Tewkesbury Medieval Festival 2008

[ardaxoy]

i think i was born in wrong century -_-

[Apalmeic5]

all thoughts lead to good internal mind books and scenes forming,win the war....don't vote net election,i didn't ,or vote labour,liberal,indie partys.....all do little but talk alot..

[Apalmeic5]

activists help stop AONB BEING BUILT ON BY NUCLEAR AND AIRPORT'S 17TH OCT IS THE GOVERNMNT PUBLIC CONSULTATION....

[Apalmeic5]

bom bar bam bim bum---------stop conservative ill march to glory,ther thougts are like gaddafi,im right no really i am?

[goldengardendog]

about 50 seconds in, is that a plastic bucket they are holding? amateurs

[TheScatfan]

as i said: i dont know how many or what langages it is translated to but it was originally swedish.

[TheScatfan]

fuck why did that happen!

[TheScatfan]

Language

[TheScatfan]

i think that peapole that do like the medieval times should try to reed the "Arn" books by Jan Guillou i am 14 years and found them very exiting! i don't know how many or what Language

[carlern55]

@FreeSpirited15 ha ha the same says my history teacher.

[steleona1]

For an exciting viking novel, try Sigurd's Saga on YouTube!

[KBM123321]

fcking adds

[LotusDragon09]

We need something like this around were I live. The closest renaissance fair is lame AND they charge you. Merchandise and food is also overpriced, the archery range uses like 15lb bows with a target less than 20 feet away, the jousting almost makes me laugh when they trot towards each other and then tap each other's tin shields, and half the people that dress up seem more concerned with looking like they came out of a fantasy novel than history. Oh well. At least we have these videos.

[dimitry246]

@FreeSpirited15 Believe me, it's easy for you to say that now, in your heated home, refrigerated food and hot water, but in that era, everything was dirty, dangerous and extremely cold, and you were either a peasent or a noble, there was no thin line. Chance that you would be a peasent is about 80%. Believe me, you do not want to live in those day...

[gabrielbalbo555]

Love medieval age

[mariamali94]

@FreeSpirited15 me too!

[YourNumberOneSource]

European history <3

[Akterleichbent]

Margriet is FIT!

[Fishdogpigsquirrel]

@FreeSpirited15 Sure..if you are into plagues, dying at the ripe old age of 30, tortured by inquisitions, being absolutely hideous, working in a hot field to satisfy a lord who has probably fucked (and when I say fucked I mean raped) everyone in the village, losing about 5 kids before they turn 6, starving to death in the freezing cold with nothing but a deer skin blanket and a nearly dead fire, whilst being told that its all god's plan.

[Dharmadus]

@FreeSpirited15 same with me ive always loved it ever since i could remember

[14534]

How do they fight with all those weapons without hurting themselves? Are the blades dull or do they always purposefully miss?

[Kreyzy195]

Hmmmm Teutonic knights shields .... 2:05 Black Cross on White Background

[lastmondaypast1]

i would love to go to one of these and set up one of those little medieval training barracks with wooden swords and just teach people basics for a little coin.

[andjack]

First week in august there will be a great reenactment in Wisby, Gotland, Sweden.

You should also try that. An reenactment of the great battle outside the walls where the danish king won over the Gotland farmers, because there was a warm summer and the city didn't help the fighters outside the walls.

Anyway, the Medieval festival in Visby is the greatest and best in Sweeden, and it has been around over 25 years too.

[Magister365]

I used to go to Tewkesbury Medieval Fayre every year and loved it so much I wrote a song about it. It's true there is no admission charge, but parking your car will cost abt £10.00. I wont pay it.

[Xuz7Productions]

@FreeSpirited15 so your gay?

[etelonlongbows]

What GREAT IDEA! a free festival what stop me going years ago was lack of money to think of all those great days out i've missed out on, "ca me chargin"

[runescapenoob48]

i wanna be a civil war reenactor

[leathstitch]

This is one of the best reenactment videos I have seen for a long time.

[tomjackson97]

whats the point?

[666satanification666]

@tomjackson97 Imagine feeling that you were born six hundred years too late, and feeling, every time you see anything to do with the medieval period, that you should be living there with those people, away from this modern hell hole. For me, that's the point.

[TrueEdgePictures]

awesome video. I think I might have been in attendance at this one?

[Gofannon1985]

Congratulation guys! loved it

[SymbolicLiving]

Thank you. Great!

[RievocazioniStoriche]

Thanks for this video.

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[rmcdaniel423]

I wish my local SCA group here in the US put a little more emphasis on authenticity. It's one thing to be forgiving of those who are new or don't yet have the funds to expand their reenactment gear. Don't get me wrong. Many are AMAZING reenactors! But I think there are many who are complacent and don't bother making even a minor effort. In these events, the ambiance for all is created by all . . . For better or worse.

