[Ansteorra] American Jouster

Chris Zakes dontivar at gmail.com
Mon Oct 5 06:24:23 PDT 2009


At 07:45 AM 10/5/2009, you wrote:
>On Sun, Oct 04, 2009 at 07:28:36PM -0500, Chris Zakes wrote:
> > At 12:23 PM 10/4/2009, you wrote:
> > >From NPR:
> > >
> > >http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113429069&sc=fb&cc=fp
> > >
> > >Living The Life Of The 'American Jouster'
> > >
> > >What valorous sentiment lurks in the heart of the American jouster? What
> > >drives our modern-day knights to bash each other with heavy wooden lances?
> > >In 100 pounds of armor? On a 2,000-pound horse, moving something like 20
> > >mph?
> > >
> > >Jacki Lyden took a trip to the Maryland Renaissance Festival to find out.
> > >
> > >Retired jouster Richard Alvarez spent 11 years in the saddle. Now he has
> > >directed a documentary, American Jouster, on the life of these modern-day
> > >practitioners of an antique martial art.
> >
> > Those of us who've been around since the Dark Ages may remember
> > Richard Alvarez--he was half of the swordfighting team "Triomphe"
> > during the early years of the Texas Renaissance Festival.
>
>I'm given to understand that the jousters who compete in the evening
>lists at Visby during Medieval Week are professionals who move around
>Europe, though I have no idea where, other than Visby, they'd do their
>thing. They certainly were _very_ spectacular when we saw them, and it
>was obvious -- especially from the way one of them got up and limped off
>after being unhorsed very roughly -- that it was entirely for-real and
>dangerous.
>
>--
>Mike Andrews        /   Michael Fenwick    Barony of Namron, Ansteorra


There's a jousting team that works at the Royal Armoury at Leeds. 
When we were there in 2003, they were the current holders of the 
European Jousting championship. I'd guess that other museums, castles 
and renaissance fairs either have, or host jousting teams.

         -Tivar Moondragon
                  




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