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Welcome to Episode 5 of "Battles That Shaped Time: Turning Points in Warfare" In the summer of 955 AD, the fate of Europe balanced on a single battlefield -- the Lechfeld. For over 50 years, the Magyars had ravaged the continent, undefeated and unstoppable. But on this day, Emperor Otto I would gamble everything -- not just on steel, but on the fury of the skies. As a summer storm turned rivers into raging traps and mud swallowed armies whole, the battlefield became a crucible of destiny. This is the story of the day Europe's future was forged in thunder,...

A Hungarian pensioner was dragged off his mobility scooter and mauled to death by a pair of killer donkeys. Sandor Horvath, 65, was bitten and trampled on so much that when his body was found it was believed had been torn apart by wolves. Mr Horvath, was chased and pulled off the scooter at a farm in Magyarszecsod where he was visiting his farmer friend. His mutilated remains were found by the farm owner who called the police, believing his friend had been attacked by wild dogs. But a postmortem revealed the bites and markings had come from the donkeys....