Originally Posted by
Ratbod
Somehow we cant understand each other therefore I will quote (I dont like quoting) something here:
"Magyar burial sites
The finnougric burial sites represent a new, foreign and specific phenomena in the 10th century. They indicate the chronology and geographical range of new habitants penetration into the northern parts of Carpathian basin. The oldest horizon of finnougric burial sites which dates to the turn of 9th and 10th century has been found in the eastern Slovakia only. The burial sites of "Medzibodrožie" area are the proof of rather short stay only without direct settlement continuity. In the other parts of the southernmost region of Slovakia the oldest finnougric burial sites date to the years after 920 - 925 AD. They are isolated graves or smaller burial sites predominantly of rider-warrior type. In the years of 930 - 940 the beginning of bigger finnougric groups of habitants movement can be presumed. Not even this wave of incomers crossed the approximate line Bratislava, Hlohovec, Nitra, Levica, Lučenec, Rimavská Sobota. There are no evidences of this finnougric movement in the eastern Slovakia. The territory with the finnougric burial sites as the evidence of rider groups (later common finnougric habitants) represents cca 7500 km2 - this is 1/7 of Slovakias area or 1/4 of area suitable for agriculture respectively...
...There was a different progress in the 10th century in the territories of Slovakia north of the zone under finnougric direct control (mentioned earlier) as well as in the whole of eastern Slovakia. The smaller territorial entities endured here based on the home nodes controlled by Slavic aristocracy. The progress in the first half of 10th century has been influenced by relations with Poland and Silesia. As far as Magyars are considered the different interactions existed: military antagonism, tribute payment, occasional alliance. Slavic settlements shows continuity from 9th century and it even advances into higher locations. The material culture continually progresses, since the 9th century rusticalization of jewelry can be observed. The contacts with finnougric material culture are rather weak. There is however a transition area at the edge of so called "belobrd" type. In the northern and eastern Slovakia the contacts with culture of Poland, Kijevan Rus and Baltics can by observed. The influence of western and eastern christianity is mirrored in the architecture. In full scale the continuity of Slavic settlement is well-preserved." - Alexander T. Ruttkay, 2007
"The hungarian king Štefan I., son of Gejza, called the Saint (whose prechristian name was Vajk) from the house of Arpads (former ruler of Nitrian territory), finished the integration process of Kingdom of Hungaria. He became the first hungarian king from the iniciative of pope in the year 1000 and he conquered the last finnougric chieftains until 1006.
He was the active christianizator (he created churches, dioceses,...). In the territory of Slovakia Štefan I. (997/1000 - 1038) transferred the Nitrian episcopate into Ostrihom - "Ostrihom archbishoprice". He temporary lost entire parts of Slovakia in 1000 - 1038 conquered by the polish king who appointed the rival Arpad rulers into Nitra." - wikipedia (I hate it to quote from wiki, yet it is a redundant information so its ok).
Now it should be clear what I meant...
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