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Violence...
tyranny...
intrigues...
power...
After the death of Bohemian king
and holy Roman Emperor Charles IV,
everything has changed for the worse.
The darkness started to spread with much of Europe
sank into chaos.
The continent was engulfed in war,
plague, and famine.
The Catholic Church also fell into such disarray
that two Popes were elected.
One in Rome, and another one under the protection
of the King of France in Avignon.
Only the coronation of a new emperor
can restore the rule of law.
But the Charles IV's firstborn son,
Bohemian King Wenceslas, who was chosen for that
is drowning in debt.
He can only be crowned in Rome by the Pope.
And all those who supported the second Pope in France
are now trying to stop his coronation at all costs.
Forgive us...
for what we are about to do.
Eight.
Seven.
Six left.
And against 2,000 or more now.
We won't hold up much longer, Jan.
Five, now.
You wait till you see my last knight dead,
and then you show up?
You're alive.
Are you insane?
Maybe next time you pay on time.
And we want groschen.
Not Florence.
When have you not been paid by me?
When have you not been protected by us?
Jan.
Prague is ten days away.
You know the importance of what I'm doing.
If I don't get there on time, everything is gonna get worse.
I need to know who sent the assassins for me.
Who sent you?
Just kill me.
Or...
you can join us.
Why?
You are the last like most of us,
and the luckiest.
The lord that hired us wore a checked coat of arms.
It was Henry of Rosenberg.
I'm supposed to trust a man who has just tried to kill me?
Yes.
Death brings life.
Lord Rosenberg.
If you do not loan those funds to my brother to go to Rome,
you may find men waiting on the doorstep of your castle.
King Sigismund.
Just because your half-brother here gave you a bit of power,
we will not allow you to behave like you do in your own kingdom.
This is not Hungary.
You allow me nothing!
I am here solely to help my brother get to Rome,
to be crowned by the only true Pope.
Winter is coming.
In a matter of weeks, his journey will be impossible.
There must be a way to address your concerns.
I only have one concern.
If you were killed on this journey,
we will not only lose the money you ask now,
but also the substantial sums you already owe.
This will not happen.
God brought our father through Italy safely for the same crown.
And God brought your great-grandfather
back from Italy as a box of bones.
Great-grandfather did not have this.
I hold safe passage
for our king to his coronation as emperor in Rome.
This will address your concerns, Rosenberg.
You look as though you've seen a ghost.
Girl.
Could we trouble you for something to drink?
Water?
Or would a fierce warrior such as yourselves prefer
something more robust? Ah.
Do your worst, girl.
She can smell a real man. Hmm.
I can smell one, too. Back up.
Thank you.
Sounds like somebody's not too happy
about sending the king to Rome.
The lord here has to pay for it.
You must be very rich.
I can't spend it all. Perhaps you'd like to help.
Maybe she loaned some to the king.
Yes.
Well, no matter what the king manages to get,
nobody poor or even outside that room will benefit.
Rosenberg, wait!
You cannot just leave.
You promised your support if I brought the safe passage.
I promised that before Sigismund arrived.
Before he started to plunder and brought our kingdom
close to a civil war.
Forget about my money.
Thank you.
Lady Katherine.
Lord Boresh.
My father's missed you since your last visit.
If things keep going as they are...
I may come more often.
Zizka.
Torak.
It surprises me to see you back home.
Just passing through.
You're still working for Sigismund?
We're recruiting.
To support his brother's trip to Rome.
You're still as generous with the pay?
Even more so, my friend. Never been a better time for you to come back.
They're all very soft and gentle.
They're almost volunteering.
We'll think about it.
Well, unless you work for me,
you think about it in another kingdom.
Keep in mind, we're doing God's work here.
God's work!
Stop that immediately!
Henry, do something!
Stop hurting him!
Anybody else who doesn't wanna join your king's army?
Every citizen has to be properly judged
according to the law decree given by Emperor Charles IV.
He's dead.
Sigismund is new judge and jury here.
Do something. We can't let them do this.
That's Sigismund's soldiers' recruiter.
I'll deal with it.
But we might need the help of your father.
Whatever it takes.
We have come to the conclusion that kidnapping is the only way
to help Rosenberg keep his word.
Well, I'll give you a discount for taking him.
Not him.
His fiancée. Katherine.
We... We don't kidnap women.
Good rule.
But this is the king.
And his rules.
It makes no difference.
If you still believe that things could be changed
for the better...
I need your help.
