“What means the strange, wild ballad? With conjectures, each vainly tries to track the hidden secret.”

Konrad Wallenrod, by Adam Mickiewicz

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Imagine a man who rises to power by invoking national greatness, donning the robes of tradition, and commanding the loyalty of a fervent base. He praises the sacred rituals of the order, rallies his knights with visions of restored glory, and calls for moral renewal. Yet behind the mask of piety and patriotism lies another mission—not to s…