Medieval Tournament Games: Jousting, Melee, and the Origins of Sport
When War Became Sport In the spring of 1130, on a muddy field outside the walls of Würzburg, two groups of mounted knights charged at each other with leveled lances. There was no invading army. No castle was under siege. No kingdom hung in the balance. This was a tournament — a formalized competition that […]
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