There is something you should know.
But keep it to yourself.
Her uncle is the king of France.
More wine for everybody!
And a toast to Javier.
Gonna miss you, brother.
He died a good death.
Unto God.
That's enough, son. Just one more, okay?
Come on, Dad. I know.
Grab the bucket.
No!
There's someone up there.
A knight.
Well, ask if he can help carry buckets.
I... I'm not lying. He's coming down.
Stay back, Jan.
Brother.
So, is it true you killed a boar with your bare hands?
Don't believe everything people say about me.
I had a knife. And the boar was small.
So was I.
There's not much game left. But there is...
Are they still fighting with your army in Italy?
How many men have you killed there?
Hey.
Hello. Hi.
Barbara, Matthew.
This is my brother, Jan.
It's a pleasure, sir.
Your father spoke a great deal about you.
- I'll come back later. - Goodnight.
Goodnight. Thank you.
Thank you, Jaroslav.
Your wife? Uh, no.
My mother died of the plague. They're rebels.
Shush now, boy. Time for bed.
Grandfather didn't like anyone to touch that.
I know.
"This was given to me."
"By Emperor Charles IV's Imperial Chamberlain."
"Imperial Chamberlain."
This boar tusk will make you fast and strong.
So, are you here to kill someone?
Bed now.
Are you?
Of course not.
No, come on.
You need a new roof among other things.
I could repair all of Trocnov with this.
Father was proud of you, you know?
You should've been there.
You get 1,000 for each of us who makes it through this.
3,000 total to be split.
Kidnapping a woman may bring bad luck.
For 1,000 groschen, I'll gladly give up, my friend.
Will you join me at the service?
And have people think I'm a supporter of Jan Hus?
If you came to the service,
you'd would realize that it's not just
what Jan Hus preaches.
Those people hate Sigismund just as much as you do.
You do realize that many of them
also hate me.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
But to support Hus, who speaks out
against the very doctrine of the Catholic Church...
Jan Hus is about Jesus' doctrine
over that of the Pope.
It might be what the church needs to come together.
And Hus may be right.
Until I know with absolute certainty,
I will be outside.
Bless you, bless you, bless you.
Bless you, my lady.
I'll pray for you.
Not out loud, please.
While you're in there, pray to God for forgiveness
for failing to kill Boresh.
These kings and the lords fight each other for power...
Welcome, Lady Katherine. Welcome, Lady Katherine.
...Instead of not going to war to survive.
Look around.
King Sigismund is recruiting our innocent brothers
to build an army for Wenceslas's coronation
in Rome.
But at the same time, he's plundering our kingdom
in the name of God.
Is this how he imagines the path
to unifying the holy church,
which two Popes have now brought to the edge of ruin?
It was the ambitions of those power-hungry rulers
that tore it asunder.
They only have room for themselves in their hearts.
These kings and lords behave like they're...
My lady, if you please.
The brothers would like a word about your generous donation.
Everybody is equal in His eyes.
Be strong.
And spread the word to your neighbors.
Let us sing.
Lord, forgive us for what we're about to do.
Shh!
Lady Katherine?
Lady Katherine!
Lady Katherine. Is everything all right in there?
My lady?
Open that.
Yes, sir. Sir.
Stop it. Stop it. What are you doing?
You have the key.
Well, go and get it. You go with him.
Yes, sir. Get inside.
Yes, sir. Go.
Silently.
Move it!
Get the door!
Dammit!
Go! Go!
Search those houses! Go!
Did you enjoy the ride?
Not really horrible.
- Smelled almost like your feet. - My feet?
Do you have any idea what you have done?
And in a church.
Don't you understand that is the house of God?
If it means anything, I refused to go inside it.
Take the groschen, don't ya?
Admiring your fiancé's handiwork.
He wouldn't do this.
I'm gonna miss this once you're married.
Oh, no, you won't.
'Cause the things you do for me,
my little princess wouldn't even dream of.
Rosenberg!
Open the gates!
Oh, my God.
Nothing here!
Lord Boresh.
He'll take her to your hunting castle
- in the next few days. - Good.
So, we don't have to worry about the money anymore.
Perhaps we should use more of her political value.
I don't want anyone to recognize who you are.
My fiancé will take it off your corpse.
I need you alive.
Well, I'm not cold. Hmm.
I wouldn't be surprised...
I assumed your brother was behind this.
But your involvement makes much more sense.
I'd watch your tongue if I were you.
I'm here to help. To help me?
