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Jousting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The traditional weapon for jousting was the lance. This is because the lance was actually one of the most effective weapons that a knight had. It was a long weapon, sometimes as long as twelve feet. And it was used by a knight on horseback to charge through enemy formations of soldiers.
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Jousting and Mounted Weapons; One of the most important sets of weapons that a knight used were the polearm weapons that were wielded while on horseback. These weapons were longer than the normal weapon and usually anywhere from six to twelve feet in length.
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Uncategorized question: What is the name of a jousting weapon? mace ... Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Miscellaneous > Uncategorized > What is the name of a jousting weapon?
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i could go on and on. I think of all these things as well, but I also think of Jousting. ... In the joust the knight used the lance, a weapon specifically designed for mounted combat. At first jousters would simply spur their horses towards one another, weapons ready, each attempting to knock each other off there horses.
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; Visit the NPR website for a November 16, 2002 feature on the National Jousting Finals. Hear the audio of the feature. Pictures too on the NPR website! ... The shock attack of medieval knights was a weapon of great impact, indeed a military revolution on horseback.
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Order of the Boar - Medieval Jousting ... From the disciplined and chivalric mounted skills to the full force, full contact joust, The Order of the Boar is New Zealands first and foremost medieval equestrian and jousting historical re-enactment group.
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