Medieval Warfare at 'Battle of the Nations' - VICE INTL (France)

The "medieval full contact" is probably the most violent sport we know. Indeed, it's all about destroying the face of your the guy in font of you with a blade, a lance or any weapon that happened to exist in Europe 800 years ago. We asked our reporter Sylla Sain­Guilly to go to their annual International tournament called "Battle of the Nations" and see what's up with the fighters and their peculiar role playing game­like, right­wing fan base.

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