So, you're saying it was your brother?
Once I return your lovely fiancée...
I want the full support of your noble union
of any and all activities here.
You'd go so far as to take the Bohemian crown
off your brother's head? Half-brother.
And don't look so shocked.
You and your noble union already made plans to take it.
That's why you tried to kill Boresh.
But what about the business I'd lose with her father
for making an arrangement with you?
You know how much he hates you.
If I was king here, I would let you take so much more.
And as you know, her family hates most to see
my brother as an emperor.
On top of everything,
if you haven't found her by now, you won't.
What makes you so confident that you can?
I don't need to find her.
God will deliver her to me.
Hmm.
So far.
You're stronger than I am.
Where is Jan?
In the house maybe?
You see your target? Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
You got it? Uh-huh.
Just like you're letting go of your arm.
- Yes. Uh-huh. - Stand steady.
You got it? Uh-huh.
Faster.
Do it fast. Put your arms out in the middle.
You see your target? Yes.
You see?
Father!
Run! Go! Run!
I don't know if I would let him play with this.
You see how dangerous it is?
Leave him!
Leave him be! Run!
Leave him!
He's a real Zizka, huh?
Jan? Come over here.
Look, it's Trocnov.
We're moving!
Search the houses!
I know.
You fought bravely.
Rosenberg?
No. Sigismund's man.
Torak.
He left me alive to give you a message.
"Your brother will hang if she's not returned to him."
Death brings life.
It doesn't make sense.
Why would Sigismund want to steal her from our king?
Maybe he wants the ransom only for himself.
We can't trade her. Of course, not.
We're not doing this. No girl, no money.
We don't leave our men behind.
He wasn't one of us.
He did help with the caves.
Torak warned us not to work in this area.
So, even if we trade, you know he'll never let us go.
And your brother will die anyway, but right along with us.
Mm-mm!
We need your help.
Speak with the rebels.
You'll be paid well. You don't have to pay us.
Jaroslav is a good man. One of us.
This is business. Not a rebellion.
Not for us.
We're here to fight for justice.
To keep her fiancé from taking our land.
If we die without a son,
Rosenberg's law deeds our property to him.
I'm here for my daughter.
I'm just here to kill every Rosenberg soldier
in South Bohemia.
And then him.
I need your help sending a message.
Where are your weapons?
Here.
We just killed two of Rosenberg's men.
You're welcome here.
I can trust you to protect her.
My Lord.
You know my brother is too weak
to unite the holy church under Rome.
This task is mine.
With your blessing, I will use Katherine
to keep the French king from getting in my way,
so we can achieve our goal.
King Sigismund.
God has answered your prayers once again.
Has he?
Tomorrow, she will be yours.
What about Zizka?
We will be prepared.
'Cause I trained him.
But I'm better.
Whip back. Yeah.
Again. And one!
Hands drawn. Like this.
I need a blacksmith and big nails.
He first saw you in the church of Jan Hus.
What would you be doing there?
He's the only one who's not afraid of the church.
And how it twists what's really in the Bible.
Maybe there is a thing or two we can agree on.
One of your fiancé's men didn't like my cooking.
Something more must have happened.
A lot more.
It is nothing compared to what some have suffered.
Nobody wants to be here.
But we can only take so much.
Jan!
Why are you running?
I cannot betrothed to Sigismund.
You don't know who he is.
He's good enough for your fiancé.
Sigismund does this on his own.
By rescuing me, he'll force my fiancé
to do his bidding for him.
I can't live with that! God's will.
All because you believe
that kings were placed on the throne by God.
Please tell me more about God's will.
Tie her up.
Your nephew was murdered because of you.
Is that God's will?
If you had not done this, he would still be alive!
Take that off.
Let's move.
Come on.
Let's go. Hurry up.
I went too far...
bringing up your nephew.
We're here.
You built yourself a real army, huh?
I'm proud of you.
I'd prefer it if it was just the two of us.
I warned you, didn't I?
Little shit was a thief anyway.
Or did you give it to him as a token of your affection?
Bring out my old friend's brother.
I'll never go with your king.
You prefer to stay with your kidnappers?
Captain Martin.
Did Rosenberg give you permission
to impale children?
Lady Katherine... I'm in charge here.
This is all in the name of the church.
And saving you, my lady.
Well, I'm in charge now.
And if this animal comes near me,
you will lead your men against him.
Lady Katherine, can you give us...
You're not in your kingdom with your sisters anymore.