[43Silverbill]

Wonderful assortment of Fair action.

[XbellicapelliX]

this festival looks really good, i love medieval england, but what about the calendimaggio of assisi? that's probably the most beautiful medieval festival i've ever seen...

[Lostfaith1980]

Possibly one of the rarest things in existence in this world. A cultural event thats free to enter.

Wonderful. I love it ^_^

[arizonachristian]

this is so awesome. I feel you are so right about the not charging people.. Thank you for your video..

[celebration81]

Read about really great medieval kings: Type in wikipedia: "Louis the great" or type: "Matthias Corvinus"

[celebration81]

2% of US population is English descendant

[jolyjacktar]

From where do you get those statistics. According to the US census of 2000 being of English descent is the third most common for white Americans after Irish and German.

[celebration81]

Hahaha. Fantasy statistics

[TheFirstAngloSaxon]

er? maybe a little more than that mate

[4LMuppets]

Tewkesbury is a good show but I've re-enacted at better. Anyway, Tewkesbury's fun and everyone has a good laugh. This video represents it almost perfectly.

[wertyupf]

I am going to a medieval festival with my friend and his mother.Three days without my parents,WOOHOO!!

[wertyupf]

I think I should`ve lived during the middle ages.Thank God there are medieval castles in Finland.

[xslayerx917]

awsome!! i wanna go one of these!!

[JanJiska]

And at 6.49 that is my wife and I (along with some others in our group)!

[JanJiska]

Hey!  That is me at 3.05. It would be nice if I was facing the camera though!!!

[SaxonShields]

A Senlac

[un0m3asa13ah]

I feel the same way!

[maurigk16]

the dark age of horror but no everything was bad

[likatiger]

you know what sucks about medeilval times war it sucks to get stabbed it must hurt so bad to be hit in the heart or chest ooo ouch

[ztv1997]

medieval times are the best

[Jamess1472]

great eent, me and my dad reenact as part of the yorkist kings household

[Pudersepp]

Ho!

So very true about the swords. No matter, 6 or 600, a mans eyes do lit up when given one in hand. Thats just true.

Regards,

Puder

[clarkieboi123]

i have been going to the medieval fest for ten years a great weekend lets keep it going sbc

[joker9494949494]

actualy there is one "america" race and thts the native americans.

[screwmanx]

says you for posting

[screwmanx]

english heritage is knights, castles and kings with war, the americans have invaders, imigrants and their best they can come up with is faggoty westerns. long live england

[Rowanriver]

dude, what you have to realize is that the majority of us Americans descended from the English, Scottish, Irish, or Welsh.

[screwmanx]

but you call your self American. which has no heritage anyway

[Aknarad]

true they have no history. they teach them european history in school

[nyk31]

They dont have NO history. They have their own unique short history as well as the history of their origins which includes Europe, Asia, Africa etc. When people accuse Americans or North Americans of having no history or culture they do not realize that many North Americans identify with their European (or other)roots. There is no America 'race'. at least not yet. So when you say America has no history you are basically saying that the whole world has no history.. which kinda doesnt make sense.

[celebration81]

Hahahaha, Most of Amerikans are not British descendants. England was the second strongest medieval European country after Hungary.

[Rowanriver]

In most areas around here the people are descended at least in part from the British. I'm 1/4 English from my grandma's side alone. My other anscestors were English, Scotish and Irish, with some Cherokee and and a touch of German.

[celebration81]

good joke

[Rowanriver]

? why do you seem to be annoyed that I'm descended from Europeans? I give up. Think what you want, but I'm happy that I can claim anscestry from interesting places and interesting people.

[celebration81]

In the US., there are not more British descendants than 15%

[loyaltymelie]

Another great Festival, my 15th...Well organised as usual and a warm welcome from the locals who were anxious to make it go well after the terrible floods of last year. I hope that the Procession through the Town becomes a regular thing too...it was great fun to do. Our Belgian and German allies fought well for the King along with the usual Yorkist groups. If you've never been before, it is not to be missed...a great weekend!

A York! A York!

'Sunne yn Splendour'Household of the Yorkist Kings.

[azzymahmood08]

The French guys were great fun to fight

[helenj63]

Very interesting informative video. We went to this event on Saturday. It was brilliant. For kids of 6 + 7 to see our history brought to life like this was wonderful and very thrilling. Only paid for car parking because we wanted to be close to the field. The event was free. A fantastic wkend of medieval jousting, battles. Looking forward to next year. Well organised and everyone looked like they were having a good time. Wish we had videod the event so enjoyed watching your video. thank you.

[dragonwalls]

hi i do medieval battles where are you baseed? we would like to from to the battle. and thanks

[orslaf]

Tewkesbury is a multi group event in Gloucestershire,UK, but I'm afraid it's invitation only as far as I'm aware