VISEGRAD THE KINGDOM OF HUNGARY
Are you sure this is a good idea?
Isn't it rather late to be visiting us, Your Highness?
I dreamed that the crown disappeared,
That my son, the heir to the throne, could not be crowned,
Don't worry, Your Highness, the crown is safe,
Get out,
Here it is, Your Highness,
As you can see, the keys are here, the seals are intact,
Do you really think I came here in the middle of the night
with the heir to the throne to look at a damn lock?
I want to see the crown! Break the seals,
Do it,
Open it!
What was that?
Nothing, The little Prince is just restless,
Get on with it!
Thank you, Count,
Your work is done,
I don't need you anymore,
I'm sorry, Count,
Let's go,
You're finally one of us, Miklos,
EDIRNE THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
No, Brother! Don't do this!
Grgur!
Grgur! Stop it! Stop!
It's alright, It's alright,
You should have let us die,
If you hadn't begged for our lives, we'd be at peace now: underground,
Don't say such things,
But instead,
we're kept here like court jesters for everyone to laugh at,
No one laughs at you,
You know nothing, You're just Murad's whore,
A whore!
Yes,,,
You're right,
But why?
Why am I his whore?
Because you sold me to him,
That was our father,
And where were you?
Why didn't you stop him?
You think you're worth more than me because you were once men?
That I can be sold?
That I can be imprisoned here, but not you?
Well, now you're here,
So get used to it,
Just like I did,
HUNYAD CASTLE THE KINGDOM OF HUNGARY
It's good to see you,
I'm always happy to visit you,
But I'm not here as a friend,
I'm listening,
Princess Elizabeth of Luxembourg has given birth to a son,
Hungary will soon have a new king,
Why can't Elizabeth rule?
The nobles would never tolerate a woman on the throne,
They'd rather a baby?
I'm afraid they would,
We all know who'll rule in the child's name,
Cillei?
- Unless,,, - Unless?
Unless someone speaks to Vladislaus,
What does the King of Poland have to do with this?
If we can persuade him to assume the Holy Crown,
we'll spoil Cillei's grand plan,
I'm positive the nobles would support Vladislaus,
It'd remind them of the good old days when Hungary and Poland were one kingdom,
And you can finally get that army you've always wanted,
What does it matter who's on the throne?
Vladislaus is a born crusader,
He would help us defend ourselves against the Ottomans,
And you want to go Poland?
Vladislaus is coming to Buda,
Someone invited him,
I thought he might enjoy a visit,
Then we'd better hurry,
Us? Why would we go to Buda?
You're his hero,
You must come, Janos,
Our future's at stake,
Hey, Hunyadi! Hunyadi!
Get ready to fight, men!
Take your positions!
What's going on?
Peasants, A whole army of them,
They want in,
- Open the gates! - Janko,,,
- They're armed with sharpened pitchforks, - I said open the gates!
My lord!
Antal!
What's this about?
My lord,,, We spotted Turks on the far side of the mountain,
We're scared,
And you think you can just barge in here?
If you won't protect us, my lord,
no one will,
Come, we'll feed you, and you can sleep here,
Thank you!
Are you sure this is a good idea?
I can't go with you,
I'll be busy here,
The Turks are coming!
You should go with Vitez,
- I'm not leaving you, - You're not safe here,
Margit should take Lacko to your father's castle,
You two stay in Buda,
A gift from the Sultan,
You're a man now, Mehmed,
Your mother would be proud,
Glorious Sultan,
Mehmed,,,
You're well-fed, I can see,
But are you well-educated too?
My life belongs to you, Glorious Sultan,
And who else?
To my brother Ali,
Do you know why?
When I die, he will take my place,
So there's no struggle for the throne,
the first-born,,,
,,,will kill all his brothers,
It must be this way,
But I'm still alive,
This empire is bigger than you,
Bigger than your brother,,,
and bigger than me,
It always has been
and it always will be,
Our duty is to preserve the empire and extend its borders,
It is my duty,,,
,,,and, if you're with me,,,
,,,yours, too,
Can I come with you?
