European medieval enthusiasts gather in central Serbia to celebrate all things medieval

Record ID: 1428594

  • Title: European medieval enthusiasts gather in central Serbia to celebrate all things medieval
  • Date: 25th August 2019
  • Summary: CAMP, MONASTERY WALLS IN BACKGROUND KNIGHTS LINED UP FOR BATTLE IN RINK, SERBIA (IN BLACK) AGAINST TURKEY VARIOUS OF FIVE-ON-FIVE BATTLE CROWD WATCHING BATTLE DEFEATED KNIGHTS LAYING ON GROUND COMBATANTS CELEBRATING AND CONGRATULATING RIVALS (SOUNDBITE) (English) TURKISH KNIGHT BURAK YURAR, SAYING: "Well, you gotta know your roots in order to move forward. That's what we believe in, mostly. So, we try to explore ourselves and, you know, also merge old with new and get over old differences and make new friends." KNIGHTS IN ARMOUR VARIOUS OF BATTLE BETWEEN SLOVENIA (BLACK WITH GREEN) AND ROMANIA CROWD WATCHING BATTLE VARIOUS OF KNIGHT INJURED IN BATTLE, ANNOUNCER CALLING MEDICS TO ASSIST (SOUNDBITE) (English) FRENCH KNIGHT LAURENT PIERRE, SAYING: "The honour, the history, the respect, the good vibe, cordiality... What else? Good meeting." COMBATANTS CONGRATULATING EACH OTHER AFTER BATTLE CLOSE OF KNIGHT'S ARMOURED TORSO, ARMS WITH WEAPON AND SMALL SHIELD AND STEEL MESH OVER SHOULDERS FRENCH KNIGHTS GOING INTO BATTLE AGAINST SLOVENIANS VARIOUS OF BATTLE
  • Embargoed: 8th September 2019 12:20
  • Keywords: festival medieval enthusiasts five-on-five full-contact battle Serbia orthodox Manasija monastery
  • Location: DESPOTOVAC, SERBIA
  • City: DESPOTOVAC, SERBIA
  • Country: Serbia
  • Reuters ID: LVA003ATPUIWP
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Around 1,000 lovers of all things medieval set camp in a forest beneath the walled, XV century Serbian Orthodox monastery between Friday (August 23) and Monday for the 2019 edition of the "Just Out" festival. People from 24 countries arrived to show to thousands of visitors their medieval weapons, arts, crafts and food or let them try on armour and try their hand at archery or spear throwing.
    But combat remains the high point of the festival. On Saturday, five-man teams battled it out in a tiny rink, delivering hard blows to their rivals and ganging up on those left standing. The rules are brutal - everything but stabbing and hitting body parts unprotected by armour or mesh is allowed. One combatant required medical assistance after suffering a back injury. The one-on-one tournament was due on Sunday.
    The festival, expanded from two to four days since last year, is held annually in the last week of August since 2015.
    (Production: Fedja Grulovic, Boris Babic, Ute Swart)
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