Lose yourself in familiar songs and original compositions and let your imagination run wild as enchanting flute notes, playful lyricism and well-sung vocals carry you over majestic mountains, through deep valleys and dark forests full of mythological creatures.

When Jotunger isn’t enchanting you with ancient Nordic and Celtic song traditions, they’ll be showing and telling you about instruments and music history.

Join the Vikings as they put on their “training clothes” and practice Western Style Viking fighting.
Western Style is a milder fighting style with a strong focus on safety and technique.
After the training, the Vikings will answer questions and show off weapons.

Maximus Heratikus – jester by the grace of God, guaranteed to entertain children and adults alike!

We throw fire, dance with fire, swallow fire and breathe fire – all while joking, singing and doing acrobatics!

In a short performance, we show the horses’ speed, fighting, jumping and acrobatics. In a short story, riders show their strength and skill in a tournament. You will see with your own eyes who wins.

The Battle of Falkoping
The battle where Margrete defeats the Swedish usurper Albrecht of Meckelburk and unites the entire
north under one Danish ruler and strengthens the Kalmar Union
When the mighty Drost Bo Jonsson, who held more than half the kingdom as a fiefdom, died in 1386,
Albrecht made a desperate attempt to assert his royal authority. The grandees
now summoned Queen Margrete, and at the Battle of Åsle near Falköping in 1389, Albrecht suffered a total defeat

Turdus Musicus was founded as an association in 2011. Its mission is to bring together people interested in 13th-14th century lifestyle, especially historical music, dance and clothing.

The Gruppo Sbandieratori e Tamburini of Torrita di Siena – An Italian group of talented flag throwers who put on a show of impressive flag juggling on the Tournament Square and around the market.

Get up close to some of nature’s most fascinating animals when the Scandinavian Owl Center visits the market!

Scandinavian Owl Center does 2 types of shows:

One show is specially adapted for the little ones, with lots of fun and quirky facts about owls.

The second is an educational and entertaining presentation for adults (and curious children!) where we dive into the lives of owls and talk about our work to protect and spread knowledge about them.

Aventuras – Medieval group and chamber choir in one.
Aventuras repertoire is mainly religious music, both music that was used in an ecclesiastical
context and other movements with general religious content. Religion was so much a part of everyday life in the 14th century that much common music is also about various saints; often there is one verse with religious content and two about more everyday topics.
Aventura will walk around the square and sing at 13 and 15