A series of nomadic steppe peoples—Sarmatians, Marcomanni, Huns, Bulgars, Avars, Magyars, and Mongols—move westward, toward Europe. In 955, the Magyars are finally defeated and driven back near Augsburg, Germany, in the Battle of Lechfeld. As they retreat, they seize control of the marshy plain east of Vienna and found the Kingdom of Hungary.
