Tales Told By The Wind Mother: 17 (Tales From The World's Firesides - Part 1 - Europe)

Folklore & Fairy Tales from the Magyars (Hungary) - Here we have a rich mine of folk and fairy tales from the Magyar tradition. Ive taken the following extract from Wikipedia as a starting point for this introduction... According to András Róna-Tas the locality in which the Hungarians the Manicha-Er group emerged was between the Volga river and the Ural Mountains. Between the 8th and 5th centuries BC the Magyars embarked upon their independent existence and the early period of the proto-Hungarian language began. Around 830 AD when Álmos was about 10 years old the seven related tribes namely Jenő Kér Keszi Kürt-Gyarmat Megyer Nyék and Tarján formed a confederation in Etelköz called Hétmagyar (Seven Magyars). Their leaders the Seven chieftains of the Magyars besides Álmos included Előd Ond Kond Tas Huba and Töhötöm who took a blood oath swearing eternal loyalty to Álmos... In a simple context therefore we have a long Magyar history and a deep well of tales and lore from which to draw.