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Jousting: Then and Now

topic posted Fri, May 5, 2006 - 12:22 PM by  Melodious
In the spirit of moving on, I'm posting a new topic. I realize that jousting was more medieval than Renaissance, but jousting still existed in the Renaissance (albeit for "show" purposes), so I hope my post is relevant here.

I may be writing an article in the near future about jousting reenactors, with a particular focus on the horses. Can anyone recommend good sources for this? I'm looking for primary and secondary sources about medieval/Renaissance jousting and the horses used for it, as well as sources (like websites) about modern jousting reenactors.

Thanks!
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  • Beth
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    Re: Jousting: Then and Now

    Fri, May 5, 2006 - 1:06 PM
    Some one here will be able to give you the contact information for Warhorse Farms.. they used to do a lot of the Jousts at faires, they are based in Florida, but much more then that I dont know.
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  • Vlad
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    Re: Jousting: Then and Now

    Sat, May 6, 2006 - 12:36 PM
    [quote]Many myths surround the German invasion of Poland. The most widespread myth is that of the infamous Polish cavalry charge against German armor, which was originally reported by the Italian press, and became popular with German propagandists. The true story came from a skirmish where two Polish Lancer squadrons engaged and destroyed some German infantry. After the infantry had been defeated, German armored vehicles appeared. Exposed, the Lancers were decimated. Italian war correspondents came upon the scene and were told by German soldiers that it resulted from the cavalry having charged the tanks. The false story was then spread, and the truth was effectively buried.[/quote]

    excerpt from: www.freerepublic.com/forum/a...3524.htm

    Basically showing that there were men still fighting with horse and lance as late as WWII. It wasn't exactly jousting but horse and lance is still horse and lance.
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