Bastard - archer

Audiobook Bastard – The Archer, by František Niedl, read by Vendelín Urban, directed by Helena Rytířová. Bastard #2 The campaign of Wenceslas IV and the effort to put an end to the looting by squires, as well as the higher nobility, also affects the lords of Homberk, for whom hard times begin. In the autumn of 1405, the royal army, under the command of Jan of Lestkov, besieges Homberk Castle, and the people of Plzeň join the besiegers. They drag Sezema, the captured son of the Lord of Homberk, before the castle and demand his father's surrender. However, Blahuta of Homberk refuses. And so, Sezema is hanged before the castle. Now, Blahuta is left with only his illegitimate son Marek, the Bastard, who must ask the king himself for mercy for his father… FRANTIŠEK NIEDL František Niedl was born in České Budějovice and graduated from the Secondary Technical School of Electrical Engineering. He has worked as an electrician, a hydroelectric power plant operator, a substation operator, a driving school instructor, and was the owner of a travel agency. He loves nature, motorbikes, horses, yachting, literature and history. In addition to novels, he also writes short stories, which appear in newspaper supplements, are broadcast on the radio, and are also published in books. VENDELÍN URBAN Vendelín Urban is a graduate of the music and drama department at the Prague Conservatory. He has played roles in the film Ledviny bez viny, in the miniseries Pozadí událostí directed by Jan Hřebejk, in the series Pan Profesor II, and in many other series (Božena, MOST!, Specialisté, Chlap, Pod hladinou).