SaberFate

1453, a year that marked the end of an era
With one city's fall, a shift from Medieval to Modern
Constantinople, a name etched in time
For a thousand years, stood strong and sublime

Against foes that dreamed to take her down
She persisted, unbroken, a true crown
But tonight, everything changes
Guns fired, women weep, men yell in ranges

Praying to God for a savior's grace
To rescue their city, to restore its place
In history's twist, God answered their plea
Sending a new emperor, the one they'd need

Antonius, born of the seas
To lead the Romans, a new destiny
To reach another pinnacle of might
And end the city's terrible plight

1453, a year that will forever divide
Medieval and Modern, with a fallen city as the divide
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AD1453, as the city of Constantinople prepares for its final fate, a pirate captain and crew sailed into the golden horn, history made an abrupt turn from this point onward....

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1453: Revival of Byzantium

"Thus the hoary-headed mother Weeps and murmurs in her chambers: 'Where is now my son beloved, In the kingdom of Manala? Sow thy crops, thou dread Tuoni, Harrow well the fields of Kalma!"

-    Kalevala, Elias Lönnrot (Finland)

Near the border between Bulgaria and Thrace, on a country road belonging the township of Krum, a caravan of carts meandered along the country roads. Families who are chosen by the local authorities to migrate to Constantinople were brimming with anticipation, their carts laden with household possessions. The air was filled with their songs of cheer, the women sat on the carts doing their chores, and the laughter of children playing tag infused the journey with an air of lightness. Fathers walked together, vigilant for any lurking dangers in the wilderness.

Harrow Well the Fields of Kalma!