Which of these is the earliest surviving continuous Hungarian text, from about 1200?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. The Funeral Sermon and Prayer (Halotti beszed es konyorges)
- Step 1: It is a short text in Hungarian within a Latin manuscript. Step 2. It is the Funeral Sermon. Answer: The Funeral Sermon and Prayer. Why not the others: The Lamentations of Mary are the first poem but later, and the others are later works.
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