Grand Prince Álmos of Hungary by unknown artist
"Duke Álmos and his leading men were especially gladdened and they rode to the castle of Ung in order to capture it. And as they encamped around the wall, the count of the castle, Loborc by name, who in their language was called duca, hastened in flight to castle Zemlum, and the warriors of the duke, pursuing and capturing him next to some river, hanged him by a noose there and on that day they called the river by his name, Loborc. Then Duke Álmos and his men, entering Ung castle, made great sacrifices to the immortal Gods [diis inmortalibus] and feasted for four days. And on the fourth day, having had counsel and taken an oath from all his men, Duke Álmos while yet still living appointed his son, Árpád, as duke and leader, and he was called Árpád, duke of Hunguaria, and from Ung [Hungu] all his warriors were called Hunguarians in the language of foreign nations [linguam alienigenarum], and that name persists throughout the whole world up to now."
-The Gesta Hungarorum of Anonymus, the Anonymous Notary of King Béla. Translated by Martyn Rady.
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