Chivalric combat
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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
Society for Creative Anachronism activities — Activities within the SCA Garb (costume)The first thing one notices about a Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) event is that everyone is wearing at least an attempt at clothing similar to that worn before 1601 ADSCA Governing Documents… … Wikipedia
Pennsic War — The Pennsic War is an annual late summer 17 day camping event held by the Society for Creative Anachronism. The event centers on pre 17th century history and culture. Campers dress in appropriate clothing and generally act as one from medieval… … Wikipedia
MS 862 — is a fechtbuch dating to ca. 1500. It is influenced by Paulus Kal and Peter Falkner, and was in turn drawn upon by Jorg Wilhalm (1520s).The manuscript was up for auction at Sotheby s in 2005, but the minimal bid of 300,000 GBP was not met, and it … Wikipedia
Jean de Beaumanoir — Jean, or Jehan de Beaumanoir, marshal of Brittany for Charles of Blois, and captain of Josselin, is remembered for his share in the famous Combat of the Thirty during the War of Breton Succession between the partisans of competing claimants for… … Wikipedia
King Lear — /lear/ a tragedy (1606) by Shakespeare. * * * ▪ work by Shakespeare tragedy in five acts by William Shakespeare (Shakespeare, William), written in 1605–06 and published in a quarto edition in 1608, evidently based on Shakespeare s unrevised … Universalium
Knight — Knighthood redirects here. For modern British honours, see Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom. For other nations, see State decoration. For other uses, see knight (disambiguation) and knights (disambiguation). Royal and noble… … Wikipedia
Spanish chivalry — During the Middle Ages, Medieval Europe was engaged in almost constant warfare and conflict.[1] European warfare during the Middle Ages was marked by a transformation in the character of warfare from antiquity, changing military tactics and the… … Wikipedia
English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… … Universalium
Tournament (medieval) — This article is about the tournaments of the Middle Ages. For tournaments in general, see tournament. See also: jousting and mêlée A tournament, or tourney (from Old French torneiement, tornei[1]) is the name popularly given to chivalrous… … Wikipedia
