Translations for our friends around the world.

Author Topic: Knights do battle at medieval festival in Serbia  (Read 3653 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Asid

  • HAVOC
  • *
  • Posts: 27335
Knights do battle at medieval festival in Serbia
« on: August 26, 2018, 09:22:38 PM »
Knights do battle at medieval festival in Serbia
Reuters Staff
26/-8/18

DESPOTOVAC, Serbia (Reuters) - Men from across Europe - and one woman - donned armor and battled with swords outside a Serbian medieval monastery as part of a festival sampling life from hundreds of years ago.

The combatants were grouped depending on their skill and fitness, with those in the strongest category often knocking rivals to the ground, their helmets dented.

Croatian Neda, who did not give her family name, was the only woman allowed to take part in the battle.

“It’s great for me. It’s anti-stress therapy,” she told Reuters, wearing the red and white colors of her country.

The “Just Out” festival takes place every year outside the walls of the Manasija monastery, built in the early 15th century and listed by UNESCO since 2010.

Visitors also tried out archery, wood carving and cooking the food of the time.

“All of the food is prepared with ingredients that were available in medieval times, in the 14th century in Serbia,” Slavoljub Ljubisavljevic from Serbia said.   

The festival lasted four days instead of the usual two this year to commemorate the 600th anniversary since the monastery was built.

“We’re motivated (to come here) to learn how to return to our roots and live simply, like they did before electricity,” said Veronique Gianerrini from France who came for the festival.

Reporting by Branko Filipovic and Fedja Grulovic; Writing by Ivana Sekularac; Editing by Alison Williams
funny
0
informative
0
Thanks
0
No reactions
No reactions
No reactions

I stand against Racism, Bigotry and Bullying

Tags:
     

    Battle Field Friends - SE06

    Started by wilso845

    Replies: 4
    Views: 5632
    Last post October 23, 2016, 08:03:18 PM
    by wilso845
    Battle of the Somme begins

    Started by Asid

    Replies: 0
    Views: 4370
    Last post July 01, 2016, 08:50:31 PM
    by Asid
    South Africa trials BattleTek command training system

    Started by Asid

    Replies: 0
    Views: 4078
    Last post May 11, 2016, 08:05:57 PM
    by Asid
    Battle Of The Bulge Tanks

    Started by Frankie

    Replies: 2
    Views: 4637
    Last post October 24, 2015, 06:16:52 PM
    by Frankie
    World Battleground, 1000 years of war in 5 minutes

    Started by Lumituisku

    Replies: 0
    Views: 3866
    Last post October 02, 2016, 07:58:26 AM
    by Lumituisku