Medieval History
Ever since Lance Armstrong watched a dodgeball tournament on ESPN the Ocho, niche sports enthusiasts claim everything this side of cup stacking deserves a programming slot. And we've seen all kinds of variants invited onto the stage including roque, flugtag, kickball, wife carrying, over-the-line and punkin chunkin, just to name a few.
Flip through the ESPN family of channels in the wee hours of the night, and you're bound to catch poker, billiards, bowling, auto racing, and tractor-trailer truck pulling. So before you tell me a medieval pastime has no chance of seeing the light of cable TV, imagine the guy on the couch ?
Feet kicked up, remote in one hand, longneck in the other. He watches as two dudes in armor race toward each other on horseback with 11-foot-long lances aimed at each other's vena cava in perfect HD quality on his 42-inch plasma.
Click here to read this article from ESPN
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Two perfectly preserved Iron Age notched log ladders as well as burial sites dating back to the early Saxon period have been found by Wardell Armstrong Archaeology. The discoveries were made while carrying out open area excavations on farm land to the...
- Were The Ancient Greek Athletes Tougher Than Today's Olympians?
The Games of the XXX Olympiad are under way in London, with China and the United States taking the early lead in the medal count. Last week, Slate visualized Olympic competitions between 19th-, 20th-, and 21st-century athletes. How would the ancient Greeks,...
- Try Medieval Hot Pants? Surely, You Joust
Television shows will do almost anything to generate publicity, but it would not be correct to say that the people at the History channel locked me in this suffocating metal container until I agreed to write something about their new series. I actually...
- Lances Raised, Italian Town Prepares To Joust
It is time for the butcher to polish up his battle-axe and the schoolmistress to stitch fresh silks on her noblewoman's gown as the hired horseman hones his lance and primes his mount for combat. Jousting season in Sulmona, and the people of this...
- What Happens When Your Kid Grows Up Without Any Team Sports
Wow! Check out the logoI have never had the wherewithall or motor skills to follow or participate in team sports and Mac hasn't either (actually, I've never asked him - they never come up). The entire field of medieval studies has always seemed...
Medieval History
Chivalry isn't dead at World Joust event
Ever since Lance Armstrong watched a dodgeball tournament on ESPN the Ocho, niche sports enthusiasts claim everything this side of cup stacking deserves a programming slot. And we've seen all kinds of variants invited onto the stage including roque, flugtag, kickball, wife carrying, over-the-line and punkin chunkin, just to name a few.
Flip through the ESPN family of channels in the wee hours of the night, and you're bound to catch poker, billiards, bowling, auto racing, and tractor-trailer truck pulling. So before you tell me a medieval pastime has no chance of seeing the light of cable TV, imagine the guy on the couch ?
Feet kicked up, remote in one hand, longneck in the other. He watches as two dudes in armor race toward each other on horseback with 11-foot-long lances aimed at each other's vena cava in perfect HD quality on his 42-inch plasma.
Click here to read this article from ESPN
- Wardell Armstrong Archaeology Discover Iron Age And Saxon Remains Near Milton Keynes
Two perfectly preserved Iron Age notched log ladders as well as burial sites dating back to the early Saxon period have been found by Wardell Armstrong Archaeology. The discoveries were made while carrying out open area excavations on farm land to the...
- Were The Ancient Greek Athletes Tougher Than Today's Olympians?
The Games of the XXX Olympiad are under way in London, with China and the United States taking the early lead in the medal count. Last week, Slate visualized Olympic competitions between 19th-, 20th-, and 21st-century athletes. How would the ancient Greeks,...
- Try Medieval Hot Pants? Surely, You Joust
Television shows will do almost anything to generate publicity, but it would not be correct to say that the people at the History channel locked me in this suffocating metal container until I agreed to write something about their new series. I actually...
- Lances Raised, Italian Town Prepares To Joust
It is time for the butcher to polish up his battle-axe and the schoolmistress to stitch fresh silks on her noblewoman's gown as the hired horseman hones his lance and primes his mount for combat. Jousting season in Sulmona, and the people of this...
- What Happens When Your Kid Grows Up Without Any Team Sports
Wow! Check out the logoI have never had the wherewithall or motor skills to follow or participate in team sports and Mac hasn't either (actually, I've never asked him - they never come up). The entire field of medieval studies has always seemed...