tournament
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chivalrous competition or mock fight of the Middle Ages and Renaissance
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Encyclopedic overview
An early 14th century depiction of mounted combat in a tournament from the German Codex Manesse
A tournament, or tourney (from Old French torneiement, tornei), was a chivalrous competition or mock fight that was common in the Middle Ages and Renaissance (12th to 16th centuries). It is a type of hastilude.
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