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I See What They Did There

Dastardly Thieves Dressed As Knights Rob a Renaissance Faire

by Kellie Foxx-Gonzalez | 4:14 pm, August 3rd, 2012


Nothing to see here, officer.

Using what clearly qualifies as one of the best disguises ever, three to four thieves dressed up as knights and armed themselves with swords and axes in order to rob the organizers of a medieval festival to the tune of $25,000. Though they blended in with other faire goers, apparently these guys were unconcerned with the whole knighthood entailing chivalry bit.

The theft took place in the early hours of Monday as organizers were counting revenues from the festival in Bitche, a commune located near France’s border with Germany. The rotten bunch bashed one of the festival organizers in the head with the handle of an axe and escaped with the cash. The regional police in Lorraine have opened an investigation and are interviewing witnesses.

The targeted faire, the “Medievales Europeennes de Bitche,” is one of France’s largest festivals of medieval and renaissance culture, and was attended by more than 11,000 people last year.

While we obviously don’t condone pillaging, we have to applaud these guys on their disguise — honestly, it’s so obvious but that’s what makes it so brilliant! Hopefully the police will find and detain them, lest a Robin Hood cosplayer or band of honorable knights feel compelled to step in and bring them to justice.

(via Nerd Approved and AFP.)

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  • http://www.facebook.com/jayceegrey Jaycee Grey

    I can’t believe you reported that entire thing without once saying “Ni!”

  • Anonymous

    If EVERYONE had been wearing a sword, this would NOT have happened!

    Oh, wait…

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Josh-Harrison/100000541007999 Josh Harrison

    NI!

  • Anonymous

    A Facebook Mary Sue fan came up with “These are the Knights who say GIMME YOUR MON-NI!” and I’m kind of kicking myself now for not being as clever. :P

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=3429243 Alana Beltzer

    Protip: don’t mess with a group of people that most likely own many swords and know how to use them.

    Signed,

    Lady Briana MacCabe

  • Anonymous

    Be on the lookout at all local Shrubbers

  • Anonymous

    This is what I was thinking. Most Rennies and SCAers I know would have kicked their asses. 

  • http://twitter.com/supernerdtastic Amy Solo

    I mean that’s some crazy dedication unless they acquired the costumes cheaply. Clever idea, despicable tho.

  • Anonymous

    “Though they blended in with other faire goers, apparently these guys
    were unconcerned with the whole knighthood entailing chivalry bit”

    In other word, they were accurate to the historical reality of the middle ages, rather than to the Victorian romanticizing of the period.

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