Liüntika
| Liüntika/Levente | |
|---|---|
| Born | ? |
| Died | before 907 (or Pressburg/Pozsony/Bratislava (?) |
| Father | Árpád |
Liüntika or Levente (? - before 907) was a Hungarian tribal chieftain, the eldest son of Grand Prince
Hungarian Conquest
(Honfoglalás, "Landtaking").
Positions
According to the state structure of
Bulcsú – a leader (archon) ruled the three tribes of the Kabars, even at the time of the Emperor. Constantine viewed that Lüntika was this leader during the Conquest.[1]
Life
Liüntika, with the Kabar people, fought against the
After the Conquest probably he became leader of Moravia, because there was a moravian castle near to the firth of Thaya, Břeclav (Lundenburg) appeared as Laventenburch in a source dated 1054.[1]His uncertain identity was increased by Constantine VII who mentioned him as son of Árpád during the Bulgarian campaigns, but later, when he lists Árpád's descendants, Liüntika is not listed among children of the grand prince. It has also tried to explain that Liüntika/Levente lost his life during the campaign and had no descendants. This seems to contradict the aforementioned place name of Laventenburch. In other opinions his identity is same with one of other four sons, he was identified mostly with the second eldest son,
Álmos, father of Árpád. He gave this name to his first-born child, the prospective heir. According to Földes the two interpretations could then be mixed, Liüntika was son of „Árpád Álmos”, so he could be the younger brother of Grand Prince Árpád, not his son.[3]
References
- ^ ISBN 963-281-221-2
- ISBN 963-05-6722-9(1994)
- ISBN 963-11-2731-1