Actors in mid-July 2010 perform as modern-day ancient knights, to re-enacted the Battle of Grunwald in which Poles and Lithuanians helped by Russians and Czech forces, repulsed a German force of Teutonic knights, on July 15, 1410, in Grunwald, northern Poland. The massive ancient ramparts, with tales of bloody cruelty, torture and the Teutonic Knights, are being used by the modern authorities in Poland to attract international travelers to the region. The medieval warriors who tried to spread Catholicism by the sword are now attracting tourists with cameras and sun cream to watch their show. (AP Photo/Ludmila Mitrega, file)
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