Back to the Middle Ages - Reenactment of the 1187 Battle of Hattin
http://www.horns-hattin.com/#!press-release/d7dp7

The reconstruction of one of the most significant battles of the Crusade –
the Battle of Hattin – will take place on its 828th anniversary (June
30-July 2 2016), and include a two-day journey culminating in the
reenactment of the battle itself.

Every year the Regnum Hierosolymitanum group for history reenactment along
with other groups from Israel and other countries reconstruct the events
surrounding the Battle of Hattin in the actual landscape and in conditions
similar to those prevailing at the time.

This project is based on significant academic and archaeological research
carried out on the battlefield.

The Horns of Hattin March is a living historical event. All attendees
actively participate in the reenactment and are assigned to one of the two
armies, that of King of Jerusalem Guy de Lusignan or that of Salah ad-Din.
Characters include knights, a professional mercenary, members of the
military orders, Mamelukes, pilgrims, countrymen, city dwellers, Bedouin,
musicians, and others.

About "Regnum Hierosolymitanum":

The Regnum Hierosolymitanum group carries out historical reenactments of
significant events that occurred in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem,
focusing on second and third quarters of the 11th century, before the
destruction of the Kingdom, which followed its defeat at the Battle of
Hattin in 1187.

During the journey - (July 2-4), there will be various stops along the way,
near the Zippori river, inside Hoshaya - in the Kedem village and in Lavi
forest (approximately one km from Golani junction).

The project organizer - Gindi Niz'nik, is an expert in medieval and biblical
archeology and the head of the "Kingdom of Jerusalem" club.

For more information:

See web site at www.horns-hattin.com

Aviva Shwartz
Public relations and media consultancy
972-52-3244769 / 972-3-6419030
aviva@avivapr.co.il

Genady Nizhnik - Head of historical reconstruction club (Russian - mother
tongue)
972-52-5696037
cynocephalus@gmail.com ‏

Anna Shtern - Information during the event
972-544794687

Key times and points for photographers and reporters:

Journey and the Battle of Hattin
(Marking the points appears on the attached map and the map on site)


June 30, 2016 (Thursday): Zippori - the first Crusader military camp.
- 17:00 to 18:00: establishing a military camp near a spring in Tzippori.
This is the place and the right time to speak with the media and the
photographers on the side. After 19.00, the camp will be closed to visitors.

July 3, 2015 - Friday - the first day of the journey

-05:30 - 08:30 - Folding of the camp. Order of embarking on the journey,
leaving the camp near a spring in Tzippori. . It is possible take pictures
just from outside the camp. Photographers and journalists are requested not
to interfere with the activity.

-09:00-09:30 First stop - in the woods near the entrance to the Tzippori
national park
-10: 30-11: 00 Second stop & Station 2 - Kedem village, where appropriate to
meet media and audience.
-12:00 Third stop - Route 77 And then, Later on - you can watch the convoy
moving east on an ancient Roman road just north of Highway 77. After Kfar
Kana, the caravan moves south on a participants walk through the woodlands.
-19: 00- Arrival the second camp at Lavi Forest.

It is very important not to disturb & interfere with the participants who
arrive exhausted and tired from the journey

July 2, 2016 - Saturday - the second day of the journey and the Battle of
Hattin

-Starting Point - The second camp: Lavi Forest, the northeast grove of the
Golani Junction.
-09:00 -09:30 folding camp and prepping for a journey. This is the most
convenient place and time of meeting the participants (good time for the
media to take pictures and making interviews with participants of the
journey).
-10:00- first stop - near the cemetery of Kibbutz Lavi.
-11: 00-11:30 second stop - at the farm of Hashomer Hahadash an observation
point with a view.
- From 12:00, you can watch the Crusaders battalion walking from the Western
slope of the Horns of Hattin.
- 12: 30-15: 00 - Horns of Hattin -The Last Battle - western slope (beyond
the entrance gate facing west) This is a suitable site for photographs and
audience. This year, the final battle will begin in the penalty area before
the entrance to Mount Hattin. In this place, there will be held a cavalry
battle and shooting arrows - which might endanger anyone standing nearby -
It is very important to keep distance and follow the directions of the
security people that will be in charge of this place.

Important points to note:

-Please note! - Photographers and members of the media are requested not to
disturb the convoy during movement, First and foremost for safety reasons -
It is frightening the horses and might endanger the cavalry) And secondly it
may harm the authenticity of the event.

-Journalists and photographers have two options to cover the event:

1.Take pictures from outside in points and times listed above.

2.Be part of the event - with a personal commitment to the rules and
regulations of the event (including appropriate dress code).

-The project is non-profit. All participants are volunteers who have
contributed to the event.

-The project is a private initiative of a historical reconstruction club.
The participation - only with coordination of the management of the club,
includes the dress code and appropriate equipment.

-The initiators of the event feel an obligation to the community and want to
show and tell the public about the drama that took place, while also
relaying the social messages and lessons from the incident.

-During the historical reconstruction, it will be possible to interview the
participants by prior arrangement and only at meeting points with the media
and the audience, (those marked with route).

-To maintain the level of authenticity in the project, you are requested to
respect the space in which the event takes place and not to penetrate the
event without authorization.

-Filming is allowed anywhere, but only outside the compound. Care should be
taken not to penetrate the camp or the journey without authorization.

-We accentuate the positive involvement of the local authorities and
participation in community life.

-The project is a dynamic, historical reenactment. You can follow the route
of the march by map (see on the site) and locate the participants at various
points during the three-day journey, at the stations and in the lodging
camps.

- Please note - Non-follow directions might endanger the participants
(photographers and crowd of viewers) and interrupt the participants to hold
the event.

How to get Horns of Hattin:

The Horns of Hattin can be reached by car on Route 77, which connects
between the Golani Junction to Tiberias. Between the kilometers 73 and 74 -
turn right heading south toward Poria, make a U-turn, returning to Highway
77, turn left back towards the Golani junction and immediately right & then
north through a narrow path, the road turns left, right and left again
passes through a group of the eucalyptus trees and ends after a kilometer
and a half in the parking plaza foothills of the Horns of Hattin.