Emma Coe

Medieval Times is a role-play and dinner entertainment center involving British Medieval knights, kings, queens, and jousting! The building was built as a castle to attract the public, it is literal medieval castle with the medieval Times logo on the side, involving the flags of each knight’s crest around it. It was an amazing place for people of all ages. Once inside, it was a mixture of modern and older medieval things so it is just a mixture of amusement in one. The inside is just amazing. There were 6 different Knights. I and my family were given one knight to cheer for and the rest to dislike. Once inside the actually building itself we had a mixture of things to do. There were photos with the princess or King, pictures of us in princess dresses, knight’s armor or royal clothes. We could buy flags, drinks, or nick-knacks, and could even explore the dungeon~. We waited in the main hall until the real show begins.

            My family walked into the main hall amazed at the things that where there, Knight’s armor, horses, and medieval people were all around us! The time finally came for us to enter the main dining hall where in the middle was a huge arena full of sand, rope, and iron weapons. We sat down as the king began to speak. “My fellow citizens! We are proud to present the knights tonight for your entertainment! Knight Arthur of the Yellow and Black cress! Knight Allistor of the White and Black cress! Knight Alfred of the Blue Knights!” and so on. One at a time the knights started their way out onto the sandy arena, until all 6 of them were standing in a line in front of the king. Then the lights all got dark. An evil horse man appeared! He wanted the princess and 1,000 gold pieces just to keep his army from raiding the castle. The king was ferocious, a random horseman entering his castle during a competition for the princess with-out being invited was a cruel thing to do, but instead of the money he let him enter the competition!  

            As the jousting began, the desire for my knight to win was gaining quickly inside of me as waiters and waitresses brought us warm food and drinks. But the actual excitement was when the knights were jousting. After they jousted and fell off their horses they would pull out their sword and start fighting. Sparks were flying off the swords, making all the people around me, blinded by excitement, loving what was happening in front of them. 

            Knight after knight, joust after joust, sword fight after sword fight, sparks flying everywhere. Then all of a sudden a thick fog covered the sandy floor of the arena, the king slowly stood to see what was going on and then all of sudden the lights shut off. I head a terrified scream coming from where the King and the princess sat watching the show. The lights came back on and the king stood there alone. The princess was gone! The evil horse man stood in the middle of the arena, holding the princess hostage in his on as he set upon his horse. “Pay 10,000 gold to get your daughter back, and send your best knight to bring it and then possible you will get your beloved daughter back,” he said slowly rode his horse out of the arena with the muffled, screaming princess on the back of his horse. The king grew furious! He ordered his guards to go capture the man and to get the gold ready just in case his plan could not work.

            The jousting fight was at its final match, two knights where sword fighting as the kings guards come galloping into the arena stopping the fight and looking towards the king, “Your majesty,” one of the guards said, “You daughter and the horseman have made it to the edge of the city edges, the guards have stopped them. Your daughter is coming back.” They crowd cheered in excitement as the king sat down in relief. Moments later the horseman was in chains, the princess sitting next to her father happily as the horse man was getting accused of his charges. He was accused of kidnapping and possession of stolen property and sentenced to life in jail until possible execution.

            I sat there the entire time on the edge of my seat, wondering what was going to happen next. Half of the time I had a screaming and crying toddler next to me wanting to get up and walk around, wanting to go sit closer and to go down into the arena to pet the horses and to pet the horses. No one behind us or in front of us could keep their mind on the entertainment because of my little brother. I was embarrassed the entire time, and so was my mother. My step-dad and dad finally just got up and took my brother out to the room to calm him down. My family and I had not finally realized that he had left my brother’s favorite blanket and stuffed dragon in the car so he would not stop crying until he had got them back by the end of the show.

            We were finally 3/4^th through the show before my mom stood up and quickly walked out of the room and out of the car to get his blanket and dragon. When she had gotten back he had finally stopped crying and a few minutes later he had fallen asleep in my dad’s lap. We all quietly and happily enjoyed the rest of the show. Both my mother and I knew what each other where thinking, never let a crabby toddler go without his blanket and toy dragon, or else you will be a few more minutes until you get kicked out of the show. We were happy than James had finally calmed down enough to let us see the rest of the show and have a calming ride back home.