Women in tournaments?

Graham Ashford · Post by **Graham Ashford** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 7:53 am

Hello all

I wonder whether or not you might be able to help me? I have been told/read somewhere that at a specific tournament a group of Ladies fought disguised in armour and men's clothing to compete. After the fights where done they revealed that they were in fact women much to the annoyance and embarrassment of the assembled fighters and crowd.

For the life of me I have been unable to find the quotes for this, can anyone help me at all?

Kindest regards

Graham

Kenwrec Wulfe · Post by **Kenwrec Wulfe** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 3:25 pm

I think I remember reading something about that in "Fashion in the age of the Black Prince", but I cannot be certain....

Jess · Post by **Jess** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 11:28 pm

I am not aware of this as a historical event, but you might be thinking of some literary works referred to as the Ladies Tournament???

Articles about the French and German versions here:
http://www.megapathdsl.net/~amichaels/g ... itancy.pdf

http://www.megapathdsl.net/~amichaels/g ... nament.pdf

Jess · Post by **Jess** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 11:35 pm

Kenwrec Wulfe wrote:I think I remember reading something about that in "Fashion in the age of the Black Prince", but I cannot be certain....

Maybe you are thinking of Henry Knighton's 1348 "Women Ape Men" account? This should link to a google book that reproduces that passage:

http://books.google.com/books?id=lInpLc ... .'&f=false

Robert of Canterbury · Sun Jul 31, 2011 4:32 am

Have you read through this thread?
viewtopic.php?t=52795

CiaranBlackrune · Post by **CiaranBlackrune** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 4:15 pm

Ahh yes... the Women of ludicrous wantonness.

Cliff Rogers · Post by **Cliff Rogers** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 5:44 pm

I'd guess you have in mind the Knighton passage someone already gave a link to. I don't think there are any recorded instances of women (or even a woman) participating in the fighting of a tournament.

Cliff

Blaine de Navarre · Post by **Blaine de Navarre** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 6:43 pm

Cliff Rogers wrote:I'd guess you have in mind the Knighton passage someone already gave a link to. I don't think there are any recorded instances of women (or even a woman) participating in the fighting of a tournament.

Cliff

There is period fiction of women disguised as men in tournaments (e.g. "Silence"); if it ever really happened they would most certainly have been so disguised, and apparently were successful enough that none were ever found out and reported to posterity.

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