Is that why you gave me this?
From the day you were born, you were destined to be a warrior,
It's time to fulfill your destiny,
I promise you will not be disappointed in me,
I won't disappoint you, Glorious Sultan!
Stand up,,,
Aren't you going to say goodbye?
I know you'll be coming home,
Don't take him away from me,
Instead of letting him die a pathetic death,
I'm giving him the chance to be a hero,
You're leading him to slaughter,
A child,
What's heroic about that?
Your sister has written,
It's nothing important,
She says,,,
the new king of Hungary will be a baby,
BUDA CASTLE THE KINGDOM OF HUNGARY
You can come with me, but you mustn't address him,
I couldn't anyway, I don't speak Polish,
- He speaks Hungarian, - Really?
Just don't speak to him, Even if he says something foolish,
Why would he do that?
Just don't speak to him!
All right?
I won't say a word,
This is much grander than my throne in Poland,
We'll happily give it to you,
If I took it, I'd have grave battles to fight,,,
With the Habsburgs, with Cillei,
and the Hungarian nobles who support them,
Most of the nobles are on our side, Your Majesty,
The laws say that Elizabeth's son is the heir to the crown,
I would be robbing a baby,
If you don't help us, Cillei and his cronies will do as they please,
If you won't be our king, Hungary will fall apart,
I'm spoiled for choice,
A hundred years ago, we joined forces under Louis the Great,
When I think of Hungarians and Poles,
that is, Poles and Hungarians being united in battle again,
led by a true royal knight,,,
my heart is filled with hope,
It seems not everyone agrees with you,
Excuse me, Your Majesty,
Forgive my disrespect,
This is Erzsebet Szilagyi, Your Majesty,
The wife of Janos Hunyadi,
Hunyadi?
Yes,
I've heard of your husband,
Is he here himself?
He's busy raising an army
against the Ottomans,
That's what a real hero does,
But you laughed at something we said,
Why?
Forgive me, Your Majesty, I'm just a woman,
I shouldn't interfere,
No, please,,, Speak!
Vitez is very good with words,
Nice words,
But we don't need words here, we need actions,
My husband lets his actions speak for him,
And you, Your Majesty?
I'm impressed with you, Miklos,
Now the coronation city is yours, And this is just the start,
Don't do that,,, it's sacred,
It's nothing more than a chunk of metal,
It's about time that you all abandon your primitive superstitions,
This is sacrilege!
And stealing it wasn't?
Halt!
That barbaric Vlad,,,
Put them out of their misery,
Forward!
I don't understand why we have to do this,
We're just a tiny scrap of meat, Vladut,
Caught between two hungry beasts dying to gobble us up,
But you swore to be loyal!
Do you think the Hungarians are any different?
How many times have they slaughtered our peasants? Burned our villages?
The Hungarians are bloodsuckers too, son,
Open the gates!
What guarantee do I have
that you won't stab me in the back like you did with the Hungarians?
I wouldn't dare turn on the Lord of the World?
You have two beautiful children,,,
So that our alliance will be strong and permanent,
let me raise them for you,
I'm not worthy of such a great honor,
Boys with such noble blood
deserve nothing but the very best,
I'll give you anything else, but please don't take them from me,
It's the only way I can guarantee their safety,
I'm sure they'll have a wonderful upbringing in your glorious court,
Punish him how you like, my lord,
There'll be no need for that,
We just have to make a man of him,
Right?
I, Ladislas,
by the grace of God the future King of Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia,
Overlord of Transylvania,
Lord of Dalmatia, Halych, Rama and Galicia,
pledge to God and his angels to abide by the laws of God and the Kingdom,
So help me, Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost,
Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, creator omnium,,,
The Polish King is approaching with an army,
They are coming to crown him,
Station men on the walls,
They outnumber us ten to one,
We must leave for Vienna!
Get to the point!
Ladislas V,,,
the King of Hungary!
Thank you very much!
We need armored knights to fight Murad,
but we won't get them,
We didn't get them from Sigismund, or Albert,,,
You think now we'll get them from Cillei? Or from the others?
