Medieval knight horses12/17/2023 Jacques de Lalaing Fighting the Lord of Espiry at the Passage of Arms of the Fountain of Tears (Ms. In-gallery animation for The Last Knight, based on Master of the Getty Lalaing (Flemish, active about 1530). Next up, foot combat: the medieval version of professional wrestling-but with weapons! A rider could use it to hit their opponent's shield or helmet without breaking through to the other side.įun fact: In their journey toward becoming knights, kids as young as seven could become a page-a knight's assistant-and help knights saddle their horses, put on armor, and get ready for tournaments! The shape of this multi-pronged tip is less dangerous than the tip used for the joust of war, making the game much safer. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Stephen V. Lance head for the joust of peace, late 15th–early 16th century. Here, riders carried a lance with a coronel, a lance head with three or more prongs. The second type of tournament jousting is the joust of peace. In-gallery animation for The Last Knight, showing figures from Marx Walther's Tournament Book, 1506–11. To protect themselves, riders wore specialized armor, or metal suits, a lot like the armor that medieval knights wore in battle. This pointed lance head made the game very dangerous. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of William H. Lance head for the joust of war, late 15th–early 16th century. Riders in the joust of war used a lance with a sharpened head, like this one: The goal is to gain points by hitting the other rider's shield or head-or by knocking him off his horse! A rider can also earn points by breaking off the tip of his own lance, and can earn even more by shattering his lance completely. In the joust of war, two contestants on horseback charge towards each other while holding out their lances, or long spears. See similar illustrations of the joust of war on view in the exhibition Still from in-gallery animation for The Last Knight, showing figures from Freydal, Tournament Book of Emperor Maximilian I, 1512–15 (plate 200).
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