Keve
Keve, the son of Csele of the Zemény clan, was a legendary Hun leader in the 4th century. Keve was captain of a group of soldiers who headed west into
Pannonia in the late 4th century. They fought against the armies of Prince Macrinus from
Lombardy. As Huns settled on his land above the
Tisza, he felt that his country was being destroyed. Living within the
Roman Empire, he asked the Romans for help fighting against the Huns. Detre of
Verona and his army of Italians, Germans, and other peoples joined forces with Macrinus at
Sicambria, where they were attacked by the Huns in the middle of the night. Detre and Macrinus fought several days in retaliation on the field of
Tárnok Valley, across the
Tisza, and near the town of
Tulln (now in
Austria, not far from
Vienna). There were heavy losses on both sides, including Captain Keve, who died during the Battle of the Tárnok Valley.
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In the end, Macrinus was killed and Detra was wounded by an arrow to his head. The Roman army fled. Keve is believed to be buried by the side of the highway "according to the
Scythian custom" with other Hunnic leaders, including Kadocsa and Bela. The region where he was buried was called
Keveháza and a decorative stone idol was placed near his burial site. After his death, the Hun king
Attila was also buried next to these men.
According to the legend, Keve's daughter Ríka (Réka in today's form) was married to the Hun king
Attila.
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