arnomora t1_iuj9fvh wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:16 PM Reply to comment by SirDooble in ELI5 How did knights participate in tournaments like jousting without killing themselves? by QuantumHamster 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 Permalink Parent 2
arnomora t1_iuj9fvh wrote
Reply to comment by SirDooble in ELI5 How did knights participate in tournaments like jousting without killing themselves? by QuantumHamster
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