And here we find that it was the Slavs indeed who, undaunted, set themselves in firm opposition to the fanatic hordes, risking their very existence in long years of war in defence of the freedom of Europe and Christendom. Many a blow did they exchange on behalf of their brothers in this so exhausting, and therefore all the more heroic service. Here we see that at different times, varied Slavic nations led the resistance against the arch-enemy. They were supported in this endeavour by the Magyars, who in this case can be termed their allies.
In these descriptions of a Hungary united, it is interesting to read how the Magyars, raised to a higher civilisation by the Slovaks, stand in defence of their land against new savage hordes, described in terms that used to be applicable to themselves.
