The eyes of a dead French knight follow the pitbull in front of him.
French king Philip the Fair, and especially his vainglorious wife Joanna of Navarra, need money - again. Logically enough their attention turns to their richest vassal, the old count of Flanders.
You know, this is a great Flemish war film! The story is set in the middle-ages, the 14th century (in the year 1302).
I'll probably have to explain my comment summary a little for those people not living in Flanders, i'd say over 99.9 % of mankind.