Fictional Newspaper Article about Medevial Tournaments -- essays resea

The Medieval Joust This morning I witnessed a tournament held in town. As I was watching I realized that I wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t exactly certain about all the rules. This is why I decided to write this article about the history, rules, and guidelines of this riveting sport. The words "tournament" and "joust" are frequently used interchangeably. Strictly speaking "joust" describes single combat between two horsemen. "Tournament" refers to mounted combat between parties of knights, but also is used to refer to the whole proceeding. The first written tournament guidelines are credited to a Frenchman named Geoffroi de Purelli in 1066. I would have interviewed this man but he was unfortunately killed, ironically in one of these very tournaments for which he made rules. Jousting is a way of gaining respect. It is what is done when there is no war to fight. Jousting is essentially a way of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“playingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬? war. Tournaments were, at first, merely battles arranged on some pretext at an appropriate appointment between parties of knights. From these bloody conflicts there developed the tourn... Fictional Newspaper Article about Medevial Tournaments -- essays resea The Medieval Joust This morning I witnessed a tournament held in town. As I was watching I realized that I wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t exactly certain about all the rules. This is why I decided to write this article about the history, rules, and guidelines of this riveting sport. The words "tournament" and "joust" are frequently used interchangeably. Strictly speaking "joust" describes single combat between two horsemen. "Tournament" refers to mounted combat between parties of knights, but also is used to refer to the whole proceeding. The first written tournament guidelines are credited to a Frenchman named Geoffroi de Purelli in 1066. I would have interviewed this man but he was unfortunately killed, ironically in one of these very tournaments for which he made rules. Jousting is a way of gaining respect. It is what is done when there is no war to fight. Jousting is essentially a way of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“playingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬? war. Tournaments were, at first, merely battles arranged on some pretext at an appropriate appointment between parties of knights. From these bloody conflicts there developed the tourn...