mecha_face t1_iuh9up9 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:47 AM

Reply to comment by TonyR600 in ELI5 How did knights participate in tournaments like jousting without killing themselves? by QuantumHamster

Depending on if you were a commoner or a noble? For a commoner, the fact that killing a noble for any reason was a death sentence. For a noble? Oh no, you damaged someone else's property, pay a fine.

vorpal8 t1_iuhhldq wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:27 AM

Commoners didn't get to participate in the first place.