Lehel (Hungary)
Lehel , also called Lele or Lél , († 955 in Regensburg ) was like Bulcsú a general in the army of the Magyar prince Taksony in the 10th century and from 925 to 955 presumably prince of the Neutra principality .
Lehel appears as a historical figure in the sources for the battle on the Lechfeld . The chronicle of the abbey of St. Gallen mentions his capture by the Bohemians . The chronicle of Ebersberg reports his capture after the battle by Ebersberg Count Eberhard, who also brings him to Regensburg to be executed .
The figure of Lehel clearly shows the shock that the outcome of the battle meant for Hungary , which is why the defeat had to be reinterpreted. The Hungarian story " Gesta Hungarorum " from the 13th century tells how Bulcsú and Lehel courageously step before the German king after the lost battle and threaten him with the murder of thousands of hostages while a second Magyar army pushes as far as the Rhine.
Another legend tells how the captured Lehel beats the opposing king to death with a blow with his horn. Here the fact that Duke Heinrich I of Bavaria succumbed to an illness after the battle that same year was cleverly reinterpreted in Lehel's favor.
Even today an alleged horn by Lehel is exhibited in the museum in Jászberény .
literature
- Eduard Gebele: 1000 Years of the Battle of Hungary. in: Augsburg: Schwäbische Blätter issue 2/3. 6th year. April / July 1955
- Ferenc Majoros / Bernd Rill: Bavaria and the Magyars. Regensburg: Pustet, 1991.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lehel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lele; Lél |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian conqueror |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 9th century or 10th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 955 |
| Place of death | regensburg |