Although it is not impossible that Koppány had already been baptized, in 972, most of his supporters were pagans, opponents of the Christianity represented by Stephen and his predominantly German retinue.
Meskipun bukan tidak mungkin Koppány telah dibaptis, pada tahun 972, sebagian besar pendukungnya adalah orang-orang kafir, penentang agama Kristen yang diwakili oleh István dan pengiringnya yang didominasi oleh Jerman.