Editing Battle of Lechfeld (section)

==Aftermath==
[[File:CruxVictorialis.jpg|thumb|An [[Ulrich cross]] (''Crux Victorialis Sancti Udalrici'') circa 1600.]]
Upon destruction of the Hungarian forces, the German army proclaimed Otto I father of the fatherland and emperor.{{sfn|Bowlus|2016|p=181}} In 962, on the strength of this, Otto I went to [[Rome]] and had himself crowned [[Holy Roman Emperor]] by [[Pope John XII]].{{sfn|Bowlus|2016|p=5}} Historian Pierre Riché writes that Otto I was regarded by many thereafter as a "new Charlemagne", which also led to him being called "Otto the Great."{{sfn|Riché|1993|p=246}}

The Hungarian leaders [[Bulcsú (chieftain)|Bulcsú]], [[Lehel]] and Súr were taken to Regensburg and hanged with many other Hungarians.{{sfn|Bowlus|2016|p=11}} 

The German annihilation of the Hungarian army definitively ended the attacks of Magyar nomads against Latin Europe.{{sfn|Bowlus|2016|p=170}} One of Otto's allies, the bishop of Cremona, claimed that the victory at Lechfeld left the Hungarians so cowed that they would not "dare to mutter."{{sfn|Rady|2023|p=54}} The Hungarian historian [[Gyula Kristó]] calls it a "catastrophic defeat".{{sfn|Kristó|Makk|1996|p=23}}{{efn|As Kristó and Makk write, "One may ask why the Hungarians abruptly ended their century old-tradition of raiding western Europe after that battle if it was insignificant."{{sfn|Kristó|Makk|1996|p=23}}}} Following the tactical disaster, the Hungarians reached the end of almost a century as Europe's dominant military.{{sfn|István|2000}} Moreover, after 955, the Hungarians completely ceased all campaigns westwards. In addition, Otto I did not launch any further military campaigns against them; their leader [[Fajsz]] was dethroned following their defeat and succeeded as [[Grand Prince of the Hungarians]] by [[Taksony of Hungary|Taksony]].{{sfn|Molnár|2001|pp=17–18}}

===Analysis===
This battle has been viewed as a symbolic victory for the [[knight]]ly [[heavy cavalry|cavalry]], who would define European warfare in the [[High Middle Ages]], over the nomadic [[light cavalry]] that characterized warfare during the [[Early Middle Ages]] in [[Central Europe|Central]] and [[Eastern Europe]].{{sfn|Archer|Ferris|Herwig|Travers|2002|pp=136–137}}

[[Paul K. Davis (historian)|Paul K. Davis]] writes, the "Magyar defeat ended more than 90 years of their pillaging western Europe and convinced survivors to settle down, creating the basis for the state of [[Hungary]]."{{sfn|Davis|2001|pp=110–112}}