Hadúr, or Hodúr in old Hungarian, short for Hadak Ura, meaning "warlord" or "lord of the armies" in Hungarian, was the god of fire, later became a war god in the religion of the early

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Urali ...

(Magyars). In

Hungarian mythology Hungarian mythology includes the myths, legends, folk tales, fairy tales and gods of the Hungarians, also known as the Magyarok. Sources of knowledge Much of Magyar mythology is believed to be lost. However, in the last hundred years scholars o ...

, he was the third son of Arany Atyácska (Golden Father) and Hajnal Anyácska (Dawn Mother), the main god and goddess. He had many siblings, including his two brothers: Napkirály (King Sun) and Szélkirály (King Wind). In Heaven, on the top of the World Tree on the first level there was the castle of Arany Atyácska, and Napkirály's Golden Forest below it, and Szélkirály's Silver Forest below it, and Hadúr's Copper Forest was the third. There he lived as a blacksmith of the gods. He is thought to be a great man with long hair and with armour and weapons made of pure copper, since copper was his sacred metal.''Encyclopedia mythica'' He supposedly made the legendary sword, Sword of God (Isten kardja) which was discovered by

Attila the Hun Attila (, ; ), frequently called Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in March 453. He was also the leader of a tribal empire consisting of Huns, Ostrogoths, Alans, and Bulgars, among others, in Central and Ea ...

and secured his rule. It was customary for the Magyars to sacrifice white stallions to him before a battle.''Peeps at Many Lands - Hungary'' by H. T. Kover, READ BOOKS, 2007, , page 8
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References

Bibliography

* Jordanes, ''The Origin and Deeds of the Goths'' ch. XXXV

* The History of the Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire vol. 3 Ch. XXXIV Part 1 * Patrick Howarth, Attila, King of the Huns : Man and Myth 1995:183f. * Hermann Fillitz, Die Schatzkammer in Wien: Symbole abendländischen Kaisertums

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