battles.
- The Pleshcheevo Lake-
To your knees!
Who are you?
Who were you looking for?
What's all that shouting? You are
scaring the fish!
Don't you start fighting!
A guest who enters a house does
not strike its owners.
Who are you?
The Prince of this land,
Alexander.
Is that you they call
"Nevsky"?
Yes.
Are you the one who defeated
the Swedes?
Yes.
So what are you doing here?
Fishing.
Couldn't you find anything
better to do?
What's wrong with fishing?
We shall build a fleet and sail
to trade overseas.
Right?
Come to us, to the
Golden Horde.
We will make you
a general.
We need warlords.
We have a saying:
"It's better to die than to leave
your homeland."
The Russian lands we
shall never surrender
Whoever rises against Russia
will be smitten
Russia had risen
on the enemy
at the Novgorod...
field of glory.
The Mongols are a hard-necked
people, a strong people.
It won't be easy
fighting them.
Is there a will for
the fight?
It is time to avenge the deaths
of our forefathers...
The Mongols can wait a while.
We have a more
dangerous enemy.
An enemy who is closer
and more cruel.
An enemy we could not buy
our souls from with ransom:
the Germans.
After we beat them, we shall
take care of the Mongols.
Let it be the Germans, the. You
know better where to start...
but our patience is at
its end, Prince!
The Germans cannot be beaten
without aid from Novgorod.
The campaign against them
must start at Novgorod.
Novgorod the last stronghold
of the Free Russia.
The fish are escaping!
The Free City of Novgorod.
Vasily Buslai!
Gavrilo Olexich!
Come to your old friend.
I have Indian armor,
Tartar spears.
Sharp Saracen swords.
Stop lying.
You must have forged them
yourself overnight.
Every bird subsists by
its own beak.
We are fed up with wars, we
are busy other matters.
The young bulls are frolicking,
smelling the spring in the air.
We've won glory in battle, now
it's time to think of ourselves.
Have you heard? Vasily is
going to get married.
When the she-goat is in the
yard, the billy peeks in.
I am tired of
spilling blood.
I fight one day, then
brood for two.
I wanted to go to the Volga,
play about...
with my battle-axe.
- But the brooding won me over.
- Go be a monk, then.
I am thinking about matters
of the heart.
If my wishes are not met, I may
well go to the monastery.
Like a bear, to slaughter
calls on the altar.
Olga Daniolovna, allow me to send
matchmakers to your father.
- No, I'll be the one to do it.
- Let her give us the sign.
She will tell us whom her
heart will choose.
Tell us, Olga Daniolovna, which
one of us shall be your groom?
Forgive me, good people, I fail
to understand your meaning.
What do you mean? Don't pull
the bull by its tail!
Tell us who you will marry.
Choose one of us.
If you want a merry and handsome
lad, give me a sign.
If you prefer a more settled and
boring type, choose Gravrila.
If you are looking for lumps,
choose Buslai.
If you to be a mistress in your
home, I'm your partner.
I do not know what
to say to you.
Both of you are good.
In time I shall give you
my answer.
Brothers! People of Novgorod!
The Germans have taken Pskov
and are advancing toward you!
They are slaughtering everyone who
dared to take up arms!
One who is caught with a sword,
is killed for the sword!
One who is caught with a lost of
bread, is killed for the bread!
Mothers and wives are tortured for
their sons and husbands!
One who raises his voice to scream,
is killed for the scream.
One who is silent, is killed
for the silence.
They have divided Russia among
the German warlords.
One was awarded Pskov,
another Novgorod!
Leave your trade, good
people of Novgorod!
Wait! What is this senseless
commotion?
Don't confuse these folks! We have
a treaty with the Germans.
What is Pskov to us?
If need be, we'll ransom
ourselves!
We have surplus of goods, lying
around needlessly.
The waterfronts are