About us

Living the city, reliving history

Welcome among us! If you’re reading these lines, it means you have a real interest – maybe even a passion – for historical reenactment. More precisely, for what life might have looked like in the city of Luxembourg around the year 1250.

We are the Citizens of Luxembourg, a group dedicated to historical reenactment focused on civil and urban life. Our goal? To bring the daily life of the city's people back to life, in a way that is as authentic and well-researched as possible. We're not playing medieval dress-up – we're rebuilding the past, with care, with curiosity, and with the desire to share it, both with the public and with each other.

Our purpose

What we do:
Portray believable characters such as artisans, merchants, or everyday townspeople
Recreate historical skills and daily-life objects
Participate in historical events to help others discover medieval life
Have serious fun: research, learning, sharing, crafting, and enjoying good times in costume

We base our reenactment on the city of Luxembourg around the year 1250, at the heart of the 13th century, under the rule of Count Henry V the Blondel. It’s a time of transformation: growing cities, expanding trade, political tensions… and that’s exactly what we aim to bring to life through our roles, our clothing, our tools, and our actions.

Why citizens?

Because citizens – the people living in towns – are often left out of medieval reenactment, which tends to focus more on knights or peasants. But in truth, the city is a place of invention, conflict, growth, and everyday life.

The citizens are us:

The ones who build
The ones who buy, sell, argue, and negotiate
The ones who tan hides, bake bread, sew garments, draw plans, and sometimes read
The ones who pay taxes, form guilds, complain, celebrate, pray, and hope

In short: human beings, in all their complexity, at the very heart of a living Middle Ages.

If you want to help us bring the past to life, join our troup!