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Every two years, the small town of Beverungen, somewhere in the middle of Germany, celebrates with particular vigour its "Schützenfest", the traditional Marksmen's Festival. Marksmen's guilds or brotherhoods are known since the Middle Ages throughout the Germanic regions. They pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Ellinghaus, Jürgen (Director, Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	German
Language Notes:	In German with credits in German and French.
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Jürgen Ellinghaus, 2010.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Shooters of firearms > Germany > Beverungen. Guilds > Germany > Beverungen. Festivals > Germany > Beverungen. Beverungen (Germany) > Social life and customs. Festivals. Guilds. Manners and customs. Shooters of firearms. Germany > Beverungen. documentary film. Documentary films. Documentaires.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Every two years, the small town of Beverungen, somewhere in the middle of Germany, celebrates with particular vigour its "Schützenfest", the traditional Marksmen's Festival. Marksmen's guilds or brotherhoods are known since the Middle Ages throughout the Germanic regions. They protected cities and rural areas against troubles, wars and looting. In 2008, Beverungen has the honour of hosting the annual festival of the "Confederatio of Historical German Marksmen's Brotherhoods" with thousands of participants coming from all over the west of the country. Medieval revival in 21st-Century Germany.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed March 09, 2023).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (54 minutes)
Playing Time:	00:53:46
Awards:	Nominated, Macau International Movie Festival Golden Lotus Award, Best Documentary, 2010