Epic fight between two best fighters in Estonia.
On 25 June, an Iron League match was held in Tartu between Jaan Murumets a.k.a. Barbar (Turm, Tartu) and Artur Kreivald a.k.a. Svein (Soldknechte, Tallinn). The winner of the match was Svein, with the final score of 33:28. Svein is currently leading both the overall Iron League rating table, as well as the 2015 seasonal one, not having lost a single Iron League match.
On 27 June 2015, during the X Pärnu Hanseatic Days Knight Tournament, Daniil Larsen a.k.a. Lars (Karu klubi, Narva) defeated Jaan Murumets a.k.a. Barbar in an Iron League profight match with the final score of 47:30. Murumets was the Iron League profight champion in the season of 2014. In the second Iron League profight match, Artur Kreivald a.k.a. Svein (Soldknechte, Tallinn), the runner up in the previous season of Iron League, defeated Ilja Sinkievitš (Karu Klubi, Narva) with a technical knockout.
Jaan Murumets and Daniil Larsen. Image by Anastassia Sinkova
The winner in the duel with sword and shield category was Toomas Kalja (Turm, Tartu). Aleksei Sosnovski (Valhalla, Tallinn) took the second place, while Maksim Sidnev a.k.a. Skeggolf (Valhalla, Tallinn) came in third.
Final of the duel category – Toomas Kalja vs Aleksei Sosnovski. Image by Anastassia Sinkova
In the buhurt 3vs3 category, team Karu Klubi (Narva) met team Sõdalaste Koda (Soldknechte, Turm, Rampant Unicorns HMB). The match was won by Karu Klubi with the final score of 2:0.
Buhurt team Karu Klubi. Image by Anastassia Sinkova
The championship in Pärnu hosted 15 fighters from Estonia and Scotland. The participating clubs were Karu Klubi (Narva), Rampant Unicorns HMB (Edinburgh), Soldknechte (Tallinn), Turm (Tartu) and Valhalla (Tallinn).
Jaan Murumets e. Barbar (club Turm, Tartu) vs
Daniil Larsen e. Lars (club Karu Klubi, Narva)
Protocol: Barbar vs Lars, 11.10.2014
Arttu Mikkonen (club MCSF, Jyväskylä, Soome) vs
Ilja Sinkievitš (club Karu Klubi, Narva)
Protocol: Arttu vs Ilja, 11.10.2014
Jaan Murumets e. Barbar (club Turm, Tartu) vs
Artur Kreivald e. Svein (club Soldknechte, Tallinn)
Protocol: Svein vs Barbar, 13.07.14
Jaan Murumets e. Barbar (club Turm, Tartu) vs
Vladimir Maksimenko e. Hartman (club Lübeck, Riga)
Protocol: Barbar vs Hartman, 28.06.2014
On June 28, 2014, a tournament in medieval duels organized by the Estonian Historical Fencing Association was held in Pärnu. The winner of the tournament was Erik Kreivald (club Soldknechte, Tallinn), a young fighter who entered the tournament lists for the first time and won the prize – a brand new sword brought back from the Battle of the Nations, Croatia. Artur Panov (club Turm, Tartu) came second in the tournament.
The event also featured profigths of the Estonian Medieval Fighting Iron League. In the main fight, Jaan Murumets a.k.a. Barbar (club Turm, Tartu), the fighter no 1 of the Battle of the Nations Team Estonia faced Vladimir Maksimenko a.k.a. Hartman (club Lübeck, Riga), the Captain of the Battle of the Nations Team Latvia. The match was over in two rounds and Hartman won. The final score was 25:16, favoring Hartman.
The tournament in Pärnu is one of the largest medieval fighting tournaments in Estonia and it was held annually for the ninth time. The IX Pärnu Hanseatic Days Knight Tournament had 17 participants from Estonia and Latvia. Nine took part in the medieval duel category and eight took part in the Iron League profights. The participating clubs were Lübeck (Riga), Komturia (Riga), Nordburg (Tallinn), Soldknechte (Tallinn), Turm (Tartu) and Valhalla (Tallinn).
Rules for Medieval duel 1vs1
Rules for Estonian Medieval Fighting Iron League
Winner of medieval duels Erik Kreivald. Photo: Inga Gussarova.
Main fight of Estonian Medieval Fighting Iron League – Hartman vs Barbar
