Brett Monnard, dressed as a Scottish nobleman, had an explanation for why the Scots competed with one another tossing logs, irons and large rocks.“If you aren’t going to practice with weapons, you have to find a way to keep your strength up,” he explained to the crowd about how English rulers banned the people of Scotland from having weapons during medieval times.
The demonstration of the Scottish games, known as the Highlander games, was among the festivities of the 20th annual Iowa Renaissance Festival at Middle Amana Park in Middle Amana. Presented as Iowa’s tribute to “olde Europe and world culture,” the festival, which had taken place in Mason City and Des Moines before finding a permanent home in Amana in 2000, featured a little bit of everything from weapons and fighting demonstrations to crafts, food and clothing from several hundred years ago, said Gregory Schmidt, the festival’s founder and organizer.
The demonstration of the Scottish games, known as the Highlander games, was among the festivities of the 20th annual Iowa Renaissance Festival at Middle Amana Park in Middle Amana. Presented as Iowa’s tribute to “olde Europe and world culture,” the festival, which had taken place in Mason City and Des Moines before finding a permanent home in Amana in 2000, featured a little bit of everything from weapons and fighting demonstrations to crafts, food and clothing from several hundred years ago, said Gregory Schmidt, the festival’s founder and organizer.
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