Medieval chroniclers stated that the Árpáds' forefather was Ügyek, whose name derived from the ancient Hungarian word for "holy" ("igy"). The "Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum" ("The Deeds of the Huns and Hungarians") mentioned that the Árpáds descended from the "gens" (clan) Turul, and the "Gesta Hungarorum" ("The Deeds of the Hungarians") recorded that the Árpáds' totemic ancestor was a "turul" (a large bird, probably a falcon). Medieval chroniclers also referred to a tradition that the Árpáds descended from Attila the Hun – the anonymous author of the "Gesta Hungarorum", for example, has Árpád say: