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  2. Jousting - Wikipedia

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    Jousting is a medieval and renaissance martial game or hastilude between two combatants either on horse or on foot. [1] 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".

  3. Tournament (medieval) - Wikipedia

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    Medieval equestrian warfare and equestrian practices hark back to Roman antiquity, just as the notion of chivalry goes back to the rank of equites in Roman times. [4] There may be an element of continuity connecting the medieval tournament to the hippika gymnasia of the Roman cavalry, but due to the sparsity of written records during the 5th to 8th centuries this is difficult to establish.

  4. Hastilude - Wikipedia

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    The pas d'armes' or passage of arms was a type of chivalric hastilude that evolved in the late 14th century and remained popular through the 15th century. It involved a knight or group of knights (tenants or "holders") who would stake out a traveled spot, such as a bridge or city gate, and let it be known that any other knight who wished to pass (venants or "comers") must first fight, or be ...

  5. Tournament of Kings - Wikipedia

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    The show's announcer told audience members, "Pound the tables only with the palms of your hands and not with the bowls. [23] Audience members receive a three-course meal. [50] Audience members received Cornish game hen, broccoli, and the medieval wine mead in 1990. [10] After the 1999 renovation, customers could sit on padded seats.

  6. Saracen Joust - Wikipedia

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    On 15 June 2010, a free videogame about the Saracen Joust was released in collaboration with Arezzo municipality and the Saracen Joust Institution. [1] It was developed with Unity technology and accessible directly via a standard web browser. The game allows the player to participate as a jouster of one of the four-quarters.

  7. ‘Bone biographies’ reveal what life was like for everyday ...

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    Historical accounts share the details of royal and affluent life, but those of everyday people are often missing, making it hard to imagine what our own lives would have been like had we been born ...

  8. Combat reenactment - Wikipedia

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    A contemporary knight jousting at a Renaissance Fair in Livermore, California, 2006. Today, tent pegging is the only form of jousting officially recognized by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports. Ring jousting became the official state sport of Maryland in 1962 [1] and was the first official sport of any American state.

  9. 17 Hilarious Comics That Show What Happens When Modern Life ...

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    Ilya Stallone takes the quirky charm of medieval art and mashes it up with the chaos of modern life, creating comics that feel both hilarious and oddly timeless. Using a style straight out of ...