Episode 1 | Sultan Salahuddin Ayyubi

"Ten knights. Twelve infantry. Two archers. The wagon has wine barrels, not arrows. They are relaxed."

Yusuf hesitates. "They have not harmed us. They are just passing." sultan salahuddin ayyubi episode 1

His uncle, (a legendary warrior nicknamed "The Lion"), takes him aside after a training drill. "Ten knights

In Aleppo, they are taken in by the great , the fierce warlord fighting the Crusaders. Zengi looks at the baby Yusuf and says to Najm ad-Din: "This child has fire in his eyes. Raise him sharp. The Franks will not wait." The wagon has wine barrels, not arrows

Opening Scene: The Road to Mosul, 1138 CE

"Good. Now—attack."

Najm ad-Din looks back at the fortress he is sworn to protect. He whispers a prayer, then lifts his infant son——into the saddle. "You are born in exile, my son," he says softly. "Perhaps one day, you will build a home for all of us."