And while there are a few interesting looking Medieval combat games on the horizon (see here and here) none of them are even attempting to go as far as CLANG.
Either way, the very fact that we have several cool looking Medieval combat games in the oven has me pretty excited, and willing to suspend my natural tendency toward cynicism for a while.
The breeding ground for this English style of football has its roots in the boisterous games of the medieval period, Winner argues, and the intrinsic love for "testosterone festivals" like rugby, which was invented around the same time as soccer.