Chapter 12 – Hungarians to the Fight | TREBAME

The Roman Empire—But Also Medieval Europe [First] [Prev] [Next] It is August, 101 AD. Central Hungary is the only part of the Kingdom of Hungary truly under the control of King Leo. He rules only through the modicum of legitimacy he can garner by virtue of being married to Constance, daughter of King Béla IV,…
Chapter 11 – Mongols on the March | TREBAME

The Roman Empire—But Also Medieval Europe [First] [Prev] [Next] It is May, 101 AD, and the Mongols are on the march. Batu Khan isn’t just another Mongol ruler. He is the grandson of Genghis Khan and is old enough to have known the conqueror personally. He gained his military credentials fighting in the army of…
Chapter 10 – Coronation: Free and Imperial | TREBAME

The Roman Empire—But Also Medieval Europe [First] [Prev] [Next] It is June, 101 AD. Wenceslaus I, King of Bohemia and Emperor-Elect of Rome, had wracked his brain for months trying to think of a method of taking down William without moving against him directly. So far, his best idea was to have his son Ottokar…
Chapter 9 – Henry’s Crusade: Saints and Heathens | TREBAME

The Roman Empire—But Also Medieval Europe [First] [Prev] [Next] It is the middle of May, 101 AD. Over the winter, Trajan has recruited replacements for the casualties of the previous campaign season in addition to forming two new legions and over a dozen new auxiliary cohorts. Not all of these troops will be going to…
Chapter 8 – Great Assembly: Seventy and Seven | TREBAME

The Roman Empire—But Also Medieval Europe [First] [Prev] [Next] It is summer, 100 AD. In the aftermath of the Battle of Novaesium, Trajan Augustus spends the rest of the summer and autumn campaigning against various smaller Holy Roman armies attacking Heathen Roman garrisons all along the Rhine, as well as the upper Danube. Trajan had…
Chapter 7 – Otto’s Crusade: Asciburgium and Novaesium | TREBAME

The Roman Empire—But Also Medieval Europe [First] [Prev] [Next] It is summer, 99 AD. It has taken time for the Holy Roman Empire to get its business in order, but things are beginning to settle down. There remain two emperors-elect, neither of them crowned by a pope: William of Holland reigns from the County of…