Its not so much what jousts did, it's what is Jousting
Jousting is a sport played by armored combatants mounted on horses. It consists of martial competition between two mounted knights using a variety of weapons, usually in sets of three per weapon (such as tilting with a lance, blows with the battle axe, strokes with the dagger, or strokes with a sword), often as part of a tournament.
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jousting
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Jousts were held as a form of entertainment during the Medieval times. Jousting was also performed as a proclamation during this time period.
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Jousts and other hastiludes were held in an area called "the lists."
The knights and pupils died and some won ... Wait a second ! It's your homework ! I'm not telling you more !
and don't forget the mace, the battle axe, the spear, the flail and of course the sword plus the shield for defense. (and a lance, for jousts.) a lance....
No. Knights stay on the land of the lord's or king's and work for them by competing in battles and jousts. Most knights werepeasantsandweren'tvery high up on the hierarchy.
The ground used for Jousts was called the "Lists". However be aware that the term Joust actually refers to any martial contest (eg Polaxe or sword fighting on foot) and that a contest on horseback with a lance was specifically termed a "tilt". Tilting took place in the lists usually in a prepared "Tilt field", often with a "tilt barrier" separating the opposing horses to avoid collision.
Do u mean did Henry VIII carry weapons around with him the answer was some times like in wars and other battles and sometimes in jousts and tounements.
Jousting was only open to knights. In order to joust, a knight had to be carefully trained, or he risked being killed in the combat, even though it was a sport. Nearly all the men of the nobility and royalty were trained for this.
Medieval Knights fought each other to practice for combat, to participate in jousts and in wars. Alot of Knights in the middle ages were like a private army hired by a lord to protect him and his estate.
There were many hastiludes to train knights. Mock battles between large groups were called melees. There were also tournaments, jousts, pas d'armes, quintains, and other war games.