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I didn't notice it specifically mentioned in the article, but it's worth noting that the Huns were most likely a completely different group than the Hungarians.
by yosito 4y ago
I didn't notice it specifically mentioned in the article, but it's worth noting that the Huns were most likely a completely different group than the Hungarians. Historical evidence of what happened is thin, but one likely theory is that the Huns terrorized Europe first, and then the 13 Magyar tribes (modern Hungarians) migrated from north-central Asia and took advantage of the Huns' fearsome reputation whereby Europeans began calling them Hungarians. Modern Hungarians still refer to themselves as Magyar, terms derived from Hun tend to be used by foreigners. Either way, modern Hungarians are genetically Slavic and European. The language of the Magyars has long outlasted the genes. The name Attila is still popular in modern Hungary though.