To celebrate his knighthood a great tournament was held at Xanten on the Rhine, and in the jousting the young prince won all the laurels, although great and tried warriors matched their skill against his in the lists.
On the morning of the jousting he obtained from a stranger knight a fine horse on condition of dividing everything that he won.
In Dianese the hero is also provided with armour; in Richars and Lion de Bourges he is assisted in his jousting by the White Knight; and in Sir Amadas he finds a wreck on the coast from which he obtains all things needful.
My lord bids me say, fair knight," declared he to Longsword, "that he loves good jousting and did not expect so smart a tilt.
Things were in this state when the trial of skill in jousting was proposed by De Gondomar.
During her long reign no festivity was thought complete unless jousting was performed.
And if there was any jousting of knights or any other sights of prowess, these would he see with the greatest delight.
Sir Tristram cared not overmuch to be with ladies, but was more joyful to be in hall, talking of hunting, jousting and hawking.
Then, when the dust of the jousting had a little cleared, and the knights had withdrawn to the sides of the lists, to breathe and rest awhile, it was seen that twelve remained of the ninety-nine.
Often in the jousting of earlier days, when Sir Lancelot had come in disguise and had been compelled to fight Sir Gawaine, the latter had had the worst.
The preparations are for the jousting that is to be held to-morrow's morn in the level meadow beside the ford,' responded the old earl.
And when peace was on the land, he went about on errantry, jousting in tournaments and fighting champions.
For tournament purposes the heads were blunted, but as jousting became more popular special points or coronals were introduced, of which examples are shown in most museums.
An earlier suit, made by Desiderius Colman in 1545, is adapted for jousting on foot, and has lamboys or bases (Plate XII.
Jousting tournaments were held for entertainment purposes only and were followed by banquets of several courses of food served on dishes of gold, silver, pewter, or wood on a linen cloth covering the table.
At the royal house and other great houses gentlemanly jousting competitions, with well-refined and specific rules, took the place of violent tournaments with general rules.
At these knights competed for the affection of ladies by jousting with each other while the ladies watched.
At that jousting there was one knight who distinguished himself above all others, and he was Sir Sagron surnamed Coeur de Fer.
Now one time it chanced that Queen Morgana le Fay and the Queen of North Wales were upon a visit to Corbin, and whilst they were there there was given in that place a great jousting and feast in their honor.
To the right of the castle is a large basin for aquatic sports with the words "Giostre colle nave cioe li giostra li stieno sopra le na" (Jousting in boats that is the men are to be in boats).
At the place where we were jousting and contending for the sparrow-hawk, in the town which is now called Cardiff.
Light-hearted Sholto MacKim, the careless lad of the jousting day, the proud young captain of the Earl's guard, was dead with all his vanity.
And when the next day dawned, all the people prepared and came again to the jousting place.
A month after Pentecost the tournament assembled, and the jousting began in the plain below Tenebroc.
All those who witnessed the jousting were filled with amazement, and said it cost him dear to joust with such a goodly knight.
His followers in the jousting / on every side high honor won.
Twas bidden that thejousting / on all sides they give o'er.
And knew he she was gazing / whom in his heart he bore, He joy enough had found him / in jousting evermore.
There again the conversation was all of jousting and the King of England's prowess, and Francis, with great tact, would talk of nothing but his admiration for Henry's skill.
Armored knights rode out into the jousting grounds and broke their lances to prove which was the better man.
A jousting suit by him of much later date is engraved and partly gilded, apparently made in 1498 for an envoy of Ludovico Moro to the Emperor Maximilian.
His extensive array of tilting and jousting suits was kept at Greenwich, and an inventory taken of them upon his death.
And at the day of jousting there came in Sir Dinadan disguised, and did many great deeds of arms.
So it fell that time Sir Launcelot heard of a jousting fast by his castle, within three leagues.
How Sir Dinadan met with Sir Tristram, and with jousting with Sir Palomides, Sir Dinadan knew him.
Nay, said Palomides, I will not joust, for I am sure at jousting I get no prize.
And if ye think that I be weary, and ye have an appetite to joust with me, I shall find you jousting enough.
How King Arthur marvelled much of the joustingin the field, and how he rode and found Sir Launcelot.
THEN within three days after the king let make a jousting at a priory.
As he ended speaking he drew back, and Gascoyne, mounting upon a stool, covered his friend's head and bascinet with the great jousting helm, making fast the leathern points that held it to the iron collar.
Next Monday I and Sir Everard Willoughby take thee in hand to begin training thee in the knowledge and the use of the jousting lance, of arms, and of horsemanship.
Right nobly hast thou redeemed thy helm," said the Herald, "and hereafter be thou free to enter any jousting whatsoever, and in whatever place.
If thou thoughtst me so then, what a very fool I must have looked to thee when I so clumsily besought thee for thy favor for my jousting at Devlen.
He was interested--much interested in Myles and in the coming jousting in which the young warrior was to prove himself, but he was interested in it by way of a relaxation from the other and more engrossing matter.
The court in which we watch the jousting is floored with onyx in order to increase the courage of the combatants.
But coming into Italy, he got a bad wound jousting at Beneventum, which greatly weakened him.
Now, mother, please let Ruth go at once, and tell her to put up our puce doublets that we had for the jousting at the castle, and our red hose and our dark green cloth slashed trunks.
The six warriors were entertained by the King before the jousting took place, and on the appointed day they appeared before James as he sat in his pavilion, and received from him the order of knighthood.
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