Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Poland neUmambo Hutsvene hweRoma dzakapedzisa Rugare rweBautzen muna January 1018. Gare gare mugore iroro, vatasvi vemabhiza 500 vokuHungary vakaperekedza Boleslav wokuPoland kuenda kuKiev, zvichiratidza kuti Hungary yakanga yabatanidzwa muchibvumirano chorugare. Wezvenhau Ferenc Makk anoti Rugare rweBautzen rwakaita kuti Boleslav ape Stephen nzvimbo dzose dzaakanga atora mumupata weMorava. Maererano naLeodvin, Bhishopi wokutanga anozivikanwa weBihar (r. 1050 <unk> 1060), Stefani akabatana nevaByzantine uye akatungamirira uto kuti avabatsire kurwisa "vavengi" muBalkan Peninsula. Mauto eByzantium neHungary pamwe chete akatora "Cesaries" iyo Györffy anozivisa seguta razvino reOhrid. Mushumo waLeodvin unoratidza kuti Stephen akabatana nevaByzantine muhondo yakaguma
kukunda kwavo Bulgaria muna 1018. Zvisinei, musi chaiwo waakaita rwendo urwu hauzivikanwi. Györffy anoti Stephen akatungamirira mauto ake kuti arwise vaBulgaria mugore rokupedzisira rehondo.