This record describes – in few words – the saga This record describes – in few words – the saga Este álbum descreve ? em poucas palavras ? a saga of a knight crusader known as The Shadow Hunter, of a knight crusader known as The Shadow Hunter, de um Cavaleiro Cruzado conhecido como O Caçador who joins the army of the Pope on the late XI who joins the army of the Pope on the late XI da Sombra, que se une ao exército do Papa no fim century. During his saga, his mind is often century. During his saga, his mind is often do século XI. Durante sua saga, sua mente é muitas perplexed by the antagonism of the Holy War and perplexed by the antagonism of the Holy War and vezes desorientada pelo antagonismo da Guerra afflicted by visions that conflict with his afflicted by visions that conflict with his Santa e afligida por visões que conflitam com devotion to the Church. devotion to the Church. sua devoção à Igreja. The beginning of the second millennium has a lot The beginning of the second millennium has a lot O início do segundo milênio teve muito em comum in common with our times. The world was rapidly in common with our times. The world was rapidly com os nossos tempos. O mundo estava mudando changing. The Roman Empire's sovereignty was changing. The Roman Empire's sovereignty was rapidamente. A soberania do Império Romano estava succumbing to the rising power of Muslims, succumbing to the rising power of Muslims, sucumbindo ao poder crescente dos conquistadores Jewels, Christians and pagan conquerors. As the Jewels, Christians and pagan conquerors. As the Muçulmanos, Judeus, Cristãos e Pagãos. Como os Roman domain was falling apart, local wars were Roman domain was falling apart, local wars were domínios Romanos estavam desmoronando, guerras frequent and the domination of the territories frequent and the domination of the territories locais eram freqüentes e o domínio dos territórios changed on almost every decade. For different changed on almost every decade. For different mudou em quase todas as décadas. Por diferentes reasons, these uprisings groups wanted to rule reasons, these uprisings groups wanted to rule razões, estas rebeliões queriam governar Jerusalém Jerusalem (so-called Holy Land for the three Jerusalem (so-called Holy Land for the three (também chamada Terra Santa pelas três principais main religious nations and a very important main religious nations and a very important religiões e por um importante centro commercial center). commercial center). comercial). The cities in Europe and in the Minor Asia have The cities in Europe and in the Minor Asia have As cidades na Europa e na Ásia Menor se tornaram become very populated; jobs were hard to find; become very populated; jobs were hard to find; muito populosas. Trabalhos eram difíceis de and the people became unemployed and inactive. and the people became unemployed and inactive. encontrar; e o povo se tornou desempregado e inativo. That scenery made very easy for the Pope Urban That scenery made very easy for the Pope Urban Aquele cenário facilitou muito para o Para Urbano II to raise an army of European Crusaders to II to raise an army of European Crusaders to II criar um exército de Cruzados Europeus para conquer the land where Jesus was once crucified. conquer the land where Jesus was once crucified. conquistar a terra onde Jesus foi uma vez Lost and confused – due to the turbulent times – Lost and confused – due to the turbulent times – crucificado. Perdidos e confusos Â? devido aos they were easily led by the ideals of salvation they were easily led by the ideals of salvation tempos turbulentos Â? eles eram facilmente levados proposed by the Church. However, the mass of proposed by the Church. However, the mass of pelos ideais de salvação propostos pela Igreja. ignorant and fanatic soldiers went out of ignorant and fanatic soldiers went out of No entanto, o grande número de soldados ignorantes control, in total anarchy applied brutal and control, in total anarchy applied brutal and e fanáticos saiu fora do controle, em total anarquia merciless methods of devastation. The atavistic merciless methods of devastation. The atavistic aplicavam métodos brutais e impiedosos de devastação. instinct of the recent Christianized people instinct of the recent Christianized people O instinto atávico do povo recentemente brought up the hatred and the fear of living on brought up the hatred and the fear of living on cristianizado trouxe o ódio e o medo de viver that period. After one thousand years the that period. After one thousand years the naquele período. Após mil anos, a religião de religion of Christ has become a paradox, killing religion of Christ has become a paradox, killing Cristo se tornou um paradoxo, matando e torturando and torturing men to inflict the ideals of and torturing men to inflict the ideals of homens para impor os ideais de fraternidade. fraternity. It was absorbed, mixed and adapted fraternity. It was absorbed, mixed and adapted Isto foi absorvido, mesclado e adaptado à cultura to the roman imperialistic culture and Interests. to the roman imperialistic culture and Interests. e interesses imperiais Romanos.