In Italy, year 1100, the Northern lands are ruled by the German Emperor Barbarossa. His dream is to also conquer the lands in the center and the South to revive the empire that once belonged to Charles the Great. But in the North, a young man from Milan named Alberto Da Giussano has formed an army of 900 men all from different cities known as the company of death. His dream is to defeat the Emperor and give freedom back to the Northern lands.