The Battle of Lechfeld, 955 AD Magyar Horde Defeated by United Germanic Forces

History's Greatest Battles

The crushing defeat of the Magyars marked the end of over 90 years of terror that had haunted Western Europe. The survivors, their dreams of conquest shattered and their ferocity tamed, abandoned their nomadic ways. In the ashes of their once-feared horde, they forged a new destiny, planting the seeds that would grow into the nation of Hungary.
Lechfeld. 9 August, 955 AD.
Germanic Forces: ~ 10,000 Bavarian, Franconian, Saxon, Swabian, and Bohemian men.
Magyar Forces: ~ 50,000 Warriors.
Additional Reading and Research:

• Markov, Walter. Battles of World History.
• Vambery, Arminius. Hungary in Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Times.
• Balasz, Gyorgy. The Magyars: The Birth of a European Nation.

Note from Themistocles, the Narrator: I attempt to use native pronunciation to my best abilities. I apologize in advance for all mispronunciations in all episodes.
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1. The Battle of Lechfeld, 955 AD Magyar Horde Defeated by United Germanic Forces (00:00:00)

2. Origins of the Magyars (00:00:37)

3. Magyars in Europe (00:02:18)

4. Magyar Weaponry (00:03:56)

5. Hope for Europe, First Magyar Defeat (00:06:00)

6. Otto, the Savior of Europe (00:06:55)

7. Otto's Unified Germanic Army Attacks (00:10:46)

8. The Eve of Battle (00:11:18)

9. Otto's Oversight (00:13:45)

10. Magyar Reversal by Otto's Leadership (00:15:30)

11. Otto's Words and Decisive Attack (00:16:25)

12. Germanic Retributions (00:18:30)

13. The Aftermath (00:19:33)

14. Magyars Embrace Christianity (00:20:45)

15. Those Who Terrorized Become the Defenders (00:21:45)

16. Otto Becomes the Holy Roman Emperor (00:22:07)

17. Otto and the Papacy (00:23:04)

18. The Legacy of Lechfeld (00:23:45)