On the occasion of the 565th anniversary of the death of János Hunyadi, the inauguration of the bust of Hunyadi in Komárom began with the ringing of bells. János Bán (known as Mór Bán), well-known as the writer of the Hunyadi series, gave a speech at the event, which began at four o'clock on Sunday afternoon, and representatives of numerous Hungarian and highland NGOs took part, felvidek.ma reports .

The Hunyadi bust, erected thanks to the donation of the sculptor Tibor Türök from Keszthely, was erected on the plot of private entrepreneur Beke Vince in Komárom thanks to the Kárpátia Sport Civic Association.

János Bán, well-known as the author of the Hunyadi series, highlighted two important moments from the life of János Hunyadi in his celebratory speech, which in his opinion could be "memorable" in 2021.

Bán reminded that at the beginning of Hunyadi's career, as the only nobleman, he hurried to avert the threat to Transylvania - with little success. In 1442, he suffered a heavy defeat against the Turkish armies plundering Transylvania in the Battle of Marosszentimre. After that, he carried a bloody sword around in Transylvania with the call that "anyone who feels like a man and is able to fight for the country" should join. All this a few years after the peasant uprising, when no one would have put weapons in the hands of the serfs, Bán noted.

"The miracle happened in a few days. In Transylvania, an army of destitutes and people inexperienced in the use of weapons came together, the likes of which the world had never seen before! This assembled Hungarian army beat and even destroyed the Bey's army. Having been informed, this country cannot be robbed and looted unmolested"

- said Bán, who emphasized that Hunyadi not only organized the defense of the homeland, but throughout his life he also set an example in how to rebuild the country.

As another moment in János Hunyadi's life, he mentioned the year 1456, when II. Sultan Mehmed set out to conquer Europe - with the most powerful army in the world. János Bán said that this year the Hungarian King László V and the Hungarian lords with armies fled the country. "There was only one Hungarian lord who didn't shut himself up in his castle and didn't run away: János Hunyadi," he said. According to Bán, Hunyadi did not necessarily believe in his victory, but he knew that his place was at the gates of the country to protect his country, and with it all of Europe.

"During the battle of Nándorfehérvár on July 22, 1456, Hunyadi broke through the defense line of the Turkish fleet on the Danube with his troops, entered the castle and took the defense of the country into his own hands. A miracle happened when the besieged army attacked the besiegers. A small army consisting of a handful of wounded and starving attacked the 200,000-strong enemy and, to the wonder of the world, won a victory."

- he underlined in his speech.

Paying tribute to the memory of the hero, he recalled that in his army "the sons of the peoples of East and West fought together against the common enemy. In this army, neither nationality nor language problems existed. This man, who was illiterate, understood the language of all his soldiers equally. He was a born genius.

He is one of the few decent people worth remembering, thanks to whom we are here, exist and not only have a past, but also a future"

- emphasized János Bán, who added that János Hunyadi finally died of the plague a few weeks after the victory in Nándorfehérvár.

Bán also remembered a sad anniversary. On August 29, 1521, Nándorfehérvár, considered the southern gate of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary, was finally taken by the Turks. "However, we can draw strength from those heroes and their exploits, who are the fixed stars of Hungarian history. They did everything so that this continent, the Christian faith, and the Hungarian state could remain on their feet. No one but us knows about this. The fact that the noon bell also speaks for the heroes who sacrificed their lives at Nándorfehérvár. I don't think it's our fault. I don't think it's our fault that Western Europe has forgotten the heroes who sacrificed their lives for them.

So that the peoples of the West can then freely conquer the various colonies of the world. The peoples of Eastern Europe perished and bled in the wars against the Turks"

- explained János Bán in his speech.

Source: aelvidek.ma

Photo: János Hunyadi, the work of sculptor Tibor Török Turi (Photo: Erika Szalai/Felvidék.ma)