Posted on 5/5/2022 at 12:02
Tenth edition of the medieval festivals in the shadow of the abbey of Saint-Wandrille-Rançon. About fifteen troops are expected there, Saturday May 7 and Sunday May 8, 2022.
For the tenth time, Sieur Jonathan will be entrusted by the alderman places the keys of the valley of Fontenelle, in the shade of the millennial abbey in Saint-Wandrille-Rançon. On May 7 and 8, 2022, around fifteen medieval troupes will stay there in a tent camp, just like in the Middle Ages.
The volunteer organizers of the festival committee chaired by Jonathan Linder launch an invitation to the entire population of the stronghold: “Children and adults, damsels and damsels, come and celebrate for a weekend. Minstrels, troubadours, knights, cooks will lead you on wanderings in the middle of well-stocked stalls and in inns from which the smells of yesteryear will escape. You can feast in abundance. If the art of war appeals to you, you will attend tournaments, demonstrations of catapults and you can try your hand at archery”.
Over a hundred speakers
Under the artistic direction of the Histoire Evenement association, the program for this 10th edition has been enriched with several new features: a theater troupe will animate moments of tales and fabliaux, an equestrian company will offer breathtaking shows on four occasions.
The last edition dates from 2019 and the event had attracted thousands of visitors. This return of the knights after two blank years, marked by the covi-19, should attract the crowd again, no doubt watching the program: continuous entertainment on the camps for two days.
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The program :
Saturday May 7: At 10.30 a.m., archery tournament; at 2.30 p.m., parade and opening ceremony, blessing; 2.30 p.m. and 5 p.m. and 7.15 p.m.: war machines; 3 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.: horse shows; 4.15 p.m. and 6.30 p.m.: tales and fabliaux; 7 p.m.: animated banquet by reservation on 06 09 85 31 03; 10 p.m. torchlight parade; 10:30 p.m.: fire show; 11 p.m. fireworks offered by the municipality.
Sunday 8 May: 10.30 a.m. fighters’ tournament; 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., war machines; 1.30 p.m.: horse show; 2.30 p.m. tales and fabliaux; 4 p.m.: the great battle of Saint-Wandrille; 5:30 p.m. the grand closing finale: horses, fighters, war machines.
The main participating companies:
The First Arc Company of the Templars of Caudebec-en-Caux, the Chevalier de la Cailleterie, the Clan Svadifari, the Compagnie Médié Val-de-Scène, the Confrérie des Routiers d’Argan, the Ost de Caillebourg.