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

Kristián, son of Bishop of Hennau

Kozlík, Lazar's rival

Kateřina, Kozlík's wife

Jan, Kozlík's son

Sovička, Aide to the Royal Governor

Šimon, Jan's son

Kornet

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Bernard, Wandering Monk
November 24, 1967

Mikoláš, Kozlík's son

Marketa Lazarová, Lazar's daughter

Adam, Kozlík's one-armed son

Kristián, son of Bishop of Hennau

Kozlík, Lazar's rival

Kateřina, Kozlík's wife

Jan, Kozlík's son

Sovička, Aide to the Royal Governor

Šimon, Jan's son

Kornet

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Bernard, Wandering Monk
