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
Gwanosh t1_iuh7aas wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:07 AM This, but with combat sports, american football, etc. The answer is they do die: normally slowly and painfully, out of sight and sometimes much after the not-apparently-lethal injury. Permalink 1
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