Then it happened one day that they went out hunting, and a deer appeared before them in the wilderness. It fled from them into the marshes of Maeotis, with the hunters in pursuit. When she disappeared without trace, they sought her for a long time, but were quite unable to find her. As they roamed through the marshlands they found them suitable for grazing flocks and herds.

They returned to their father, and, having received his permission, they entered the Maeotis marshlands with their animals, and there they stayed. The region of Maeotis borders upon Persia, and with the exception of a narrow ford, is surrounded by sea. It is abundant in rivers, vegetation, forests, game and birds. It is difficult to get into and difficult to get out. Having thus arrived in the marshes of Maeotis, they settled there at ease for five years.

In the sixth year, however, they ventured out. In the wilderness they chanced upon the wives and children of Bereka's sons in their tents who were without their menfolk and were celebrating the feast of the horn. At that moment, as it happened, they were dancing to music. They abducted these women and children swiftly along with their animals, and carried them to the marshes of Maeotis. This was the first pillage after the Flood.

Thus it happened that in the raid they carried off among the girls two daughters of Dul, prince of the Alans. These two they took as wives. Hunor one and Magor the other. From these women sprang all the Huns and Magyars. While they dwelt in their home among the marshes, they multiplied and began to grow into a mighty nation, so that the land could neither hold them nor sustain them.

They therefore sent scouts from there into Scythia to spy on that region with great cunning. Then they travelled to that land, with all their children and property, in order to settle there. Upon entering that land, they found it inhabited by Alplozures, who are today called Ruthenes. This population they killed or drove out and, as we know, despite their neighbour's disposition, possess this realm to this day.

Scythia is a region situated in Europe and stretches eastwards. On one side it is bounded by the Northern Sea and on the other by the Riphaeus Mountains; to the east is Asia and to the west is the River Etel, namely the Don. Its native peoples live a life of ease, and are given to vanities. Their sexual behaviour dishonours nature, and they favour plundering. By complexion, they are generally dark rather than white.

Although Scythia is a country with one name, it is divided into three principalities: Baskiria, Dentia and Magoria. It has 108 provinces, distributed among clans sprung from the loins of the 108 sons of Hunor and Magor who went from the marshes of Maeotis to Scythia. The River Don is a great river and rises in the land of Scythia. It is called the Etel by the Hungarians. It flows through the snow-capped mountains bordering the land of the Scythians, then changes its name to the Don. Around it to the south live the clans of the Kytans and Alans. The river finally flows in three branches to the Round Sea. Another very great river, the Thogata, rises in the land of the Scythians. It flows through desolate woods, marshes and snow-topped mountains where the sun never shines before reaching Hircania and here it turns towards the Northern Sea. Scythia is said to be 360 miles in length and 190 in width.