This is the moment a man taking part in a medieval festival in Russia took down an 'annoying' drone buzzing above actors - with a perfect throw of his spear.

The quadcopter had been capturing the scenes at the International Festival of Historical Reconstruction of the Early Middle Ages in Russia's Lipetsk Oblast region.

But as it flew over the showground, its own video camera captures a man dressed in a medieval outfit and helmet hurling his spear into the sky.

Taking aim: Footage captured the moment a man taking part in a medieval festival in Russia took down an 'annoying' drone buzzing above actors - with a perfect throw of his spear

Airborne: As it flew over the showground, its own video camera captures a man dressed in a medieval outfit and helmet hurling his spear into the sky

Incredibly the man, who was involved in a medieval battle reconstruction, scored a direct hit with his lance, which clattered into the flying contraption.

According to RT, event organiser Pavel Semyonov, told Rossiyskaya Gazeta: 'The lance was not a fighting weapon, it had a softened tip. Therefore the quadcopter was not destroyed, it just dropped to the ground.'

It has been reported that the man responsible for the direct hit has voluntarily compensated the drone's owner for the damage he caused.

Impact: Incredibly the man, who was involved in a medieval battle reconstruction, scored a direct hit with his lance, which clattered into the flying contraption

Take down: The man's spear clattered into the drone before the contraption plummeted to the ground

The quadcopter had been capturing the scenes at the International Festival of Historical Reconstruction of the Early Middle Ages in Russia's Lipetsk Oblast region

Witnesses had differing views on the incident with some calling the constant buzzing from the drone 'annoying'. Some said it should not have been at an event which celebrates historic events.

But others said the man should not have taken matters into his own hands.

The festival took place between May 7 and 11 and included reconstructions of battle scenes with many dressing up as Scandinavian and nomadic tribes from the Middle Ages.

Several thousand spectators flocked to the event from clubs across Ukraine, Belarus and Russia.