Medieval History
Poland's Marcin Waszkielis and Suzanne Elleraas of the United States took first prize in the male and female divisions of the Medieval Combat World Championships, which was held this week in Belmonte Castle in Spain.
The four-day event began on May 1st, with dozens of men and women competing in combat with the medieval longsword.
"The sport is based on the traditional 14th and 15th century tournaments, mostly the rules have been developed from a book by a guy called King René of Anjou and he wrote the seminal book of the tournament in the early 1400s," Martin Cazey explained to the NTD.TV.
Both the BBC and Ukraine News One were on hand to report on the tournament:
You can also see this slideshow of pictures from the Medieval Combat World Championships from Reuters.
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Medieval History
Medieval Combat World Championships
The four-day event began on May 1st, with dozens of men and women competing in combat with the medieval longsword.
"The sport is based on the traditional 14th and 15th century tournaments, mostly the rules have been developed from a book by a guy called King René of Anjou and he wrote the seminal book of the tournament in the early 1400s," Martin Cazey explained to the NTD.TV.
Both the BBC and Ukraine News One were on hand to report on the tournament:
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