 Árpád ( Hungarian pronunciation : [ ˈaːrpaːd ] ; c . 845 – c . 907 ) was the head of the confederation of the Hungarian tribes at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries . He may have been either the sacred ruler or kende of the Hungarians , or their military leader or gyula , although most details of his life are lost. Einzeln erlangte er als Führer der Magyaren an Bedeutung, als er 895 in der Schlacht von Lechfeld einen militärischen Sieg über die Wikinger erzielte.
Árpád was the son of Álmos, who was the son of Kurs