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Ildikó is a Hungarian feminine given name of Germanic origin; its original Germanic version is Ilda or Hilda. Its meaning is "battle" or "warrior" in ancient Germanic languages. Its meaning is "battle" or "warrior" in ancient Germanic languages.
The medieval Hungarian written sources spoke disparagingly and contemptuously of the light cavalry and the hussars in general, and during battles the texts praised only the virtues, endurance, courage, training and achievements of the knights.
Hungarian lancers, 1530. A type of irregular light horsemen was already well established by the 15th century. The word hussar (/ h ə ˈ z ɑːr / or / h ʊ ˈ z ɑːr /; also spelling pronunciation / h ə ˈ s ɑːr /) is from the Hungarian huszár.The word is derived from the Hungarian word of húsz meaning twenty, suggesting that hussar regiments were originally composed of twenty men. [1]
The World Tree carved on a pot. Amongst the modern religions, Hungarian mythology is closest to the cosmology of Uralic peoples. In Hungarian myth, the world is divided into three spheres: the first is the Upper World (Felső világ), the home of the gods; the second is the Middle World (Középső világ) or world we know, and finally the underworld (Alsó világ).
The high price of medieval gunpowder prevented them from raising it any further. [4] Even a decade after the disbandment of the Black Army, by the turn of the 16th century, only around 10% of the soldiers of Western European armies used firearms. [5] [6] The main troops of the army were the infantry, artillery and light and heavy cavalry. The ...
The history of the Székely people (a subgroup of the Hungarians in Romania) can be documented from the 12th century.According to medieval chronicles, the Székelys were descended from the Huns who settled in the Carpathian Basin in the 5th century.
Holden - English name meaning "from the deep valley," with warrior-like overtones. 69. Ignatius - This Latin name means "fiery one" or "of fire," evoking passion and strength.
Botond defeats the Greek warrior at the wall of Constantinople as depicted in the Illuminated Chronicle. Botond (Bothond or Bontond) was a Hungarian legendary warrior and folk hero in the 10th century, a participant of the Hungarian invasions of Europe. According to a legend, he took part in a Hungarian campaign against the Byzantine Empire in ...