IMC 2020: Sessions
Session 126: Tournaments, I: Chivalric Literature and Masculinity
Monday 6 July 2020, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds |
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| Organiser: | Eleanor Jayne Wilkinson-Keys, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds |
| Moderator/Chair: | Eleanor Jayne Wilkinson-Keys, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds |
| Paper 126-a | The Prince That Was Promised: Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, at the Barriers and the Construction of His Martial Identity (Language: English) Index terms: Genealogy and Prosopography, Military History, Technology |
| Paper 126-b | 'This is the best knight who has ever been': Comparing Depictions of Early Tournaments in the History of William Marshal and Gautier de Tournay's History of Gilles de Chin (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - French or Occitan, Military History, Social History |
| Paper 126-c | Tournaments, Deeds of Arms, and Reputation Management: Advancement in the Career of Boucicaut (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - French or Occitan, Military History, Social History |
| Abstract | The tournament was a key arena for knights to perform deeds of arms and gain a reputation for prowess before viewing stands of spectators. Demonstrating prowess in the tournament could bring tangible rewards in a knight's career, bringing status, office, and wealth. This session will discuss ideas about tournaments, the representation of self, and masculinity both during and after the combat. The spectacle of the tournament, and how it was remembered and portrayed after the event, will be investigated and the place of tournaments in confirming chivalric status will be explored. |