Battle of Lechfeld: Otto I Stops the Magyars, Europe Saved
The Battle of Lechfeld in 955 ended fifty years of Magyar raids into Western Europe. Otto I of Germany met a Magyar force on the Lech River with a cavalry charge so decisive that the Magyar leaders were captured and executed. The survivors went home and never came back. Within two generations, Hungary had converted to Christianity and was ruled by Stephen I, a future saint. The battle didn't just stop the raids. It changed what Hungary became.
August 10, 955
1071 years ago
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