Toldi trilogy

Toldi trilogy

The Toldi trilogy is an epic poem trilogy written by the great Hungarian poet János Arany.

It consists of three parts:

* "Toldi" (1846)
* "Toldi szerelme" (Toldi's Love) (1879)
* "Toldi estéje" (Toldi's Night) (1848)

The trilogy was inspired by the legendary strong Miklós Toldi, who served in the Hungarian King Louis I of Hungary's army in the 14th century.

The whole trilogy reflects the genius writer's superb use of the Hungarian language.

External links

* [http://mek.oszk.hu/00500/00595/html/epics2.htm Toldi] (in English)

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