Quintain (jousting)
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The quintain, also known as pavo, may have included a number of lance games, often used as a training aid for jousting, where the competitor would attempt to strike a stationary object with a lance. T
Tilting on horseback at a replica quintain on Offham Green, Kent 1976
A modern take on the quintain: Golden Gate Renaissance fair, San Francisco, California (2008)
Illustration by Hasted of Quintain on Offham Green, Kent, 1798
Quintain on Offham Green with crocuses 2006
Hastilude
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Hastilude is a generic term used in the Middle Ages to refer to many kinds of martial games. The word comes from the Latin hastiludium, literally "lance game". By the 14th century, the term usually ex
Quintain (jousting)
…The quintain (from Latin "fifth"), also known as pavo (Latin "peacock"), may have included a number of lance games, often used as a training aid for jousting, where the competitor would attempt to strike a stationary object with a lance. The common object was a…
A knight receiving a lady's favour at a hastilude. From Codex Manesse.