Our trip led us to the most famous medieval festival in Germany, the Kaltenberger knight's games, every year in July there is this festival and it begins with the best event. It's starts with the event we went to the Medieval Entertainers’ Night, for me the only interesting event during the whole festival. (you want to know more ? -> Kaltenberg)
We were so lucky, when we entered the festival my favorite medieval band was playing, "Die Streuner" (in English would be the strays). Bernd loved their songs, most about drinking with funny phrases. Also the announcements they make are great and entertaining.
After listening to them we went along the market. Took a look at an old water mill and watched some swordsmen fighting. Pretty entertaining and Bernd was not frightened at all.
Near the jousting arena we could listen to a band playing strange music, also with strange instruments. Now Bernd got scared, because one of these guys had an instrument looking like a scythe, no kidding. Only a big black cloak was missing to make him look like father death.
I promised Bernd to protect him and told him that this guy won't harm him.
The jousting arena was completely empty, we waited a while there cause Bernd wanted to see some knights down there jousting, but nobody showed up. He didn't listen to my explanations that there will not be any fighting today in the arena. After believing me he felt kind of that, but I told him that in the night there will be some fireworks. And he felt much better.
Next to the jousting arena they build a new building on the festival ground. Best invention for the festival. In the past there stood a castle looking like it's build out of carton. A horrible looking building not fitting there. I hated that building. No there is a building remembering of this Viking halls, only the gap in the middle of the roof was missing and the big fire place below it.
At the market place we saw some knights in full plate and Bernd wanted also to buy himself one. We went to the armorer to find a fitting armor, the only thing seeming partly to fit was a helmet. A chain shirt or a full plate would have been much to expensive and Bernd would have to wait for a long time to get it. At least he really looked tough with that helmet.
After getting much good food and drinks we went to the wood stage and enjoyed the entertainment we got, a witch transforming in a spider. Or was that spider woman ? A group of artists telling stories, playing songs, artistic stuff, fire and funny stuff. And the night ended how it began, with the strays.
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