Building your uncle's grand alliance
with your legs spread, my lady.
What have you done? You killed him!
If Father was alive, he'd be ashamed you were his son.
Shh! Come here.
Turn around. We're here.
Door.
Could I have a little?
No.
Now!
Archers!
Aim!
Now!
Shield!
Up!
Horsemen!
Attack!
Release!
Hold!
And strike!
I need more of Rosenberg's soldiers.
Now!
Go! Run!
You watch her.
Fall back!
What are you doing?
You cowards! Go back!
Rosenberg's foot soldiers.
Attack!
- Too much? - No, sir!
The groschen are back in our pocket.
Go!
This way. Come on. Come on.
It was a trap!
What? They have her back!
I know where they are.
This is not a good way to go.
It's been an honor fighting alongside you.
I hope she's worth it.
Her uncle is the king of France.
Zizka, what's the plan?
Come on.
This way.
Zizka! There!
Come on, let's go.
Jan!
Hey! Up... Up here!
Jan!
We have to go back. We can't.
Zizka!
It's a dead-end.
Follow the smoke to all the exits.
You got it?
Give my dogs the trigger.
Torak opened Jan's head.
We have to get back in there and help him.
No!
We follow his plan, and regroup at the meeting point
near the hunting castle.
All of this because of his brother.
All of this because of you!
They have our tracks.
We can lead them away from Jan.
But we have to go now.
Jan!
- Help me! - No!
Anna!
Death brings life.
There must be a reason for all of this.
Anna!
Anna.
Keep moving.
My mother gave me this ring.
Before I lost her.
Who's Anna?
You mentioned her in your sleep.
Don't disturb that.
How long do you think it will be until the water is low enough?
I have to go home soon and sort this all out.
We'll have to wait a bit longer.
You're not letting me go?
I saved your life.
Ask God where we hide from her father
if they've killed her.
Because of this incapable animal,
I'll do this differently.
I'll just give your brother what he wants.
Why would you break our agreement?
Less chance of her dying and me along with her.
Not necessarily.
Out of my way, you animal!
If you change our agreement,
I will do whatever it takes to kill her.
I will burn every tree.
I will burn every man in the forest.
And I will put an end to her.
And even the king of France will go after you.
Hmm.
Forever.
So...
if you're not with me, you're against God.
Did I not mention that earlier?
Where's Zizka?
Maybe we should let the dogs play.
No.
Huh?
Did you see the woman?
Come on, faster.
Look, down there.
Thanks for the armor.
I'm gonna need more stakes.
Conrad is gone.
Son of a bitch.
That smell brings back memories.
Conrad.
So, to what do we owe the honor?
They will deliver her to the king's hunting castle.
But... I can take you to where they regroup
before that.
Ten thousand groschen.
Have you seen this all so many times,
you no longer feel anything?
Jan Hus teaches us...
I've heard him preach.
But he's never been to war.
What happened to Anna?
She's gone.
I can see that you cared for her.
Those feelings may be the only thing you ever know that's true.
If there's one thing that was given to us by God,
maybe that's all we're given.
Did you love her?
I ask as much for myself.
I'm not certain I can feel this.
My father gave me the freedom to follow my heart.
Just as he needs his people.
But my mother she felt that...
women like me shouldn't be married for love.
And if the marriages of my sisters and I were arranged, well.
It could serve the greater good.
Because of you Zizka will be close
to deliver her to King Wenceslas.
Get the horses ready!
Move!
Let her go!
Help!
You must kill him, Father.
They enforce the laws, Jan.
God would not allow this.
God's blessings are not in what he gives.
They're what he takes.
Go get help!
Let's go!
God's will.
I'll give you time to get some distance.
The one who paid to murder Lord Boresh was your Rosenberg.
There's much to him that you don't know.
All right! We keep moving.
Yes, sir!
Let the horses go.
Let's go!
I won't let them use me anymore.
My will.
She's here?
Or Rosenberg with our money?
No.
Your brother...
now helps Rosenberg try to rescue her.
Then my brother doesn't know we are behind it.
You'll get word to him.
He knows.
Well...
we can always go to Rome next spring.
You must unite the church.
And you must unite Europe.
Now.
Tell me, did you want to be emperor?
What can we do to make sure that Katherine escapes my brother?
Pray for them.
And for me.
This must be punished without mercy,
according to laws passed down by Emperor Charles IV, extended hand of God.
By order of Lord Rosenberg,
I sentence you to hang for treason.
