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Far from the contrivances of the Renaissance Fair, this is authentic, full-contact jousting, with two competitors on horses charging towards each other at 30 miles an hour. Gone is t Gone is the traditional armor, replaced by state-of-the-art protective gear. Each week's episode fe Read all. Sign In. TV Series — — 1h. Episode guide. See more at IMDbPro. Episodes Browse episodes. Photos Top cast Edit. Jake Nodar Self as Self.

John Stikes Self as Self. Paul Suda Self as Self. Jeremy O'Neail Self as Self. Chaz Taylor Self as Self. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. The average lance weighs about 5 to 7 pounds. Some riders prefer lightweight lances and have found that pool cues with added metal points will weigh only about 1 to 2 pounds.

Today, jousting competition in Maryland is governed by the Maryland Jousting Tournament Association, which has three regional branches. And there were some families where the jousting tradition goes back for generations. Despite the dangers he said it was uncommon for modern-day knights to die while jousting. In competitions a solid lance is normally used, but in choreographed events and historical shows knights use a lance with a balsa wood end, which shatters for dramatic effect.

The medieval sport of jousting dates back at least a thousand years and was conceived as a way to train knights for battle. In the years that followed, jousting became more than simply a training exercise, but popular entertainment. Jousts were, from the 13th to 16th century CE, a popular part of the European medieval tournament where knights showed off their martial skills by riding against one another with wooden lances in a designated area known as the lists.

Chivalry and courage were two words synonymous knights in the medieval era. Tournaments and Jousting has been credited to a French man named Godfrey de Preuilly. The first recorded reference of a tournament was dated in and refers to Godfrey de Preuilly, who is described as having invented the medieval tournament.

The lance was made from wood and typically had a sharp point made from iron or steel. As lances became more popular, changes were made in armor to make it easier to carry the lance. The First Jousters The feudal system then in place required rich landowners and nobles to provide knights to fight for their king during war. Jousting provided these knights with practical, hands-on preparation in horsemanship, accuracy and combat simulations that kept them in fighting shape between battles.

The weapon we use for jousting is called a lance. The first part — the main body of the lance is made from a hard timber like beech or ash. Formations of knights were known to use underarm-couched military lances in full-gallop closed-ranks charges against lines of opposing infantry or cavalry. Because of the extreme stopping power of a thrusting spear, it quickly became a popular weapon of infantry in the Late Middle Ages. Their usefulness was progressively declining against the increasingly attractive and cost-effective firearms.

Because of the nature of the weapon, and the training required to produce a proficient lancer, it had generally fallen from use by the mid 17th century. The most well-known horse of the medieval era of Europe is the destrier, known for carrying knights into war. However, most knights and mounted men-at-arms rode smaller horses known as coursers and rounceys. Destrier is not a breed of horse, but the name given to the finest and strongest warhorses.

These are usually stallions bred and raised from foals as warhorses. They were also used in medieval times as jousting horses.