Herstmonceux Medieval Festival 2014 – Incongruous Photos

On August 28, 2014 by Tim Newman

Herstmonceux Medieval Festival - header

It’s that time of the year again folks; the event of the season has been and gone and the photos have been collated. If you’ve not witnessed the festivities yourself, Herstmonceux Medieval Festival is a riot of ale, mead, exotic meats and dressing up. I am proud to say that I have been present at the castle every single year without fail for the last two years.

As ever, we made it our mission to collect as many incongruous photographs as we could. I wanted to find knights dressed in full regalia on their iPhone and wenches on motorbikes. I failed to a certain degree, but that won’t stop me putting the failures up here for you to enjoy.

I’m not complaining that there were moments of incongruity of course, I mean, I was dressed as a medieval Persian scholar taking digital photos after all. Here’s the resulting images from this year’s medieval magnificence.

This guy was a “storyteller” and historian. He told us ghost stories and accepted many a free pint…

Herstmonceux Medieval Festival - story teller

Medieval songstress from the hit medieval function band “Serpentine” in an impromptu and not at all contrived photoshoot…

Herstmonceux Medieval Festival - poser

Herstmonceux Medieval Festival - soldier

Herstmonceux Medieval Festival - beard buggy

This next one didn’t come out all that well. He’s eating prepacked sandwiches from a petrol station. He totally sprung me trying to sneak a photo though didn’t he…

Herstmonceux Medieval Festival - prepacked sandwiches

To be fair, at least he had his smart phone in a leather case:

Herstmonceux Medieval Festival - iphone

Herstmonceux Medieval Festival - ipad Herstmonceux Medieval Festival - ice cream van

Herstmonceux Medieval Festival - knight on blue chair

Herstmonceux Medieval Festival - monk buggy

Transport new and old:

Herstmonceux Medieval Festival - tranposrt clash

Herstmonceux Medieval Festival - monk cameras

Herstmonceux Medieval Festival - knights by tents

Some dude utterly ruining the medieval vibes in the shot here…

Herstmonceux Medieval Festival - chav parade

Herstmonceux Medieval Festival - Camera woman

Here’s last years incongruity:

HERSTMONCEUX MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL 2013 – INCONGRUOUS PHOTOS

MORE HISTORICAL INCONGRUITY 

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