a farewell to arms takes place in milan.
where does a farewell to arms take place?
milan
the breakup of the carolingian empire was accompanied by invasions, migrations, and raids by external foes. the atlantic and northern shores were harassed by the vikings, who also raided the british isles and settled there as well as in iceland. in 911, the viking chieftain rollo (d. c. 931) received permission from the frankish king charles the simple (r. 898–922) to settle in what became normandy. the eastern parts of the frankish kingdoms, especially germany and italy, were under continual magyar assault until the invader's defeat at the battle of lechfeld in 955. the breakup of the abbasid dynasty meant that the islamic world fragmented into smaller political states, some of which began expanding into italy and sicily, as well as over the pyrenees into the southern parts of the frankish kingdoms.
middle ages
the heraldry, however, reflects the modern competition teams, rather than necessarily historically correct heraldic device that may have been worn by combatants in the medieval period. the first tournament was held at the khotyn fortress in ukraine in 2010. the combatants depict armoured fighters from the 12th - 15th century. a number of different forms of combat take place, including some involving individuals, 5 a side or 21 on each side. over 200 armoured men at arms take place in the competition, and in addition to melee/hand-to-hand weapons, archery is also featured.
battle of the nations (medieval tournament)