great trouble requires
a great man.
Not I, another leader
is needed here.
A man whose arm is stronger
and mind is clearer than mine
whose glory has spread through
the land and reached the enemy!
Who is that man, brothers?
Prince Alexander,
son of Yaroslav!
We must invite Alexander
and call Russia to arms.
Otherwise the Germans will
decimate the Russian people.
We will be squeezed between
the Germans and the Mongols
and then we'll know
what trouble means!
Call for Alexander!
- City of Pskov -
Great Master!
Pskov is at your feet.
That's not the way to
make cities surrender.
If you give me Novgorod
in this state.
I shall hang you on
the nearest tree.
Great Master! Order your
men to gather ropes!
Ropes? Why?
To tether the rebels
at Novgorod!
They brazenly decided to resist
and invited Prince Alexander.
That was the man who defeated
the Swedes on the Neva.
A man capable of defeating us
has not yet been born.
As to princes, I have
enough of my own.
The brave knight Hubertus.
As Lord of all the
conquered Russian lands
I dub you the Prince of Pskov.
The glorious knight Dietlieb.
You shall be the
Prince of Novgorod.
Hurry to Novgorod, Ananias.
you must incite the residents
against Prince Alexander.
There is only one Lord,
who is in heaven
and his pontiff on Earth
is but one.
There is only one sun to
light the whole universe
and lend its light to
the planets and stars.
Holy Rome alone
shall rule the world.
Whoever does not bow to Rome
shall be put to death!
Well, do you agree?
It won't be your way, Tverdilo.
Russia won't bow to the Germans.
We have beaten you in the past,
we shall beat you yet again!
- All in good time!
- Hang the foul-mouth!
Father!
Let me come with
you, father!
Go away, Vasilisa!
Remember our blood!
Avenge us!
Wipe them off of the
face of the Earth!
Go to Peryaslavl.
Call Alexander!
Devastated Pskov is crying
out for you, Alexander!
- Peryalslavl -
Instead of mending nets we
should be fighting the Germans.
Go to sleep!
It's delicate work, not
like hitting the Swedes.
Prince! People from Novgorod
are asking to see you!
From Novgorod? Bring me
my ceremonial dress.
Let them in.
Greetings from the
Great City of Novgorod!
We have come to call you
to our aid.
Why? Have you quarrelled
among yourselves
and have no one
to separate you?
The enemy is near, Prince
Izborsk has fallen.
Pskov taken.
Pskov?
The Germans are advancing
toward Novgorod.
Is Great Novgorod
trembling with fear?
Have pity on the
orphans, Prince.
Forget the affront,
Alexander.
Rise for Novgorod!
I shall rise to avenge
the suffering of Russia.
No truer words have ever been
spoken. Rise to her defence!
Defence? I do not
know how to defend.
We shall smite them
with all our power!
Your warriors are not inferior
to the Germans, Prince.
My bodyguard alone
is not enough.
We shall call the
peasants to arms.
With their help we shall surely
defeat the enemy by spring.
Arise, you Russian people!
In a just battle to the death!
Arise, people free and brave!
Rise to defend our fair land!
Our warriors will have honors,
our fallen - eternal glory.
For the homes of our fathers,
arise, you Russian people!
Arise, you Russian people!
In a just battle to the death!
Arise, people free and brave!
Rise to defend our fair land!
Our warriors will have honors,
our fallen - eternal glory.
For the homes of our fathers,
arise, you Russian people!
Arise, you Russian people!
In a just battle to the death!
Arise, people free and brave!
Rise to defend our fair land!
We shall not give up Russia,
our enemies will be smitten!
Russia has risen against the
foe, to fight for Novgorod!
- Novgorod -
We don't want war!
Go back to Peryaslavl!
We don't have any
love for you!
You don'