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Tournament: The Medieval Sport of Battle Hardcover – October 21, 2005

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The tournament resembled in many senses a modern spectator sport: with crowds of fans, chants, national teams, team colors, inflated salaries, transfer fees, celebrity cults and a lifestyle notable for its excesses. A mock battle, at its height between 1100 and 1300, it was conducted by two arbitrary battalions over many square miles of open country. It was a one-day event, although certain ancillary festivals could extend it to several days. The center of the enthusiasm was across north and north-eastern France, where--in the twelfth century--thousands of knights assembled from across northern Europe to seek reputation and profit. But the passion for the tournament extended much further. Tournament holding had penetrated England, Germany and Austria by 1200.

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288 pages
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English
Publisher

UNKNO
Publication date

October 21, 2005
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6.5 x 1 x 9.5 inches
ISBN-10

185285460X
ISBN-13

978-1852854607
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The tournament resembled in many senses a modern spectator sport: with crowds of fans, chants, national teams, team colors, inflated salaries, transfer fees, celebrity cults and a lifestyle notable for its excesses. A mock battle, at its height between 1100 and 1300, it was conducted by two arbitrary battalions over many square miles of open country. It was a one-day event, although certain ancillary festivals could extend it to several days. The center of the enthusiasm was across north and north-eastern France, where--in the twelfth century--thousands of knights assembled from across northern Europe to seek reputation and profit. But the passion for the tournament extended much further. Tournament holding had penetrated England, Germany and Austria by 1200.

About the Author

David Crouch is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Hull and is the author of The Normans: The History of a Dynasty (Hambledon and London).

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ UNKNO (October 21, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 185285460X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1852854607
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.41 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1 x 9.5 inches

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Robert P. Wenzlaff

Lots of good info, but a little hard to keep straight.

Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2007

I found a lot of the information about miedieval combat sport in this book most enlightening. It is a good read if you are into medieval
recreation or history.

I had one major problem in following Mr. Crouch, though. He often blurred the distinction between medieval historical sourses and medieval fictional sources. I found many paragraphs where he would quote an exant period decree text and _Morte' de Arthur_ back-to-back without taking a breath. If you arern't already familiar with the nature of the texts, you might become confused as to what part of his description is historical fact and what part has been colored through the eyes of storytelling.

Probably not a good first text on the medieval history, but if you're already up on medieval studies, anad want some specific info on this particular aspect, it's a good addition to your collection.

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Mr. Blake K. Sporne

Comprehensive and thoroughly fact filled.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 28, 2020

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I was looking for some research material for a screenplay and this book is brilliant. It fills a gap from the early stages of what we know to the high period of what we think of today of The Tournament.
Full of use fall facts and the vendor (Zebra Books of Cambridge) is first class.