Béhourds

Béhourds
А plaisance tourneys popular during the 14th century that seem to have been fought with bвtons and possibly with specialized armour, maybe light courboille and augmented cloth armours (in leneis et levibus). There is evidence for such equipment in the account of the tourney at Windsor in 1278. (Barker & Barber, Tournaments, p. 30)

Medieval glossary. 2014.

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