Anno Heroum - Șelimbăr 1599 (Official Video) | Michael the Brave | Melodic Death Metal

28 October 1599. On the Cibin plain below Sibiu, Michael the Brave meets Prince Andrew Báthory. At nine o'clock a burning bush gives the signal, the ranks roll down the slopes and the guns begin to roar. Michael's line breaks, he rides into the rout and turns it, and by three in the afternoon Andrew flees the field. Forty-five guns are left in the empty camp. Days later Michael rides into Alba Iulia, the first step on the road to uniting the Romanian lands. Anno Heroum tells one true battle per song. This is Șelimbăr. ⏱ Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:07 War chant 0:15 Verse 1 - Over the passes 0:38 Chorus - Mihai! Swords to the morning sky 1:01 Verse 2 - Dawn at Șelimbăr 1:24 Chorus 1:47 Battle verse 2:02 Bridge - Broken, the line runs! 2:18 Guitar solo 2:49 Verse 4 - Andrew flees 3:12 Final chorus 3:27 Outro - Riding north, the gates swing wide 📜 Lyrics (Hey!) (Hey!) (Hey!) (Hey!) (Hey!) (Hey!) (Mi-hai!) Over the passes comes October's host Mountain men rise, riding at our side Out of his city Andrew marches forth Down by Sibiu the field lies open wide Hosts in sight at break of day Only steel will have its say Mihai! Swords to the morning sky Three banners down, their bearers die Mihai! Swords to the morning sky Cannon and blade, to war! To war! (Hey!) (Hey!) (Hey!) (Hey!) (Hey!) (Hey!) Ride at dawn! Dawn at Șelimbăr, the Cibin plain Nine o'clock: a bush is set ablaze Down roll our ranks, the cannons start to roar Through smoke they charge, and steel on steel we meet Every banner raised on high Forward now, we charge, we ride Mihai! Swords to the morning sky Three banners down, their bearers die Mihai! Swords to the morning sky Cannon and blade, to war! To war! (Hey!) (Hey!) (Hey!) (Hey!) (Hey!) (Hey!) Hold the line! Three times their war-cry roars across the plain Lázár falls to Novac, mountain blades Wave on wave they hurl against our line Charged, our line falls back to thorn and wood Broken, the line runs! (Ha!) Into the rout he rides (Ha!) Turn and stand your ground! (Ha!) Nobody gives chase (Ha!) From vineyard heights Prince Andrew watched it all Near three o'clock he turned his horse and fled Their own commander yields his sword instead And Sibiu hauls its men up over walls Up in the mountains, moon up high Village axe ends Andrew's way Mihai! Swords to the morning sky Three banners down, their bearers die Mihai! Swords to the morning sky Cannon and blade, to war! To war! The battle won, we raise a cross And on one hill we lay our dead Then north we ride, the gates swing wide Mihai rides in at break of day And all the square cries out his name! 📖 History notes Date: 28 October 1599 (Gregorian; 18 October in the old Julian calendar). Michael the Brave (Mihai Viteazul), Prince of Wallachia, against Andrew Báthory, Prince of Transylvania. Army sizes vary widely between sources, so no exact numbers are claimed here. 45 guns were captured in Andrew's camp; the fallen were buried in a common mound. Andrew was killed days later by Székely villagers in the Csík mountains; on 1 November Michael entered Alba Iulia. The union of 1600 did not happen at Șelimbăr, but this battle opened the road to it. 🎵 Music created with AI (ElevenLabs Music). Lyrics, concept, storyboard and video directed by a human. Subscribe for the next battle, and tell us in the comments which hero we should sing about next. #AnnoHeroum #MichaelTheBrave #MihaiViteazul #Selimbar #MelodicDeathMetal #HistoryMetal #Romania