 The Magyars buried their dead , laying the deceased on their backs with the arms resting along their bodies or upon their pelvises . A deceased warrior 's tomb always contained material connected with his horse . These are most frequently its skin , skull , and the lower legs ; these were put into its master 's grave , but occasionally only the harness was buried together with the warrior , or the horse 's skin was stuffed with hay . The Magyars rolled the corpses in textiles or mats and placed silver plates on the eyes and the mouth . 
