Tournaments & Tournaments & JoustingJousting

• By:Claire Y. & Casie B.By:Claire Y. & Casie B.

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TournamentsTournaments

Tournaments began in 11th century France.Tournaments began in 11th century France.

A Tournament can be called a tourney.A Tournament can be called a tourney.

A tourney is the name popularly given to A tourney is the name popularly given to chivalrous competitions or mock fights of chivalrous competitions or mock fights of the middle ages and Renaissance. A mock the middle ages and Renaissance. A mock fight is an arranged fight that is fake. Like fight is an arranged fight that is fake. Like

wrestling.wrestling.

Jousting

Jousting offered large sums of money, although dangerous. It

consists of a series of competitions using a variety of weapons usually in sets of 3 per weapon (such as tilting with a lance, blows with a battle axe,

strokes with a dagger or sword), often as part of the tournament.

Jousting ContinuedJousting Continued

• Jousting permitted a better display of individual skill.

• Many knights made fortune, while many knights lost their fortune or even their

lives.• Henry the 2nd France died when his opponent`s lance went through his visor and shattered into fragments,blinding his

right eye and penetrating his right temple.

More More InformationInformation

Military games were organized in Europe Military games were organized in Europe around 1000.around 1000.

Equestrian games of war were from before Equestrian games of war were from before the Romans. For example, chariot racing the Romans. For example, chariot racing

and the like were popular in Celtic Europe.and the like were popular in Celtic Europe. If a knight splintered 3 lances it was either a If a knight splintered 3 lances it was either a

draw or his choice to fight on the ground.draw or his choice to fight on the ground. A melee (or hand-to-hand fighting in battle) A melee (or hand-to-hand fighting in battle)

consists of 2 teams with flags on their backs consists of 2 teams with flags on their backs using clubs and blunt swords.using clubs and blunt swords.

Even More InformationEven More Information The most common horses used in Jousting The most common horses used in Jousting

were warmblood chargers and coldblood were warmblood chargers and coldblood destriers.destriers.

Tournaments & Jousting is credited to Tournaments & Jousting is credited to Godfrey De Preuilly.Godfrey De Preuilly.

Jousting got popular in the 12th Century.Jousting got popular in the 12th Century. The 1st recoded Tournament was in 1066.The 1st recoded Tournament was in 1066.

Tournaments were usually held to Tournaments were usually held to entertain royalty.entertain royalty.

They fought in a enclosed field.They fought in a enclosed field.

This is one of the This is one of the horses commonly horses commonly used in jousting. used in jousting.

HorsesHorses

Many knights, Many knights, fighters, and fighters, and peasants died from peasants died from the horse going out the horse going out of control and often of control and often rearing up.rearing up.

Visual!Visual!

Weapons

This is some of the weapons fighters in the tournament would use.

Jousting

This is a picture of 2 men jousting in a tournament.

Armor

This is armor worn by the fighters in jousting tournaments. It is very similar to that of a knight’s garb. In its hand it holds an axe which is one of the weapons commonly used in jousting.

Questions to see if you were paying attention....

Who is credited for jousting & tournaments?

What is another name for a tournament? True or False? Knights would always

keep their fortune and had an even chance in dying.

Did jousting offer a small or large sum of money or nothing at all?

How did some horses act?

Answers

1. Godfrey De Preuilly was credited for creating jousting & tournaments.

2.Another name for a tournament is a tourney.

3.False. Knights would often lose their money or their life.

4.Jousting offered a large sum of money. 5. Some horses got out of control;

knocking off their rider and sometimes killing them.

FinFinA Y&B Collaborative EffortA Y&B Collaborative Effort

Actors:Actors:Knights ------------------------- KnightsKnights ------------------------- KnightsHorses --------------------------HorsesHorses --------------------------Horses

King-looking Guy ------------ Godfrey De PreuillyKing-looking Guy ------------ Godfrey De Preuilly

Props:Props:Lances------------ BlacksmithLances------------ BlacksmithSwords ----------- BlacksmithSwords ----------- BlacksmithDaggers ---------- BlacksmithDaggers ---------- BlacksmithSpear ------------ BlacksmithSpear ------------ Blacksmith

Other --------- Blacksmith and/or some other guyOther --------- Blacksmith and/or some other guy

Sources:Sources:middle-ages.org.uk/history-of-jousting.htmmiddle-ages.org.uk/history-of-jousting.htm

wikipedia/jousting.com/wikipedia/jousting.com/ wikipedia/tournaments.com/wikipedia/tournaments.com/

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