ELI5 How did knights participate in tournaments like jousting without killing themselves? Submitted by QuantumHamster t3_yhq04c on October 30, 2022 at 9:08 PM in explainlikeimfive 105 comments 157
Luitenant_ t1_iufem9l wrote on October 30, 2022 at 10:24 PM For jousting: heavier armour than what would be used in normal battle & jousting lances for these tournaments were designed to break instead of pierce. Permalink 0
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