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Medievalist Overtones and Echoes of the Apocalypse in the Baltic LARP games, 2000-2010

Posted on June 8, 2023 by thegrailquest

At the Middle Ages in Modern Games twitter conference, I delivered a co-authored paper reflecting critically on my own experience as a LARPer. Some of the pics actually include yours truly, so you can have a good time trying to … Continue reading →

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The Count of May Festival in Riga

Posted on May 13, 2019 by thegrailquest

With history being in fashion today, it is not surprising that many old traditions are revived or reinvented, attracting tourists and enriching the communities’ cultural lives. A good example of it is the Count of May festival in Riga, a … Continue reading →

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