Medieval History
The gates of the Gulf Coast International Jousting Championships opened at 6 p.m. one Friday in January at a 4,500-seat arena 13 miles outside Pensacola, Florida. Some of the spectators were dressed in leather doublets and velvet gowns; some wore jeans and cowboy hats or American-flag-patterned do-rags. Most seemed to have come out of idle curiosity rather than any previous knowledge of the sport. ?From what I hear, the combat?s going to be smackin?,? a man named Paul Johnson told me, punching his knuckles together. He estimated he had seen the movie ?A Knight?s Tale? a couple dozen times, and he hoped this event would measure up. He leaned over to a man in front of him. ?When they ride in, are they going to be hitting really hard?? he asked....
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Medieval History
Is Jousting the Next Extreme Sport?
The gates of the Gulf Coast International Jousting Championships opened at 6 p.m. one Friday in January at a 4,500-seat arena 13 miles outside Pensacola, Florida. Some of the spectators were dressed in leather doublets and velvet gowns; some wore jeans and cowboy hats or American-flag-patterned do-rags. Most seemed to have come out of idle curiosity rather than any previous knowledge of the sport. ?From what I hear, the combat?s going to be smackin?,? a man named Paul Johnson told me, punching his knuckles together. He estimated he had seen the movie ?A Knight?s Tale? a couple dozen times, and he hoped this event would measure up. He leaned over to a man in front of him. ?When they ride in, are they going to be hitting really hard?? he asked....
Click here to read the full text of this article from the New York Times
See also our Video Interview with Shane Adams
- Medieval Combat World Championships
Poland's Marcin Waszkielis and Suzanne Elleraas of the United States took first prize in the male and female divisions of the Medieval Combat World Championships, which was held this week in Belmonte Castle in Spain. The four-day event began on May...
- Review Of Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament
It was with some trepidation that we went to take in a show that featured men dressed as knights jousting with each other. After all, we?re supposed to be serious medievalists, and Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament isn?t exactly an academic conference....
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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...
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The residents of Ruwaydah, a historic site in northern Qatar believed to be inhabited from the medieval to the early modern period, were quite wealthy and led a good quality of life. ?The pottery excavated so far is generally good quality, an indication...
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