Tournament (medieval)

This article is about the tournaments of the Middle Ages. For the general article on tournaments, see tournament. See also jousting.

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• AEMMA "AEMMA's mission is to resurrect and formalize medieval martial arts. In order to support their mission, I have assumed this task to conduct the necessary research to develop this document that describes the rules and policies surrounding a medieval tournament."
• What Was At Stake in Formal Deeds of Arms of the 14th Century? "Thus the formal deed of arms had an individual aspect and a collective one, and in both aspects something very real was at stake. The individual was there to be tested. Every man entered the contest intending not just to look good, but to survive, and to come away from the field worthy of greater respect. Some inevitably gained more than others. For the group, the formal deed was not so much a test but an act of definition. It was, at least in the eyes of its participants, proof that they were all armed gentlemen and that armed gentlemen deserved the lofty place in society that they in fact enjoyed. The group itself was reaffirmed in a way that was essential to its self-image. "
• The Tournament at St. Inglevert "Three French knights hold a tournament at Saint Inglevert, near Calais, and defend the lists for thirty days against all comers."
• A Collection of Accounts of Formal Deeds of Arms of the Fourteenth Century "Modern people often make a big distinction between "tournaments" and "real war," but the distinction was much more fluid in the fourteenth century"