Second pagan uprising in Hungary
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The second pagan revolt in Hungary in 1061 was the last pagan uprising against the new Christian and feudal state system in the country. Their leader, János, was supposedly Vata's son.[1]
Antendance
In the middle of the 11th century, a significant part of the country's population still insisted on the restoration of the ancient faith, and there were also many of the lords who still did not wanted to adopt the new religion. Andrew returns to Hungary after the end of the infighting. Andrew ceded a third of the country to Béla, who, based on the principle of seniority, expected to receive the entire kingdom after his brother's death. Andrew I of Hungary, on the other hand, supported primogeniture, so he wanted to leave the crown to his infant son, Solomon. The inheritance dispute between the brothers led to a civil war, during which Béla defeated his brother in 1060, who lost his life in the fighting. Béla was crowned king, and in 1061 he convened a parliament in Székesfehérvár in order to strengthen his rule. Nobles from all over the country came to the parliament, but in addition to the faithful nobility, there were also many who demanded the restoration of the "old order", who demanded the destruction of Christian churches and the execution of Christian priests. They also wanted to restore the ancient Hungarian pagan religion as the state religion in the country.[2][1] The rebels, led by Vata's son János, came from the eastern, under-missionized areas of the country.[3]
The Parliament of Székesfehérvár and the Revolt
On the order of King Béla, 2 elders from each village appeared in the meadows near Székesfehérvár in addition to the state nobles.[2] The meeting eventually descended into chaos, as the pagans acted more and more aggressively towards the councilors, and the lords and church dignitaries fled behind the castle walls. The pagans elected leaders and began to agitate against Christianity, and in a short time they got even more people on their side, then they sent ambassadors to Béla and presented their demands again. Béla asked for three days' patience so that he could think over their wishes, but in fact he had no intention of considering the matter, instead he gathered an army to crush the movement. The pagan murmurers trusted the king's word and did not suspect the trick behind the promise, so much so that those waiting outside the city walls were already celebrating their victory. On the third day, the royal troops brutally dispersed the crowd, many of them were slaughtered or flogged, it is said that János also died there.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Kristó, Gyula (2006). Magyarország története 895–1301 (in Hungarian). Osiris Kiadó. ISBN 963 389 506 5.
- ^ a b "Székesfehérváron tartott országgyűlések és koronázások" (PDF).
- ^ "A pogánylázadások kora". Arcanum (in Hungarian).
Further reading
Continuation or change? Borders and frontiers in late antiquity and medieval Europe : landscape of power network, military organisation, and commerce. Gregory Leighton, Łukasz Różycki, Piotr Pranke. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon. 2023. ISBN 978-1-003-26763-8. OCLC 1320820526.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)