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Bumin's Destiny – Reunion Final Trailer: A Göktürk Movie
Long ago, the wolf's howl echoed across the steppe, calling the sons of Gök Tengri, the Sky's ruler. But eventually, the howl faded. Names disappeared, mountains got new titles, and elders were silenced. For generations, the Ashina Turks bowed under foreign rulers who dismissed them and deceived their children.
Emerging from this long silence is a reckoning.
Set in the mid-6th century, 'Bumin’s Destiny' chronicles the Ashina clan's journey from myth to history, from the Asena legend and the wolf-blood lineage, through exile and ironworking in the Altai Mountains under the Rouran Empire's shadow, to Bumin’s pivotal rebellion that sparks the Göktürk Khaganate. Between iron and fire, a forgotten Turkic people moves toward a destined reunion.
The 'Reunion' final trailer is available in multiple languages: English, Türkçe, Deutsch, Español, 简体中文, Қазақша, 한국어, 日本語.
Modu Challenges Touman for Xiongnu Leadership
The 25-year-old steppe nomad Modu, also known as Mete and Bagatur, boldly challenges his father Touman for the title of Chanyu, the leader of the nomadic Xiongnu tribes in the Eastern Eurasian Steppe Belt. This pivotal moment marked the last conversation before Modu's dramatic takeover, resulting in the expansion of the tribal realm into the Xiongnu Empire.
This scene is grounded in historical accounts provided by Chinese sources, detailing Modu Chanyu's strategic power grab. The script includes references to significant historical events leading up to Modu's challenge in 209 BC, with animations generated by AI.
Prayer to Genghis Khan: A Musical Journey through the Mongolian Steppe
Full Lyrics in English:
Soaring over the Altai mountains, the gallop of the horses summons the wind.
A brand new dawn on the snow-capped hills, the blood of Genghis has crossed the earthen road.
My Genghis Khan, the majesty and might of the heavens, the sound of the Khuur, a path as vast as the ocean.
A fire's fierce power awakens in the heart, be eternal, created as our vanguard!
An endless steppe, where the golden banner was raised, his valor fills the distant expanse.
A light of wisdom and of will, with pride, flourishing for a thousand years.
Huu, huu, Genghis, ascend!
Huu, huu, Great Khan, prosper!
Huu, huu, forged in sweat!
Huu, huu, your glory ascends!
My Genghis Khan, the majesty and might of the heavens, the sound of the Khuur, a path as vast as the ocean.
A fire's fierce power awakens in the heart, be eternal, created as our vanguard!
The Solitary Mongol: Morin Khuur Solo in Medieval Steppe Music
Following the Mongol conquests, a former warrior of the Mongol Empire roams the unfamiliar Ponto-Caspian steppe alone. Stripped of his comrades, his only companion was his horse, which fell ill and passed away. In an act of ingenuity and tradition, he crafted strings from his horse's hair for a new Morin Khuur, an ancient Mongolian instrument. He plays it in hopes that his people will hear his lament and rescue him.
This song showcases a Morin Khuur solo, a horsehead fiddle similar to instruments like the Tuvan igil, Kazakh kobyz, and Kyrgyz Kyl kyyak, highlighting the shared musical heritage of the region's various Khaganates.
Were the Huns Yenisean or Turkic? Featuring CopperAxe
In this episode, Copper Axe from Musaeum Scythia and I delve into why the Xiongnu and Attila's Huns did not speak Yenisean and were not a Yenisean people.
This serves as our rebuttal to Svenja Bonmann's and Simon Fries' June article, where they theorized that the Xiongnu and Huns in Europe were Yenisean rather than Turkic at their core.
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