‘Swords drunk with the blood of the slain’ Traces of Destruction. The Archaeological Remains of the Mongol Invasion of Hungary

The Mongol invasion of Europe in the early 1240’s were devastating for more countries in Central
Europe, and triggered a great interest in the research of history and archaeology. The present
study gives an overview of the course of events, the archaeological and historical research trends
and ideas, and a detailed discussion on the archaeological source types connected to the Mongol
invasion of Hungary in 1241–1242.