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| The knights enter the arena, starting with Syr Richard Mortimer. (71kb) | Syr George Melton. (99kb) | Syr Geoffrey Turberville with his squire Wolfgang von der Weyden and valet John Sawyer. (161kb) |
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| Syr James Swinbourne with his valet Steve
Sykes and squire Andrew Gilkes. (147kb)
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Other squires, valets, and a herald watch from the side. (155kb) | |
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| The first to challenge all others is Syr
Geoffrey Turberville. (182kb)
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Followed by Syr George Melton. (199kb) | and Sir James Swinbourne. (208kb) |
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| The squires lined up to shoot archery, with Henry Sherry shooting first. (128kb) | Wolfgang has released his arrow, but the
arrow has not yet cleared the bow in this cool shot. (126kb)
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Squire Nicholas Musson takes aim while Andrew Gilkes gets ready. (93kb) |
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| Lady Emma from Raphael Falconry
demonstrates medieval hawking. (58kb)
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Here a hawk has just launched from the top of the East team's banner. (132kb) | An owl lifts off from the field, beating the air with powerful strokes of its wings. (69kb) |
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| Lady Emma shows the crowd a splendid (170kb) | A peregrine falcon, at speeds of over 200
mph strikes the lure of the master falconer. (77kb)
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After the falconry demonstration, the joust moved on to a competition of mounted skill at arms between the knights.
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| The javelin, in mid-air, thrown by Syr Geoffrey Turberville. (90kb) | Syr Geoffrey uses the mace on the cabbage
head... (70kb)
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... and heads for the quintain. (126kb) |
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| The javelin, again in mid-air, thrown by
Syr George Melton. (68kb)
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Syr George ready to smash the cabbage head with his mace... (48kb) | ... and racing toward the quintain. (129kb) |
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A video of Syr George Melton knocking over the quintain in his second strike. |  |
| Cabbage leaves go flying after the strike
by Syr Richard Mortimer. (89kb)
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(604kb) | so, he gets a third run... (95kb) |
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After skill at arms (and lunch) the squires put on their armour for the foot combat and knights put on their armour for the joust.
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| Nicholas Musson and Wolfgang von der
Weyden go at it. (142kb)
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Andrew Gilkes takes on Nicholas Musson. (95kb) | Nicholas and Andrew continue ... (130kb) |
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| Andrew and Wolfgang fight a bout with
pole axes. (117kb)
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Syr George Melton enters the arena. (96kb) | |
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| Syr Richard Mortimer. (61kb) | Syr Geoffrey Turberville. (106kb)
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Sir James Swinbourne. (65kb) |
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| Bits of lance go flying as Syr Richard breaks his lance on Syr George. (You can see from his lance that Syr George missed.) (137kb) | Syr George and Syr Geoffrey race towards each other. (85kb) | Syr Richard and Syr Geoffrey. (48kb) |
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| At the end of the day, the team from the East, in green, was victorious. (83kb) | ||