Elves on the left, salesmen to the right: It's a 'Ragnarok' fantasy fight in... Pennsylvania

Fighting spirit: Warriors in full combat gear during a battle at the XXIX Dagorhir Ragnarok game event at a field near the town of Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. Dagorhir is a full-contact, live-action combat game, where combatants engage each other in battle with foam-padded boffer weaponry and equipment. - AFP photos

Modern-day gladiators go back in time, donning period costumes and playing out medieval battles.

On a warm summer’s day in the tranquil Pennsylvania countryside, elves battle crusaders, hobbits clash with knights, and archers target samurai swordsmen. And everyone lives to tell the tale.