--- description: Fighters down swords and shields in medieval copmetition title: Watch Fighters Literally Go Medieval on Each Other in This New Documentary image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [europe](/tag/europe/) ## europe Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Fighters Literally Go Medieval on Each Other in This New Documentary by [Victor Luckerson](/author/victor-luckerson/) ## Victor Luckerson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 28, 2015 6:01 PM CUT by [Victor Luckerson](/author/victor-luckerson/) ## Victor Luckerson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 28, 2015 6:01 PM CUT If _Game of Thrones_ has you hankering to see a real-life sword-fight or jousting match, consider a trip to the Battle of the Nations. The annual European event involves fighters in actual armor, using real weapons (that have been blunted for safety) competing across a variety of events. A new documentary from distributor Journeyman Pictures chronicles the 2014 event, which took place in Trogir, Croatia. The video features both fighters and fans donning actual medieval garb, competing in both one-on-one bouts and large-scale pitched “battles.” The Battle of Nations begins in May this year in Prague, Czech Republic. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3838579/battle-of-the-nations-documentary/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3838579/battle-of-the-nations-documentary/"},"headline":"Watch Fighters Literally Go Medieval on Each Other in This New Documentary","datePublished":"2015-04-28T18:01:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T06:45:03.066Z","description":"Fighters down swords and shields in medieval copmetition","url":"https://time.com/3838579/battle-of-the-nations-documentary/","keywords":["europe","Documentary","fighting"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Victor Luckerson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/victor-luckerson/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/europe/","name":"europe"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3838579/battle-of-the-nations-documentary/","name":"Watch Fighters Literally Go Medieval on Each Other in This New Documentary"}}]}] ```