Tourney Knight Takes a Knee
On July 27th, 2019, a performer in the Medieval Tourney entertainment troupe at Ren in the Glen, a small Renaissance festival held annually in Glenwood City, WI, proposed to his partner of six years. Donned in approximately 60 lbs. of Ukrainian steel in the midsummer heat, Rick Blatz, 27 at the time, challenged Mariah Sletten, 25, to a duel following the troupe’s first performance of the weekend.
As a regular part of the attraction, the end of the Tourney includes a “Fight the Knight” component, in which audience members have a chance to line up and take a swing at their favorite contenders…