fastestman4704 t1_iuf4dze wrote on October 30, 2022 at 9:13 PM Reply to ELI5 How did knights participate in tournaments like jousting without killing themselves? by QuantumHamster Pre-broken and blunted lances designed to shatter on impact for jousting. Blunted weapons and full plate armour for melees. Death's weren't massively uncommon but prizes were good so people chanced it. Permalink 15
fastestman4704 t1_iuf4dze wrote
Reply to ELI5 How did knights participate in tournaments like jousting without killing themselves? by QuantumHamster
Pre-broken and blunted lances designed to shatter on impact for jousting.
Blunted weapons and full plate armour for melees.
Death's weren't massively uncommon but prizes were good so people chanced it.