Nice take, however, even into the beginning of the 20th century, cavalry trained heavily to hit targets with saber at speed. Talhoffer's MS clearly shows combatants at full-speed, indicating the technique is done during in war as a charging maneuver.
Also, turn and tourney have at their roots the meanings: "TURN in circles" and also "my TURN in line."
Knights circling each other on a prize-fighting field is likely, but fighting like that in war is to abandon cavalry's main advantage: speed.
I have read and one of my professors and I have talked about mounted combat. I believe that many actions did not involve simply charging by each other and included fighting in a circle by turning. That is actually supposed to be where the word tourney came from.
Nice take, however, even into the beginning of the 20th century, cavalry trained heavily to hit targets with saber at speed. Talhoffer's MS clearly shows combatants at full-speed, indicating the technique is done during in war as a charging maneuver.
Also, turn and tourney have at their roots the meanings: "TURN in circles" and also "my TURN in line."
Knights circling each other on a prize-fighting field is likely, but fighting like that in war is to abandon cavalry's main advantage: speed.
slapmagnit 3 years ago
Une partie du Talhoffer souvant méconue...
Merci pour ces images qui donnent envie !
Rom1H 3 years ago
I have read and one of my professors and I have talked about mounted combat. I believe that many actions did not involve simply charging by each other and included fighting in a circle by turning. That is actually supposed to be where the word tourney came from.
tempestswordsman 3 years ago
God you guys are so lucky...keep up the good work.
Meshelsidek 3 years ago