Encore: Chivalry and Knighthood in Medieval Europe
Tides of History
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The Knights of the Mid 13 Forties
For young knights like jean, war was a knight's occupation. It was the most direct path to the glorious proving of chivalry. Jousting was his specialty, and he proved to be slick with the lance. He unseated a much older and more accomplished knight in his first tournament. The lord of cuse gave hima fine pair of gilded spurs to mark the occasion.
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