tastes the water of the Danube, the Hungarians are shouting the name of God three times (Chronicon Pictum, 1358)
