Tilt the hilt of tilting!

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The might of knights kept alive through jousting...
Virtues of courage, justice & kindness blended with honour and brewed with hearty amounts of courtly love concoct a personality trait irresistible to the ladies. Albeit now steadily on the decline, chivalry was once a code of conduct and thus, a way of life for knights in the medieval ages. It also is perhaps solely responsible for the perpetual longing in women for their ‘knight in shining armour’, which after all is, a history proven possibility. These days the closest the ladies can get to ‘knights’ is at The Lulworth Castle from July 22 to August 28, 2007, which provides a medieval village setting for Jousting Shows, and there Knights of Lulworth battle twice everyday.

A European sport from the medieval times, jousting celebrates the valiancy of knights. Two armoured knights with a weapon in one hand (most oft en a lance), perched upon their steeds, ride towards each other aiming to un-horse the other. Where the lance is made of wood (solid oak in the past), the stunt of un-horsing the opponent was known as tilting. Armed with a weapon (lance, dagger, axe or a sword), the combatant doesn’t get many chances for performing except for three encounters in each phase.

During yesteryears, the game wasn’t as popular in martial sports category but once it was introduced in the tournaments, there was no looking back. The castles and palaces were improvised by adding a tiltyard for holding jousting competitions. The game soon started to render huge sums to the knights who took up the challenge of participating in this dangerous game. Hungry for riches, Henry II of France and many others lost their lives. That could be one crucial reason why the International Jousting Association, which governs modern day jousting, gives no points for un-horsing the rival and awards it instead for breaking the tip of the wooden lance.

While Chronicles of Froissart give a written account of medieval jousting, the same can be seen and experienced in today’s Renaissance fairs and festivals. Those who get intrigued by the courage and romance of the Middle Ages shouldn’t miss the feats of arms by the Knights of Lulworth, though no more performed for rescuing dainty damsels in distress!

Edit bureau: Swati Hora

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