I want you to ride out,
Tell the people that Hunyadi is calling every able man to arms,
Whatever their nationality, call everyone!
Even those Hussites we brought home,
You think our enemies will join us if we ask nicely?
The Hussites aren't our enemies anymore,
Hunyadi saved them from certain death,
They'll come,
Miho, call everyone who can lift a pitchfork,
Peasants? And what do we tell them? Look around: they're helpless,
Whose homes do the Turks burn down?
Whose women do they rape?
Let us talk to them!
If they won't listen to us, they won't listen to anyone,
The message is two words: to arms,
All those who call this country their homeland, to arms!
You will be my voice,
You will be my fury!
To arms!
Simon!
Stay here a few more days,
I need you in Hunyad,
As you wish,
Long live Vladislaus! Long live the King of Hungary!
Down with the traitors!
Long live the new King of Hungary!
They forced me to take part in their treacherous scheme,
We're too late,,,
Would his coronation be legal without the Holy Crown?
No,
Not unless,,,
Follow me to the crypt!
Saint Stephen, help us,
You're abusing the founder of our nation, It's sacrilege!
Forgive us, Holy King,,,
We're doing this for the survival of your nation,
A baby was crowned in this place,
But that coronation was a fraud!
Our Holy Crown was stolen by wicked foreigners,
But that only made us realize
that the will of the nation is the holiest thing of all!
The nation is one,
And every Hungarian child is part of that nation,
Just like everyone born in this country!
Vladislaus, by giving you the golden crown of Saint Stephen,
we are declaring our will
for you to lead our nation as King, This is our will!
From the nobles to the peasants,
For we are the nation,
Long live the King!
VIENNA DUCHY OF AUSTRIA
In Italy, they call it "la forchetta",
A fork!
They use it in every palace in Florence,
I simply can't resist a new trend,
Your Majesty,
you have my utmost gratitude for helping a defenseless woman
who has been persecuted and deprived of her rights,
My dear,
nothing could give me greater pleasure
than to offer my modest means to your honorable cause,
I shall slam down on those rebellious Hungarians
and enforce the law,
The Hungarians have always hated us,
And you have no money nor soldiers to confront them,
That's why I've turned to you,
You inherited the German throne from my father and my husband,
You are the most Christian of all rulers,
the protector of orphans and widows,
And to ensure the money you spend on fighting Hungary isn't wasted,
I consent to give you my hand,
We can hold our wedding as soon as my year of mourning is over,
My dear,,,
What kind of talk is this?
"Our wedding"?
You're just the daughter of a whore,
even if your father was emperor,,,
But I'm sure,,,
,,,we can come to an agreement,
You needn't bother reading it all,
Get down on your knees,,,
And I'll give you the top notes,
You will give up all your claims to the Austrian provinces
and transfer your estates in Austria and the Czech Kingdom to me,
You will let me
look after the Holy Crown of Hungary on your behalf,
and from now on, I will also personally care for your son,
Never,,, Never!
The child stays here,
You can leave,
but without my protection,
you'll end up rotting in a Hungarian prison cell,
And if you think you can win your son back with a slut's cheap tricks,
you're very much mistaken,
You'll have to learn to use your mouth properly first!
Don't forget to sign the contract!
You have to understand, We have no choice, Without Friedrich, we're finished,
How's your health, Simon?
I thought you wanted to drink, not bother me with foolish questions,
All right,,, I just wanted to ask about your hand,
My hand?
Maybe you should cut down on the wine,
Janko,,,
There's nothing wrong with my hand,
How long have you been a soldier?
I learned to ride before I could walk,
I used a sword before I could talk,
Let's drink to that!
Maybe,,,
you should take it easier,
I'll do that in my grave,
I'm going to need you in the future too,
I don't know what's with your hand,
but why don't you sit this battle out?
Not on your life!
Do you only fight when you're sure to win?
EDIRNE THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
Let go of me!
I don't understand a word you're saying,
You're lucky the Sultan didn't cut off your head!
