Tournament (medieval)
This article is about the tournaments of the Middle Ages. For the general article on tournaments, see tournament. See also jousting.
Related Topics:
Tournament - Jousting
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Tournament, or tourney (Fr. tournement, tournoi, Med. Lat. torneamentum, from tourner, to turn), the name popularly given in the middle ages to a species of mock fight, so called owing to the rapid turning of the horses (Skeat).
Related Topics:
Fr. - Lat. - Middle ages - Horse
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| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Definition |
| ► | Popularity |
| ► | Jousters |
| ► | Equipment |
| ► | Pageantry |
| ► | Nobility |
| ► | See also |
| ► | Sources |
| ► | External links |
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