Knights Tournaments in the Middle Ages

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A Tournament was a series of mounted and armoured combats, fought as contests, in which a number of knights competeer.

The one that prevailed through the final round or who finished with the best record was declared the winner and awarded a prize or purse of money.

The Tournaments were the favorite sport of Medieval Knights.

The Tournaments kept the knight in excellent condition for the role he would need to play during medieval warfare.

Tournaments were exciting and colorful pageants.

All of the contests fought in tournaments were fought with blunted swords or lances.

Tournaments during the Middle Ages were a good source of revenue for a successful Knight.

The champion knight's prize money could yeald a considerable purse.

But at the tournaments of the early Middle Ages they were allowed to claim the armor, horse and weapons of a fallen adversary during the tournament.

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The Medieval Centre in Nykobing, Denmark is an experimental museum where you can experience life in a reconstructed late 14th century market town.

Daily life, knights tournaments, trebuchets, canons, ships, markets, evening shows and a lot more...

http://www.middelaldercentret.dk

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[brianbuchanan7]

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[janniesin]

My family and I visited the Middelaldercenter last summer. I really recomend others to do the same, its not far from Bent Braderups place...so if you want a couple of horsey and historical days, Lolland in Denmark is a place to visit:o)))