[Elfsea] FWD: TC: Tournaments on TV

Timothy Rayburn timothy at elfsea.net
Fri Dec 13 14:03:21 PST 2002


From: Finnvarr de Taahe <finnvarr at ealdormere.sca.org>
Maybe you've seen this, but maybe not:

[ Editor's Note : This is on the History Channel ]
 Sunday , December 15 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM
 Conquest
 Tournament

 One of the quintessential images of medieval life, the tournament
lasted well into Tudor times. Actor and fight
 master Peter Woodward investigates the purpose of these extraordinary
and colorful events and how its many
 forms--the foot tourney, joust on horseback, the melee--developed from
the ancient trial of combat. Our team
 experiments with weapons and armor designed for tournament, examines
the rules of combat and the notion of
 chivalry, and joins a medieval tournament team for a joust on
horseback!
 TV PG

--
Which do you think is better?  Intelligence or prowess?
       --Charny, c. 1350





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