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Where and under what circumstances was the most complete Avar body armour ever found? How, through meticulous and persistent work, this exceptional find became unraveled and restored? How was the figure of Kerény, the Avar horseman of the Kagan, armed to the teeth, born? What has been revealed by the wide-ranging scientific investigations that followed the excavation? Could the ladies with golden headdresses, Danuta and Malvin, buried at another site in Derecske and the armoured horseman Kerény have known each other? How does all this complex knowledge become part of the history of the 7th century Carpathian Basin? These and many other fascinating questions are answered in this richly illustrated volume presenting the widespread aims and results of The Kagan's Horseman project.