The Arrival of the Hungarians in Pannonia, from the Chronicon Pictum (page 21) 14th C. CE
"The Arrival of the Hungarians in Pannonia: The image shows several scenes at the same time. In the middle, Árpád tastes the water of the Danube from a drinking horn, the Hungarians are shouting the name of God three times, Kusid stands on his left with a drinking pot in his hand. On the left, Svatopluk is sitting on a throne, he receives Kusid, the ambassador of the Hungarians. The kneeling stableman of Kusid holds a white horse with a golden saddle. In the middle from the right, Árpád rides on a white horse with six captains and armored spear fighters. On the right in the foreground, a group of women and children comes from a road. The background of the whole picture is a rocky mountain landscape with castles, shepherds are driving cattles on the rocks.
According to Hungarian legends, the Hungarians purchased the country from Svatopluk in a symbolic act of exchange: they sent a white horse with saddler to Svatopluk in return for some earth, water and grass, supposed to represent his country itself. Svatopluk allegedly disavowed this "contract" and then drowned in the Danube in flight from the Hungarians.
Előd, Hungarian Chieftain: Below the main illustration, in the initial "D", Előd, father of Álmos, holds a spear, relies on a Turul shield. (It is not clear from the text whether the leader depicted is Előd or Árpád.)
Álmos, Hungarian Chieftain: Below the main illustration, in the initial "A", Álmos, Grand Prince of the Hungarians holds a sword, and a Turul shield in his hand. (It is not entirely clear whether Álmos or Árpád is the leader depicted.)"
-taken from Wikipedia and the Illuminated Chronicle
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chronicon_Pictum_P21.jpg
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