parts are foreign to us and
covered with darkness.
It will be easier to fight
on our side.
Withdraw your forces from
the lake, Prince.
Hurry, Prince, he's
talking sense.
We shall return to our side of
the lake before sunrise.
It will be easier to fight standing
on our own soil.
Every stone there is a friend...
every ravine a brother.
One who won't fight on enemy...
soil has no need of his own!
We shall fight on foreign
soil. Understood?
I will not let these dogs tread
on the soil of Russia!
Peace be with you, Domash...
We shall fight on the lake!
Here, at Raven's Rock, we shall
place the main force.
You, Gavrilo, will command
the left thank.
I will take the right with
my bodyguard.
You, Mikula, have your men
lie in ambush.
The Germans will attack in a
wedge formation.
The main force will sustain the
first blow at Raven's Rock.
Who will lead the main force?
You will.
You've been running all night. In
the daytime you shall stand...
and sustain their blow, halt the
German wedge...
and hold fast until we crush
them from the flanks.
Understood? Let's go.
Take care, Vasily, stand fast
against the Germans.
Chain the supply sledges together
and put them behind you.
That will make it easier to
hold the Germans.
Don't forget the agreement
about Olga.
Don't you, either!
What are you standing around for?
Form ranks on the lake.
APRIL 5, 1242
The German wedge!
It is time.
When the Germans hit Buslai, let
the wedge stick in deep.
And then we will hit them together
from both sides.
Retreat to the supply train!Should we move the train back?
Quiet! We shall die where
we stand!
Take courage, sons
of Novgorod.
Hold them in! Don't let the
wedge spread out!
The time has come,
Alexander.
For Russia! For Russia!
For Russia!
Forward, peasant folk, now it's
our turn to hit the German's!
This is a sword of such
well-tempered steel.
Tempering is not the
main thing.
The strength of a sword is measured
by the arm that wields it!
With knowledge you can even
kill a warlock!
Where is Vasily Buslai?
Buslai!
Here is Vasily!
Here I am!
To your health, Vasya!
Now we can't get at them
with swords...
Don't be hasty, Saveliy!
Your work shows no results,
Gavrilo!
Go on, show us what
courage is!
The Prince is with us!
Bring the Master to me!
Take him to the
supply train.
We have carried the day!
I surrender.
A quail may be small, but
it's still a bird.
Too had, the mail
is too short.
Some lie...
turn with swords.
Others lie pierced
with arrows.
Mary!
Their red blood pouring out.
Onto the soil of Russia...
Izaslavna!
Anastasia!
Sister!
Are you alive, Olexich?
I am... Vasya...
Can you hear her voice? She is
searching for us.
You are alive!
Dear ones!
Thank God, you are alive!
Where are the Germans?
They were defeated!
Spread to the four winds or sunk below
the ice! If so, we have won the day.
Glory to the Prince.
Glory to us all.
We have not shed our blood
in vain.
Olga Danilovna.
We have fought shoulder
to shoulder.
We have stricken the Germans with
all our heart and might.
I shall not live. Olga...
is yours.
What's with you?
Are you going to die before
the wedding?
No, I have not been
destined to live.
I shall not take a wife.
You shall live...
and your glory will live
with you.
Bow down before Gavrilo.
He was the first in battle...
your hand in marriage
belongs to him.
Come to your feet, Olexich.
CITY OF PSKOV
With all this commotion nobody
thinks about matters of state.
Good citizens of Pskov and
Novgorod I would strike you...
lash you mercilessly, had you
talked away the Ice battle!
Russia would never forgive us
for lack of daring.
So shall you remember it and shall
pass it on to your kin.
And should you forget it, you
become like Judas...
traitors in the eyes
of all Russia!
I promise: should trouble come,
I shall call Russia arms anew
and if you stand idly by...
I shall strike you mercilessly.
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