Jousting

Various forms of combat were practiced at the tournaments including jousting, archery, and hand to hand combat using swords and other weapons. Many of these tournaments took place in castle grounds. “Medieval tournaments were major spectator sport --much like large sporting events today.” (Knights: In History and Legend,…

The movie “A Knight’s Tale” is loosely based on Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. Both of these art works give good insight on the social classes of the medieval era. The two artworks highlight the Knight’s social class as well as the peasant social class. The Knight is the highest rank in his respected social class, while the peasant is average in their social class. The society was set up in such a manner that people were unable to change their social standards. During both “The Knight’s Tale” and…

William was a poor peasant competing in a jousting tournament pretending to be of noble birth. Being one of the best jousters in the completion, William had to fake his gentility to be able to stay in the competitions and win the heart of a beautiful princess named Jocelynn. The strongest attribute…

confidence. He was always trying to get everything done on time, which he did, but wasn’t very good at anything that he did. He has had a very big dream to become better than Lancelot. Now we get to Lancelot, who was very carefree, he was on the jousting team, and was the best knight-in training. Lancelot had very long hair that he had let grow out into smooth, curly locks of his blonde hair. Lancelot was as you could probably assume was very muscular and tall. And there was the Girl. She was…

In seeking research to confirm the statement, “Heraldry has been a reflection of nations’ cultures throughout history”, research suggests that the answer is yes, it certainly has, although it is much more involved than what is commonly represented. The concept of heraldry is very complex and can be broken down into certain ideas. The idea of associative signs or armorial bearings is not pinpointed to a specific time, going as far back as Biblical times (Franklyn, 2). However, the specific idea…

Gladiator matches in the Roman Colosseum. Jousting matches. Modern day Mixed Martial Arts. Action packed movies. For nearly all of recorded history, humans have been apprehensively infatuated with viewing high-stakes, dangerous endeavors. While civilized society has taught people to quell these desires, the thrill and excitement that comes from seeing an individual toe the line between life and death is part of basic human nature. The short story “The Knife Thrower”—which follows an infamous as…

Reality vs. Myth Sir Thomas Malory was influenced by the knights in his time to write Arthur becomes King. Sir Malory was born in Warwickshire, England, sometime around 1405. As a young man, Malory was a fairly wealthy landowner. He became a knight in 1442 and served in Parliament in 1445. He became involved in crime and allied himself politically with people and groups who opposed the royal government. He spent several years in prison for his crimes and political alle-giances while in prison…

Macbeth is a tragedy play written by the infamous William Shakespeare, in Shakespearean language, in the form of iambic pentameter. Macbeth is a play about a man named Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth, the plot for Macbeth to become king and how he deals with the consequences of his actions. In this tragedy, Shakespeare uses many literary devices to convey the message of the story. One of the literary devices he uses are motifs, a literary device that is found in either a person, object, or…

The Knight’s Tale: Archetypal Identity The ideal, chivalrous knight sits atop his magnificent steed, his lance upon his hip and his armor pressing against his chest. He looks down on the peasantry, cheering his name, and raises his fist to celebrate his victory, letting out a cry of excitement. The women love him, the peasants envy him, his opponents detest him, and now children read about him in fairy tales. Whether it is saving a damsel in distress or winning a dual against some fearsome…

Tybalt made it back to his home he almost instantly began to work on the potion, it needed twenty-four hours to brew, and Tybalt only had two days left until the match. In the meantime, he began to work on his armor, he went to down and bought a jousting stick, he was almost ready. Time began to go into double time. It was like in a blink of the eye and it was the day of the match. Tybalt stood in front of the stadium, painted in white and gold, the crowds noise blaring out into the street. Sir…