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=**Jousting**=

Jousting has been a popular event for fun, and for settling disputes. Godfrey de

Preuilly invented jousting for knightsaround the tenth century. To be a knight, one must be an armored

man on a horse, carrying weapons such as a lance (knight-period.com). Knights used lances

to knock each other off of their horse, but sometimes the lances would shatter. Traditionally

knights jousted on regular fields, but sometimes they would joust on a list (a flat area of land

close to a castle). =**The Invention** =

First, during the brief periods of peace, knights wanted a way to stay in shape,

practice, and to have fun. Those many periods of peace lead to the invention of jousting

tournaments. The idea for the tournaments came from [|Godfrey de Preuilly]; he also held the

first jousting tournament in 1066. The word joust comes from the derived Roman word,

juxtare, which means to come together. Jousting started as a nonviolent game for knight to

practice the skills of jousting. Jousting kept the knights in good physical condition(World

Book Encyclopedia), it entertained the town, and also the knights loved the crowds and the

opportunity to practice.

=**Weapons** =

<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Second, now when one generally thinks of a knight, one thinks of an armored knight,

<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">on a horse, with a lance. However, most knights have many weapons for fighting on the

<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">ground, once both knights get knocked off. Knights on horseback generally carried a lance, a sword,

<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">and a dagger called a rondel. Now some people do not know what a lance consist of,

<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">so I will explain it. A lance consists of a long wooden spear, with either a blunt, or sharp tip

<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">(which depends on the type of joust).

=<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Fields =

<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Third, a traditional joust would take place on a flat field, and the knights would be

<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">separated by a fence. On the other hand, a fancy joust could be held at a

<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">field next to a castle, called lists, so that the king and queen could

attend. To be “in the lists” means to be participating in a tournament. A

grandstand, or berfrois, towered over the list, a story above the field. The

berfrois held ladies, noble spectators, the king and queen. Made around,

and behind the berfrois, pavilions fed and entertained the people before,

and after the event.Peddlers inside these pavilions sold cakes, sausages, and ale. Also behind the berfrois, jugglers,

acrobats, and dancing bears acted to entertain the people.

= Two Types of Jousting =

Forth, people back then had jousts, just like one will throw parties. So everyone attended

these special events, even serfs and peasants. Two types of jousting

consists, Pas d’ Arms, and Joust a Plaisance(MiddleAges.org). Pas d’

Arms starts when a knight(s) sends a challenge to another knight, so

then the challenged knight has to take on all of his challengers at once.

Joust a Plaisance starts by people spreading the word about an

upcoming joust. Then all of the knights that want to attend come to the

list, or field; then each knight jousts until they get eliminated, until they have a winner. Some might not know

this, but jousts usually start when a trumpet is blown, then the knights charge. The knights

lowered their lances, charged, and tried to break the others lance, and to knock their

opponent off of their horse(MedievalJousting.com). The fierce battle starts with a blunt of

weapons trying to hit the other opponent. If the knights dismounted each other, the knights

would finish the battle on foot, with their swords and rondels(The Illustrated Book of

Knights)(86).

=Jousting=

In conclusion, Godfrey de Preuilly invented jousting in 1066, knights generally jousted

on fields called lists. Also, two types of jousts could be held, Pas d’ Arms, and Joust a

Plaisance. So, lastly, jousting has been a popular event for fun, and for settling disputes for

1000 years. = = =Works Cited=

<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">Nimocks, Aaron. "Jousting." medieval-peroid.com. SiteAlicious Inc., 2006-2010. Print

<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">L.K., Alchin. "Medieval Knights." [|www.middle-ages.org.uk], 2006. Print.

<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">//Coggins, Jack.// The Illustrated Book of Knights. 1st ed. 1 vol. New York, New York: Grosset&Dunlap, 1957. 86. Print.

<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">Resenthal, Joel. "Knights and Knighthood." The World Book Encyclopedia. New York, New York: 2001. Print.

//<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 1.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">Kalif, Will. "Medieval Knight Jousting." //knight-medieval.com//. Kalif Publishing, 2007-2010. Print