No.
Let him go. He's done nothing.
We have to do something.
Too many.
Please, sir. Just tell us what he's done.
We will punish him.
This bastard helped Zizka!
How can you live with this?
Hang him!
No! Stop!
No, David!
No!
Stop!
Stop it!
Lady Katherine?
Get him down now!
Take him down now!
Stop it!
Get him down!
Take your hands off her, you fool!
Take him down!
Get him down, you fool!
No! Stop!
Take him down!
Now!
David.
David!
They have her.
You can take her.
But let Zizka go.
Yes. Yes.
You better back off!
Or every one of you is gonna die here.
Let him go. Yeah.
Let him go!
Stand back!
We can still get them. It's not far...
Are you all right?
I don't know.
Maybe the first thing I've ever done that actually changed me.
He killed ten men to save me.
And she? She killed the captain herself.
Zizka. There are so many joining us.
We no longer need to run.
We'll help you take Katherine to the king.
I'm taking Katherine to her father.
Her father?
She's the only chance we have against Rosenberg here.
When he hears what's happened,
he'll do more damage to Rosenberg than you ever could.
Let's go.
We have to take her to the castle.
Her father is in France.
We can get paid here tomorrow. Her father will pay.
- You can have my share. - It's a waste of it.
Torak has ten more days to find us...
It's an order!
Come on.
You'd really go against your own king?
You remember what we were taught?
Father was wrong.
You look as though you think you might be staying.
Well, your hospitality has me thinking about it.
But please, no more as necessary.
How could you help Rosenberg against us?
Against you?
I thought helping him might put us in his good graces
for that money you need.
And I could never imagine that you would be part of such a thing.
I assume that as you now know, you will seize.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised to see you.
I need any soldier you can spare to help your mercenaries bring her in.
And if you do that, I'll support your trip to Rome.
For all this additional trouble,
we also need you to lower the taxes
for the people in your region.
How many times has my good brother told me
that God will always find a way for us.
Why are you doing this?
When I was a boy, all I wanted to be was a king's knight.
I trained in the woods. I trained...
hard.
Then one day,
the king's knights hanged Anna for killing a hawk.
I tried to stop them, but...
my father made me understand
that what had happened was right,
because the king's law is God's law.
The kings may be chosen by God,
but they still make the mistakes of men.
Stop! No!
Stop!
No!
Jan!
France is too far.
I will carry on faithfully, embracing duties
which you entrusted me at birth,
I will work tirelessly against all those who work against us.
And until our work here is done, the world may be mine,
but the power and glory belong to you forever and ever.
Thank you, Lord, for helping me to get there.
You will never get away with this.
Rosenberg and I already have a deal.
That was just to convince you to empty your castle of men,
so that I could come along, and...
take it.
And in return for my help, the support
of Lord Henry Rosenberg will give me
not only your crown, but...
...maybe even the crown of emperor, too.
Uh, I don't remember anything about that.
Oh. Did I forget to mention that?
How absentminded of me.
Zizka!
I'm here!
Lord Boresh is looking for you.
He was attacked at the hunting castle.
But his captain got him out.
Zizka.
Where's Katherine?
She's headed to the castle with my men.
Sigismund has taken it.
The castle.
He cannot be allowed to get Katherine.
He cannot be allowed to get her.
That'll be the end of the kingdom.
When even those who rule...
can sink this low, it is not possible
to change anything.
And to think, I overlooked these people.
There's a way...
for you...
for all of you.
If you choose to fight, you may die.
But for your cause!
And that is a good death.
I have already lost too much.
Please.
Stay here.
David.
Bring more help from other villages.
Your compensation.
Katherine.
Where's Lord Boresh?
Hunting with the king.
Katherine.
Why so anxious?
Do it again!
Hold your arrows.
Show us another way out.
This way.
Go, get her!
Go get her, you morons!
Protect this door.
Stay back!
Once we're out with the money, she's yours.
Freddy.
Cover us.
Hmm.
Don't move.
Take me out!
No, no!
Zizka!
He's mine!
Zizka!
No!
Zizka!
Come on.
No!
Look at me! Look at me!
No rules.
You're the last.
Come and work for me.
As you wish.
You'll kill him for no reason.
Death brings life.
No.
No!
Do you understand what you've done to me?
I have you.
You're gonna be all right.
Better than ever.
Because now I know how it feels.
Honor...
justice...
freedom...
faith...
...hope.
Lord, forgive us for what we're about to do.
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