

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

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