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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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    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.

  4. Gabriel de Lorges, Count of Montgomery - Wikipedia

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    On 30 June 1559, during a jousting match to celebrate the Peace of Cateau Cambrésis between Henry II and his longtime Habsburg enemies, and two major marriages, namely that of Marguerite, the king's sister, with the Duke of Savoy Emmanuel-Philibert, and that of Elisabeth, the king's eldest daughter, with Philip II, king of Spain, a splinter of wood from Montgomery's shattered lance pierced ...

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  6. In Pictures: Brave knights battle it out at jousting tournament

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  7. Freydal tournament book - Wikipedia

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    Bundrennen (Joust of war with "flying" shields without bevors) against Philipp von Rechberg (see fol.200). Bevors are iron plates that normally protect the jousters chin. This image shows the iron framework on the chest and neck that replaces the bevor and enables the shield to slide over the face to be thrown in the air. pp. 162–163 74

  8. File:The jousting match at the Hôtel des Tournelles in Paris ...

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  9. The Fight Between Carnival and Lent - Wikipedia

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    The spectacle is divided into two halves, and framed by two buildings: the inn on the left, the church on the right, which gives it the character of a scene in a stage show. [6] The left side of the sprawling canvas depicts the Carnival, the right side, Lent.