Medieval glossary. 2014.
Book on the Form and the Devising of a Tournament — The most famous treatise on the tournament, written by Renй d’Anjou in the 15th century. The work describes what Renй conceived of as his ‘ideal’ tournament, though he intersperses his description of such a tournament with observations on arms &… … Medieval glossary
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
The Chivalry — A code of good behavior that knights would follow. Honor, gallantry, courtesy and generosity were often tenets of chivalry. More extensive coverage of the subject of chivalry: Medieval Knight Chivalry Another term for a group of knights, as in… … Medieval glossary
The Staunton-Morphy controversy — concerns the failure of negotiations in 1858 for a chess match between Howard Staunton and Paul Morphy and later interpretations of the actions of the two players. The details of the events are not universally agreed, and accounts and… … Wikipedia
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The Evolution of Cooperation — the title of a 1981 article and a related 1984 book by political science professor Robert Axelrod. The nine page article, co written with the late evolutionary biologist William D. Hamilton, has garnered 1354 citations in peer reviewed journals… … Wikipedia
The New Games Book — and its companion, More New Games, were resources developed for the New Games movement which began in the late 60s to encourage people to play non competitive or friendlier games. Many of the New Games may now be seen played, in their modern… … Wikipedia
The Face (character) — The Face is a comic book parody character used in short stories of comic book fan fiction by Ben del Mundo. He was created on November 20, 2004, and was inspired by the DC Comics character, the Question. His attire consists of a costume of gray,… … Wikipedia
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