Előd was – according to the chronicler Anonymus (or "Master P."), author of the ''Gesta Hungarorum'' – one of the seven chieftains of the Magyars (Hungarians), who led them to the

Carpathian Basin The Pannonian Basin, with the term Carpathian Basin being sometimes preferred in Hungarian literature, is a large sedimentary basin situated in southeastern Central Europe. After the Treaty of Trianon following World War I, the geomorphologic ...

in 895. There are three somewhat differing accounts concerning Előd's relationship to

Álmos Álmos (), also Almos or Almus ( 820 – 895), was—according to the uniform account of Hungarian chronicles—the first head of the "loose federation" of the Hungarian tribes from around 850. Whether he was the Sacred king, sacred ruler (''k ...

, leader of the Magyars, 820 – 895. * Anonymus (writing in 1215) states that Előd was co-leader, with Álmos during the Magyar conquest of the Carpathian Basin, and claims that Álmos was the son of

Ügyek Ügyek (second half of the 8th century – first half of the 9th century), also known as Ugek or Ugec (also styled Vgec), was – according to the chronicler Anonymus (notary of Béla III), Anonymus (or "Master P.") – the father of Álmos, the f ...

. * Simon of Kéza's '' Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum'' ( 1283), states that Előd was the father of Álmos. * The

Chronicon Pictum The ''Chronicon Pictum'' or ''Illuminated Chronicle'' (, , , also referred to as the ''Illustrated Chronicle'', ''Chronica Hungarorum'', ''Chronicon Hungarie Pictum'', ''Chronica Picta'' or ''Chronica de Gestis Hungarorum'') is a medieval illust ...

says he was both the son of Ügyek and father of Álmos. Előd was the chieftain of the Hungarian ''Nyék'' tribe, which occupied the region around

Lake Balaton Lake Balaton () is a freshwater rift lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the List of largest lakes of Europe, largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations. The Zala River provides the larges ...

, mainly the areas what are known today Zala and Somogy counties.Béla Kálmán
The world of names: a study in Hungarian onomatology
Akadémiai Kiadó, 1978, p. 134

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