

Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages.
Mikolás and his brother Adam end up with a young German hostage of noble blood during a robbery. While their clan prepares for the wrath of the German king, Mikolás is sent to pressure his neighbor Lazar into a defense pact. Persuasion fails and he abducts Lazar's daughter Marketa on the eve of her initiation as a nun in an act of vengeance.

Mikoláš, Kozlík's son

Marketa Lazarová, Lazar's daughter

Adam, Kozlík's one-armed son
Alexandra, Kozlík's daughter

Kristián, son of Bishop of Hennau
Lazar, Kozlík's rival

Kozlík, Lazar's rival

Kateřina, Kozlík's wife

Jan, Kozlík's son
Reiner, Bishop of Hennau's Valet

Sovička, Aide to the Royal Governor
Jiří, Kozlík's son