Tag: Battles

Oil painting of Jan Matejko of the battle of Grunwald
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Annual Revival of the Teutonic Order at Grunwald

The modern phenomenon of historical re-enactments is finding more and more fans all over the world. Medieval re-enactments, which allow participants to "transport themselves" to distant times of knights, kings and court ladies, have played a special role here. An interesting example of this practice is the annual reconstruction of the 15th century Battle of Grunwald in Poland. For several days in August, the site is visited by crowds of people eager to watch the re-enactment of the famous armed clash between Teutonic and Polish-Lithuanian armies and eager to take part in the accompanying attractions. Let's go too, to see how historical heritage is interpreted by contemporary re-enactors.