However , according to Florin Curta no evidence exists of Magyars crossing Eastern Carpathian Mountains into Transylvania .
This is supported by an eleventh - century Russian tradition that the Hungarians moved to the Carpathian Basin by way of Kiev .
According to Florin Curta no evidence exists of Magyars crossing Eastern Carpathian Mountains into Transylvania .
This is supported by an eleventh - century Russian tradition that the Hungarians moved to the Carpathian Basin by way of Kiev .