Grgur,,,
Please!
Our sister Katalin has written,
She misses us all,
She says if Murad beats him, we can be together again,
Him?
Who?
Tell us,
Who?
Hunyadi,
Is that what you want?
Grgur,,,
That's our seal,
The Sultan has a little dagger,
Just like our father had,
- Do you remember? - What dagger? What are you talking about?
It's harmless looking,
You'd never think it could take a man's life,
What are you saying?
I want you to find your place,
Wait,,,
Where does Murad keep this dagger?
Not far,,,
Get out of the way!
Move aside!
Filthy peasants!
Get off the road!
Step aside, filthy peasants!
There is more of us! You step aside!
Move!
Everyone's supporting Hunyadi and that Polish kid,
So? What do I do?
You want me to apologize?
You must never,
I want them to worship you,
Who?
You still don't understand? Cillei is not your friend!
And Hunyadi will never be your friend either,
Thanks,
But you could be best friends with them both,
You could help them destroy each other,
Join Hunyadi,
Become his ally,
Let Cillei flee to Vienna,
Come on now!
HUNGARIAN CAMP AT GYULAFEHERVAR THE KINGDOM OF HUNGARY
Jan!
This is Jan Matejcik, The Hussite captain I told you about,
I'm Janos Hunyadi,
- You speak my language? - There are Czechs among us,
Are you really Janos Hunyadi?
That's me,
"That" Janos Hunyadi?
Why?
Are there others?
And what do they call you?
- Jakub, - Pay no attention to him,
When his mother died, she took all the common sense with her,
So this is one of your famous war wagons?
It's my pride and joy!
He calls it "the Peaceful Plowman",
You gave it a name?
I didn't need to, A good wagon earns its name,
It's been washed in more blood than rainwater,
He's exaggerating, But he has a point,
It needs to be pulled by two horses when there are five men inside
and we start firing these cannons, another pair doesn't hurt,
But they don't move during battle?
You group into a wagon fort,
To form a barrier,
We fix a chain here to link it to the wagon behind us,
Well?
I didn't say a word!
You've finally made it!
Janko,,,
Radu!
Good to see you!
You came too, you old bastard!
If a countryman calls, I come,
Radu Oltean taught me to hunt bears,
Janko,,,
,,,sorry,,,
Lord Hunyadi,,, Who knows no fear,
You can call me Janko, Radu,
Just fight beside me tomorrow,
Yes,
Ujlaki?
Did the Devil himself send you?
You thought I'd let you grab all the glory for yourself?
What if Cillei sent him?
I understand if you don't trust me,
But maybe this will convince you otherwise,
We caught him snooping around your camp,
Don't hurt me! I've brought news,
Speak,
The Sultan wants you dead,
That's not enough to save you,,,
He's promised a huge reward for the head of the golden armored knight,
He believes your death will make the Hungarians turn and run,
He should be so lucky!
You should stay at the back and coordinate from there,
I'm not hiding like a coward,
The Polish king can't help now,
If need be, I'll take them all on single-handed,
Janko,,,
a word,
Jakub!
Yeah?
Hurry,
Move it!
Shut it!
Janko!
You sent for me, Glorious Sultan,
Mehmed,,,
I want you to lead the attack today,
Thank you, Father,
You know what it means to fight in the front line?
I know,
This is better than what will happen when Ali takes the throne,
I won't disappoint you, Father,
Allahu akbar,,,
Allahu akbar!
Get ready!
The rope! Get the rope!
He's mine!
Attack!
It's a trap!
Let's go! Everybody!
Get out!
Get out of the ravine!
Forward!
Allah,,,
Accept my son,
He is coming to you as a hero,
Glorious Sultan,,,
Forgive me for not having died,
To victory!
To Lord Hunyadi's health!
Hunyadi! Hunyadi!
Have you seen Janko?
Come here you bastard and have a drink with us!
Where are you?
Janko!
Where are you, Janko? Come and have a drink!
Where the hell are you? Janko!
I brought you a reward,
Just don't tell my sister,,,