Restoration of Hungarian appearance 9th-10th C. CE
From ProudAndTorn: "These Pagan Ugric people made a strong impression. As Persian geographer Ahmad ibn Rustah wrote,
“These Magyars are a handsome people
and of good appearance
and their clothes are of silk brocade
and their weapons are of silver
and are encrusted with pearls."
- Ahmad Ibn Rustah, The Book of Precious Records (10th C. CE)
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Abu Hamid al-Gharnati, who lived in Hungary for three years around 1130-1155 CE, in his chapter on Hungary gives the description of a girl "beautiful as the moon, with black hair and eyes, and skin as white as camphor".
Al Masudi's description from 943 CE: "These people are the handsomest, the most numerous and the most warlike of all".
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| Manikins from the Honfoglalas celebrations in Hungary 1996. Photo credit: HunMagyar.org. |
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| Female wear reconstructions from grave finds at Várpalota and Orosháza by Ágota Perémi and István Dienes (from a 1993 publication). 9th C. CE. |
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Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness
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