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The joust became an iconic characteristic of the knight in Romantic medievalism. The term is derived from Old French joster , ultimately from Latin iuxtare "to approach, to meet". The word was loaned into Middle English around 1300, when jousting was a very popular sport among the Anglo-Norman knighthood.
The joust of the golden stilt is the most important of the year. It is held on the third Sunday of September on the occasion of the Festival of Wallonia. 6,000 to 8,000 people gathered in front of the cathedral to support the fifty or so stilt walkers involved. [4]
The joust outlasted the tournament proper and was widely practiced well into the 16th century (sketch by Jörg Breu the Elder, 1510). As has been said, jousting formed part of the tournament event from as early a time as it can be observed. It was an evening prelude to the big day, and was also a preliminary to the grand charge on the day itself.
The joust declined progressively during the 18th century and eventually disappeared, at least in its "noble" version. After a brief popular revival, the joust ended in 1810 before reappearing in 1904 in the wake of the Middle Ages reappraisal brought on by Romanticism. The joust was reinstated in 1931 as a form of historical re-enactment set in ...
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Full Metal Jousting is an American reality game show that debuted on the History Channel on February 12, 2012. The show featured 16 contestants, split into two teams of eight, competing in full-contact competitive jousting, a combat sport developed by host Shane Adams since the late 1990s.
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