Roar! Yesterday was the annual New York Medieval Festival held up at Fort Tryon Park in Manhattan. I decided it would be really fun to go up there and see what the middle ages were really about!
I rode my bike over to the west side bike path, then rode all the way up to 197th street where it terminates. On my way up I passed this old overlook that was once part of C.K.G. Billing massive estate which used to occupy the land that is now Fort Tryon Park. Across the West Side Highway from the overlook is the old driveway that now leads to Fort Tryon Park! The drive way was turned into a highway entrance to the park after Billings estate burned down in 1926. Roar!
On my way to the Medieval Festival I passed the Cloisters, a monastery built here to house a good portion of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's medieval art collection! I decided to check it out in order to get a good idea of what to expect at the fair!
Here I am hanging out in the Cloisters! This is such a sweet place, I wonder if I'll meet an Abbot or even a Costello! Roar!
Get a look at this awesome tapestry! There is so much going on in it! It looks likes they've managed to weave quite a story here!
They even have part of a real Gothic cathedral in here! It's really neat and all, but where are the cabinets?!
Here is some of the amazing stained glass at the cloisters! A lot of the art here has dealt with religion, I think it's really impressive how medieval artists dealt with such a fragile subject! Roar!
Woah! They have lions here too just like in the SchROARzman building! I wonder what this one is staring at?
Oh my! Here is a medieval bible depicting the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse in revelations! I already lived through one apocalypse, I hope I never have to meet these guys!
I wonder, what is the secret of this grail? Who does it serve? Is it the cup of a carpenter? How did they even get it past the great seal? Was it housed in the castle... Roar!
Next I headed outside to the garden where there was this sweet apple tree! Wait a second, BLARGH! These apples aren't sweet at all!
From the Garden there was a great view of the fairgrounds! I decided it was time to head down to the festival and see how medieval times were being represented in 2010!
AAHHHHHHH!!! This isn't what the middle ages were like at all!!!
Luckily there was this group of brave knights who helped me fend off the fiendish dragon lady! Without them I might have been a goner!
The knights were there to help protect this fair princess who was riding a sweet unicorn! I wish I could ride one too!
Oh my gosh! They had an amazing baby unicorn for me to ride! Unicorn Power! Roar!
The knights told me they had to go compete in some games of medieval combat and skill! Here they are engaged in some serious armed combat! I wanted to compete too but the officials told me it was hand to hand combat, not claw to claw. Roar!
Next they mounted their horses to play some games of equestrian skill! It was all really impressive, I've never seen anyone ride a horse like that! It was quite the mount! Roar!
This person was strangely dressed for a knight, they didn't even take part in any of the games! I wonder what was up with them?!
Next I decided to see what life was like in the middle ages for the common man. Here I am with some finely dressed town folk who were on their way to the market! I wonder if they're going to buy any meat?!
At the market there was this group of wandering minstrels who were singing some enchanting melodies! I want to go a-wassailing too! Roar!
There was even a great rope artists who was showing off her acrobatic prowess! It was really neat and all but I've seen plenty of this stuff in my own neighborhood over at House of Yes.
At the market I also ran into this mystical owl who told me he could unlock the secrets of the universe! I told this huckster owl I wasn't interested in his secrets and I would earn all my levels myself! Roar!
I was getting pretty hungry after wandering around the market so I decided to head over to the food area and get something to eat! I came across this Ye Olde Barbeque Shoppe that was in what was the old stables of C.K.G. Billings estate. It's nice to know some of the old structures of the mansion and still standing and now part of Fort Tryon Park!
There was also this Ye Fried Dough Stand! I didn't know they had fried dough in the middle ages! Roar!
At first I thought this Ice Cold Lemonade sign said Ye Olde Lemonade! It wouldn't have surprised me if it did!
I decided to go back to the Ye Olde Barbeque Shoppe to get a GIANT PIECE OF MEAT! It was so smokey and awesome, medieval times must have been awesome if everyone got to eat like this all the time! Roar!
After that huge meal I decided it was time to head home. But suddenly on my way out of the park I was attacked by a despicable Boy Skylark! They are the lowest class on the escheladder and I had no trouble defeating him! I guess he must have thought if he was able to beat a "Dragon Knight" like me his levels would soar! Silly Boy Skylark when will you learn!
Wow! What a strange end to the New York Medieval Festival! I wonder if it's like this every year? Even though its not really what middle ages were like, it sure was fun to come to this beautiful park and see everyone enjoy some live action roleplaying on a beautiful fall day! Roar!
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