Cornell's Nathan Wichman battles with Robert "Sir Dirk MacMartin" Rawlins of North Liberty during the Medieval and Renaissance Club's gathering at Cornell College's Thompson Commons on Saturday, March 22, 2014. MeRC holds the small reneaissance festival every year to provide a forum for learning about medieval Europe, and was joined by other Eastern Iowans from the Society for Creative Anachronism for fighting and artistry demonstrations. (Justin Torner/Freelance for the Gazette)