Residents of Lutsk and guests of the city who visited Lubart's Castle last weekend had a unique opportunity to take a journey through time.
Ancient coats of arms and banners, battle swords and axes, ladies in medieval attire, squires and servants, knights in military gear - all of this could be seen within the walls of the ancient fortress, where the festival "Sword of Lutsk Castle" was taking place, dedicated to the congress of European monarchs that took place in 1429 in Lutsk.
Representatives of knightly clubs from Odesa, Brest, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy, Lviv, and Lutsk took part in the festival of reenactment history and historical fencing. Spectators had the opportunity to see knightly tournaments in the nominations: "sword-sword" and "shield-sword." Ancient dances were performed by the ensembles "Bassdance" from Belarus, "Littles," and others. A competition was held among the faithful companions of knights - beautiful ladies, in which Nataliia Skorniakova from Kyiv won. It was interesting to watch how the best of the ladies was chosen for skill in sewing - the prize was received by Olha Freidman from Khmelnytskyi, and the best in the embroidery competition was Nataliia Skorniakova.
And the most interesting, captivating spectacle of the festival - the mass knightly battle "bohurt." Watching the representatives of the "white" and "red" parties compete against each other, spectators were transported to the 11th century, because it was in those distant times in Germany that similar battles began to take place and rules were established that warriors on the battlefield had to follow. After the battles, the "Court of Love and Beauty" chose and honored the most worthy knight. The winner of the 2005 knightly tournament was Yevhen Chekhovskyi from the city of Odesa. According to ancient tradition, the winner has the right to choose the most beautiful lady; this title was received by Iva, a representative of the "Silver Wolf" club from Lviv.
The main organizer of the celebration was the historical reenactment club from the city of Lviv, "Silver Wolf." According to the rules, there must be a "host" and "hostess" of the tournament - it was precisely the representatives of this club who performed these roles. Significant financial assistance was provided by the People's Party and the "Zeman" beer producers.
The organizers of the tournament sincerely thanked the administration of the "Old Lutsk" Historical and Cultural Reserve and the local knightly club "Falcon Tower," who hospitably received and helped conduct this festival. In conclusion, the final, most grandiose "bohurt" and a concert took place.