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 |
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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) Index terms: Military History, Technology |
Paper 609-b | Ulrich von Liechtenstein and the Origins of the Joust (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - German, Military History |
Paper 609-c | The Tournaments and Chivalry of René of Anjou (Language: English) 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. |