9. Then Krum raised all the folks for protection
of the native land, the battle occurred in
Varbitsa passes. The defeat of the Byzantines
was unheard of, and in this battle the
Emperor lost his life.
10. The old Bulgarians believed
that when you drink from
the skills of defeated
enemies you take their
power. By this ancient
custom, the Bulgarian ruler
commanded a cup to be
made from Nicephorus`s
skull. With it he raised a
toast in honor of the great
victory.
11. In 814 Krum took grand
military campaign against
Tsarigard.The Byzantium
chronicles reported that
only the ram were 5000.
In the height of the siege,
one of the best Bulgarian
rulers – Krum, died.
