The audience is seated and waiting, full of expectation. Suddenly the music starts and the knights come galloping in on their snorting and eager horses. They salute the cheering crowd with flying banners and then impatiently head for their teams. Let the fight begin…

A tournament consists of many different parts and a number of people who work together to create an entertaining show. The most important ones are of course the knights and their horses, but there are other people in the arena as well; the foot crew who put the targets out, squires who care for the knights and get them their weapons and so on. Sometimes even the witch Mira might turn up and rebuke those who don't keep outside of the safety ropes. Murderous types sneak about, staring at each other and their enmity often results in a fight to the death with shining weapons.

We have our own complete equipment regarding sound and lights and we don't have to hire anyone else to do a display. In the group there are knights, ground crew, herald (speaker), jesters, fire breathers and stunt fighters. We can design a show completely according to the wishes of the persons who hire us.

Banner run
In this event it's a great advantage to have a fast horse. The knights compete against members of the other team and they start at the same time. The knight who first gets hold of his banner has won.

Moor's head
This is really practice for fighting foot soldiers. The knight rides to the dummy with the target for a head and must then split this with his sword. The target can be for example a head of cabbage, a melon or an apple.

Low rings
Five rings sits in a row on a structure, fifty centimeters above the ground. The knight must bend down and try to get as many as possible on his sword.

Quintan
The quintan is a structure with two arms. On the right one there is a shield and from the other one hangs a heavy ball. The knight must hit the shield with his lance and make it spinn at least one lap but at the same time avoid the ball hitting his back or head.

Duel quintan
At the end of each one of the duel quintan's two arms is a ring. When one ring is removed, it causes also the other one to fall down. I this event the teams fight each other and the knights must be the first one to get the ring on their lance before it is pushed down by the opponents to score points.

High rings
Three rings are hung from high stands, placed alongside the tilt line. The first ring is fifteen centimeters in diameter, the second ring ten and the last one only five centimeters in diameter. The weapon is most often a spear, but to increase the difficulty the knights can ride with lance, helmet and shield.

Head spearing
This event is really practice for picking up fallen enemies' heads off the battlefield. The knight must spear the target laying on the ground.

Jousting
This event is the most dangerous of them all but also the most exciting. The knights ride at each other with helmet and lance and must try to shatter their lances against the opponent's shield. Here it's important to be brave!

The Celeres Nordica is one of few groups that also offers exciting evening displays in the lights of torches, where the knights storm into the arena through fire and smoke, the targets are on fire and fire breathers fill the air with heat. Together with mysterious music this becomes a magical experience!

In the fire display the ground crew play a big part when they contribute to the more fired up parts of the show; juggling the fire staff, poi and burning chains and breathing fire.

Torch run
Similar to banner run. The knight who gets to his torch before the opponent reaches his, wins.

Moor's head
Hitting the target can be difficult enough in daylight, but here the apple is also on fire to make it even more exciting.

Low rings
Three burning rings are placed fifty centimeters from the ground, and the knight must bend down and get as many of the rings as possible.

Quintan
Normally the knight must watch out for the ball coming after him when he hits the swing arm, and since the ball now is on fire his horse must be faster than usual…

High ring
A burning ring is mounted above the head of the knight, and he must pick it with a spear.

Head spearing
The knight picks up the burning target with his spear.

The Celeres Nordica is alone in Sweden to do jousting for real, the hits and wins are not pre-decided. We are the only group with time true armor with enough experience and skill to perform this. The knights ride against each other at their own signal and the idea is to splinter the lance against the opponent's shield. This events has high demand son security and therefore the rider must be able to handle lance and horse and at the same time keep a cool head.

The Celeres Nordica has a number of stunt fighters who can perform fights with real swords, both mounted and on the ground.

This event is also called crest fight and is a fun element. It means that each knight has a removable crest on his helmet, and all participants are given a sword-like weapon. The idea is to hit the crests off the other's helmets but keep your own. The last man standing with the crest still on his helmet is declared winner of the melee. The weapons can range from wooden sticks to real swords, preferred by us. It's possible to do this with real swords when our knights are equipped with steel helmets and mail, compared to other groups where they use aluminum helmets and knitted shirts.

At a banquet or such our adult boys can entertain with singing, dancing and other crazy ideas.