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TREBAME | Chapter 16 – Kurultai for the Khan
The Roman Empire—But Also Medieval Europe [First] [Prev] [Next] It is May, 102 AD, and Batu Khan has returned to Sarai, where he has unfinished business to take care of. During the 101-102 campaign, Batu’s nephew Nogai turned northward into Galicia-Volhynia while Batu and Berke went into Pannonia. The reason for this is because Batu…
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TREBAME | Chapter 15 – Batu for the Win
The Roman Empire—But Also Medieval Europe [First] [Prev] [Next] It is October, 101 AD. Trajan Augustus and his army of 40,000 men were crossing the mountains separating the provinces of Upper Moesia and Macedonia when Batu Khan crossed the Danube in mid-September. He was on the trail of Sartaq, not knowing that Sartaq had already…
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TREBAME | Chapter 14 – Mongols in Pannonia
The Roman Empire—But Also Medieval Europe [First] [Prev] [Next] It is mid-September, 101 AD. Batu Khan remains encamped near Debrecen for a week while preparations are made for the campaign across the Danube. During this time, King Leo receives a letter from Queen Constance informing him of Yolanda’s decision—under pressure from the Upper Hungarian nobles—to…
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TREBAME | Chapter 13 – Romans are Distracted
The Roman Empire—But Also Medieval Europe [First] [Prev] [Next] It is June, 101 AD. Before Batu can begin his planned campaign, we must turn back the clock, for now it is time to discuss what Sartaq, son of Batu, has been doing on the other side of the Danube all this time. Sartaq had always…
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TREBAME | Chapter 12 – Hungarians to the Fight
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,…
