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Genuezki Shlem - Fair at Genoese Fortress in Sudak
2009.08.16
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The actors, history students who give the tours, etc. camp out in the fortress during the time of the fair. Note the Black Sea in the background. Better viewed enlarged:
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The actors, history students who give the tours, etc. camp out in the fortress during the time of the fair. Note the Black Sea in the background. Better viewed enlarged:
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Practicing on the crossbow
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Practicing on the crossbow
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The re-enactment begins with the people living a peaceful existence.
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The re-enactment begins with the people living a peaceful existence.
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The men all leave to go fishing.
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The men all leave to go fishing.
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And the women and others remaining are attacked.
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And the women and others remaining are attacked.
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There were many attacks and counter attacks, and people being burned at the stake, but, Russian not being my first language, I wasn't following it all. The young man in the cape later taught fencing and jousted with his students.
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There were many attacks and counter attacks, and people being burned at the stake, but, Russian not being my first language, I wasn't following it all. The young man in the cape later taught fencing and jousted with his students.
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I missed it, but apparently, during the fighting, usually some people are really injured, and the medics are called in.
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I missed it, but apparently, during the fighting, usually some people are really injured, and the medics are called in.
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My friend Kayla poses with "her knight in shining armor!"
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My friend Kayla poses with "her knight in shining armor!"
These are so great. I still like that piper. I have wanted to do some battle reinactments here in South Carolina...you have inspired me to try to get to one!
