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Tourney and jousting fields with buildings

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Does anyone have pictures or illuminations of these from the 14th or 15th century. Has anyone recreated one?
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_Gideon wrote:Does anyone have pictures or illuminations of these from the 14th or 15th century.

You mean like these?
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Reconstructions like this:

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or this link?

Based on the renee of anjou tournament ring, and hopefully going to be even prettier next year. All the writing is real Gold as well.

(photos by Steve Shorey)
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zachos wrote:Reconstructions like this:

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or this link?

Based on the renee of anjou tournament ring, and hopefully going to be even prettier next year. All the writing is real Gold as well.

(photos by Steve Shorey)


Sweet. Where was this?
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Galleron wrote:Sweet. Where was this?


It was the tournament at the battle of Edgecote.

http://www.englishtournamentsociety.co.uk/index.html

It was great fun.
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Thank you all I just got home but I will look over these with interest.
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