Abstract (may include machine translation)
The last chapter of the medieval Migration Period in Europe was the invasion
of the Carpathian Basin by the Hungarian people at the end of the 9th
century. Archaeologists recognized a highly characteristic artistic culture in
the region typical for the 10th century. Traditional nationalistic research
identified it with the autochthon culture of the ancient Hungarians, brought
from Asia and given up in the 11th century during Christianization.
Unquestionably, there were dramatic changes in the Carpathian Basin around
900. The emerging Slavic states of the Moravians and the duchy of Mosaburg,
representing a typical Carolingian artistic culture of the 9th century, suddenly
collapsed and gave way to the new artistic milieu associated with the
Hungarians.
However, the origin of this new art is a complicated problem. There
are no early signs of its presence in the Steppe and Ural region where the
Hungarians came from. In reality, it was the result of the combination of
earlier nomadic art, the influences of their new Byzantine neighbor, and
artistic elements found in the region. It was created by cross-cultural
connections in their new home, forming a transitional period that prepared
the intensive Christianization after 1000. Thus, the last wave of early medieval
migration not only changed the cultural landscape of Central Europe but it
transformed the migrating people even more radically.
of the Carpathian Basin by the Hungarian people at the end of the 9th
century. Archaeologists recognized a highly characteristic artistic culture in
the region typical for the 10th century. Traditional nationalistic research
identified it with the autochthon culture of the ancient Hungarians, brought
from Asia and given up in the 11th century during Christianization.
Unquestionably, there were dramatic changes in the Carpathian Basin around
900. The emerging Slavic states of the Moravians and the duchy of Mosaburg,
representing a typical Carolingian artistic culture of the 9th century, suddenly
collapsed and gave way to the new artistic milieu associated with the
Hungarians.
However, the origin of this new art is a complicated problem. There
are no early signs of its presence in the Steppe and Ural region where the
Hungarians came from. In reality, it was the result of the combination of
earlier nomadic art, the influences of their new Byzantine neighbor, and
artistic elements found in the region. It was created by cross-cultural
connections in their new home, forming a transitional period that prepared
the intensive Christianization after 1000. Thus, the last wave of early medieval
migration not only changed the cultural landscape of Central Europe but it
transformed the migrating people even more radically.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Motion |
Subtitle of host publication | Migrations: 35th World Congress |
Editors | Claudia Mattos Avolese |
Place of Publication | Sao Paulo |
Publisher | Vasto Edições |
Pages | 876-891 |
Number of pages | 16 |
ISBN (Print) | 9788593921025 |
State | Published - 2023 |