Jousting

Jousting Tournaments In the medieval times Jousting was a famous sport The process of becoming a knight was not a simple or easy task, in order to be a knight you needed to have the right connections, although you can become a knight as a free man but because of horses, armour, and weapons were so expensive it was more common for a noble or wealthy man to become a knight. Your journey to becoming a knight started at the age of seven, of which you would be called a Page, the job of being a Page was to assist the Lord with his clothing, and help dress him. To act as the servant to the ladies of the court. The Page would also be taught religion, manners, riding, hunting, hawking, and would play strategic games such as Backgammon, or Chess.…

each could play one last game together; furthermore, they decided on a spear throw. There was three wooden rings all different sizes and the spears were simply broom sticks without a broom on it. My Brother and Sister went they unsuccessful; therefore, I decided I was going to throw it through the without a doubt. I lined up the throw and when I threw it turned and hit the ring sideways breaking the broom stick in half. In all honesty part of me felt as if I had let the guy down because that was…

As our modern society has began to advance in knowledge and innovation so have the means in which we are entertained. One way both civilians and royalty have brought entertainment into their lives is by watching the sport of jousting. Although this perverse sport has acquired mass popularity and demand from the public, much controversy has arisen as well. Among the many disputed topics surrounding the field of jousting, there is one that stands out above all others; should there be an age…

Rules for Jousting Renaissance There are different types of matches in jousting; each is different in a way. For example, a Grand Tournament takes place over one week and involves as many as sixty-four competitors. During the first four days, the competitors compete in ten random matches. (Fallows 209) The top thirty-two jousters are permitted to enter the next stage of the tournament. In this stage, the rules are elimination tournament style rules until the semi-finals and finals. A random…

Jousting is the medieval sport where fully armored knights rode on horseback across fields with lances and other weapons pointed at each other. Jousting was a very sophisticated sport and it tested the courage and the combat skill of knights. It was an athletic contest to the death (before 14th century). This sport is still played today, however, it is not as prominent as it was during the Middle Ages. Very popular in Medieval Times, jousting tournaments spread quickly all over Europe from its…

Renaissance Outdoor games Nobles In the Renaissance Era, people knew how to be entertained and play sports. The Renaissance people loved to play bloody games and tournaments. There are three popular sports in the Renaissance time, archery, jousting, and tennis. There were a lot of games played in the Renaissance time period but archery, jousting, and tennis was the three sports that were popular to play. These games are only for the nobles, the poor people could not play these sports. Besides…

blows from most weapons of the early middle ages. The quality of the armor was a symbol of status, knights with better armor were considered better knights. Even with the armor, melees were very dangerous and injuries were very common. No mercy was given when in a melee and they were the least safe event. That is why they were replaced by jousting. Jousting is an event where two knights on horseback ride at each other with a long pole called a lance, and try to knock the other person off of…

Thatcher played by Health Ledger. Who with the help of his friends, falsifies his identity to change his fate from a lowly servant to a jousting knight. In this story, William has a natural gift for jousting, but during the 14th century era jousting was only permitted to knights of noble birth. Therefore, William had to enter the jousting competitions under a false identity, but as he slowly gains frame from his jousting victories. William also gained the attention of a female fan of noble birth…

A Knight’s Tale is about three friends who pursued the challenge of jousting after their master, Sir Ector, died. William Thatcher took his dead master’s armor and went on to win his first tournament. As William, Roland, and Wat went on to compete in many more tournaments, William meets Jocelyn and instantaneously falls in love with her. William Thatcher was born in the Cheapside borough of London in the early 1350’s. Even though he was not very wealthy, he had always dreamed of being a knight.…

Thomas More spoke highly of him as he ascended the English throne in 1509 (Graves, 2003, p.1). In his youth, Henry was already well versed in many languages, including French and Latin, and educated in mathematics, medicine, theology and other scholastic domains. His figure was also impressive with a frame of six feet, two inches and an avid sportsman (Graves, 2003, p. 9). The king also had a habit of recklessness, hosting jousting tournaments and getting injured consequently. The injuries may…