![]() ![]() ![]() They relocated directly east of the Carpathian Mountains, in present-day Western Ukraine. Nevertheless, the Turkic pressure eventually became to much to bear and the Magyars moved west. The Magyars fought hard against them but also incorporated many Turkic features, such as their social organization and many words and terms referring to equestrian and military activities. On the eastern flanks of this Pontic-Caspian steppe, Turkic confederations expanded their influence and thus made enemies. On the other hand, this also meant that the Magyars were unrelated – and therefore often hostile – to medieval neighbors: Germanic, Slavic, Hunnic, Turkic and Greek (Byzantine) people. Through this “heritage”, the Magyars (Hungarians) are related to the Finnish, Estonians, and so on. ![]() Map of the spread of the Finno-Ugric language family, also called Uralic – named after the Ural Mountains.
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