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IMC 2011: Sessions

Session 609: Tournaments and Tournament Armour in the Age of Chivalry

Tuesday 12 July 2011, 11.15-12.45

Sponsor:Royal Armouries, Leeds / Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds
Organiser:Karen Watts, Royal Armouries, Leeds / Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds
Moderator/Chair:Robert W. Jones, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds
Paper 609-a'Armour pur les Ioustes': The Development of Specialised Armour for Jousting
(Language: English)
Ralph Moffat, Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow Museums / Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds
Index terms: Military History, Technology
Paper 609-bUlrich von Liechtenstein and the Origins of the Joust
(Language: English)
Alan V. Murray, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds
Index terms: Language and Literature - German, Military History
Paper 609-cThe Tournaments and Chivalry of René of Anjou
(Language: English)
Karen Watts, Royal Armouries, Leeds / Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds
Index terms: Language and Literature - French or Occitan, Military History
Abstract

This session brings together papers concerned with the development of the tournament away from the mass melee towards new forms such as the joust and passage of arms as well as the specilaised armour employed within these new forms.