SirDooble t1_iuh0x1i wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:28 AM

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

So, I guess the trope of two rival jousters going at each other, one unhorses the other, and both get on foot to duel, is probably quite impractical.

arnomora t1_iuj9fvh wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:16 PM

I think that's another type of event. I have zero medieval history knowledge but in books of fiction and such there is a thing where a lot of people fight with blunted weapons of all kinds, kind of like gladiators but non lethal

SirDooble t1_iuji0cc wrote on October 31, 2022 at 8:14 PM

Oh yeah, that's called the melee, and is a big fight on foot between people, sometimes in teams.

There is a trope in some films/shows though, where two people are jousting each other. One gets dehorsed by the other, and out of anger, pulls the other off of their horse. The two then begin to fight each other on foot, while still in their jousting armour. This trope was most recently in House of the Dragon.