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- Dictionaryjousting/ˈdʒaʊstɪŋ/
noun
- 1. a medieval sporting contest in which two opponents on horseback, typically knights, fight with lances: historical "at the centre of the festivities were several days of jousting by armoured knights"
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Jousting is a medieval and renaissance martial game or hastilude between two combatants either on horse or on foot. The joust became an iconic characteristic of the knight in Romantic medievalism. The term is derived from Old French joster, ultimately from Latin iuxtare "to approach, to meet".
- Mark Cartwright
- Tournaments. Tournaments where knights fought in mock cavalry battles (mêlée), with the object of capturing as many of the opposing team as possible, probably began in France in the 11th century CE.
- Weapons. The main weapon was the lance which was around 2.4 to even 3 metres (8-10 ft) in length and commonly made of ash or cypress. A lance was made hollow so that it shattered without causing too much injury.
- Armour. Although padded linen and leather armour was worn at tournaments in the 13th century CE, when plate armour came into wider use on the battlefield in the following century, so too, it was worn by jousters.
- The Lists. The area where knights jousted was known as the lists, a roughly rectangular space usually spread with sand or straw. The length of the field was from 100 to 200 metres (110-220 yards).
Jousting is the present participle of joust, which means to fight with a lance while riding on a horse. Learn more about the history, meaning and usage of jousting with examples from various sources.
Joust is a mock battle between two horsemen with lances, trying to unseat each other. Learn about the history, rules, and variations of jousting and other medieval tournaments.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Joust is a verb meaning to fight on horseback as a knight or man-at-arms, or to engage in combat or competition as if in a joust. Joust is also a noun meaning a combat on horseback between two knights with lances, or a personal combat or competition.
Mar 22, 2022 · Jousting was a medieval form of mounted combat with a lance, enabling the riders to show skill and courage.
JOUST definition: 1. (in the past) to fight with a lance (= a long pointed weapon) while riding on a horse…. Learn more.
