Episode 1: An Introduction to Constantinople

14/04/2025 49 min Temporada 1 Episodio 1

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In this introductory episode, we open on the glittering horizon of Miklagarth — the Norsemen’s fabled “Great City” — and trace the breathtaking rise of Constantinople from a windswept prophecy on the Bosphorus to the radiant heart of a Christian empire. Empires clash, faith ignites, and the city endures — a bridge of worlds where myth becomes marble and heaven seems to touch the sea. But as twilight falls over its domes of gold, shadows stir beyond the walls, and the Queen of Cities — eternal, untouchable — stands on the brink of a gathering storm.Franz Gordon, Hanna Ekström, Anna Dager / Boxes of Memories / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com.Gavin Luke / Crucial Calculations / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com.Episode updated 10/23/2025.

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