Hastilude — is a generic term used in the Middle Ages to refer to many kinds of martial games. The word comes from the Latin hastiludium , literally lance game . By the fourteenth century, the term usually excluded tournaments and was used to describe the… … Wikipedia
Hastilude — Jousting in a *tournament, not necessarily with hostility or intention to harm, although it remained very dangerous. It was carried on as a serious sport at which *prowess was displayed and applauded. In 1388, Henry Knighton (d. 1396) recorded in … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
hastilude — n. spear game, medieval tournament for knights to practice their fighting skills … English contemporary dictionary
hastilude — has·ti·lude … English syllables
hastilude — A tournament of fighting with spears … Grandiloquent dictionary
hastilude — … Useful english dictionary
Tournament — The broad term describing a whole range of martial activities from the hastilude, pas d’armes, round table, pageant, emprise, and a host of others. The tournament began as a training for war, and was gradually more regulated and specialized.… … Medieval glossary
Tournoi — The broad term describing a whole range of martial activities from the hastilude, pas d’armes, round table, pageant, emprise, and a host of others. The tournament began as a training for war, and was gradually more regulated and specialized.… … Medieval glossary
Lance — For other uses, see Lance (disambiguation). Norman cavalry attacks the Anglo Saxon shield wall at the Battle of Hastings as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry. The lances are held with one handed over the head grip. A Lance is a pole weapon or spear … Wikipedia
Quintain — For the type of poem, see Cinquain, for the band, see Quintaine Americana Quintain (O. Fr. quintaine , from Lat. quintana , a street between the fifth and sixth maniples of a camp, where warlike exercises took place), was a war game (or… … Wikipedia
