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We have jousts here in the US as part of renaissance festivals - very showy, usually a Mongol in the tournament, everyone is inexplicably eating turkey legs.

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I live in a one-horse town and even though our Ren Faire is teeny tiny, there is no shortage of turkey legs.

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You can joust in your car. That's the reason y'all drive on the wrong side of the road.

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We went to see some "jousting" at Sewerby Hall near Bridlington on Easter Sunday. Was more theatrical than anything but it's a bit of fun and the children enjoyed it

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If I hadn't been ill, I'd have been there myself. The Armouries is a gem to visit. You can spend the best part of the day wandering around te place.

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I love me a joust. Last one I saw was In La Cite in Carcassonne, before Covid was even a twinkle in Wuhan's eye. For anyone interested, Jason Kingsley has a fantastic series of videos on youtube about how they trained destriers to fight and joust.

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Not going to channel your inner Heath Leger for the jousting? Would make great TV.. 4 parter of 'Becoming a Knight and the art of the joust' ???

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Ahh we love the jousting at the Royal Armouries. We try to go every year. One of our favourite places to go. Definitely make a trip if you can.

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Hi Dan - it’s great to see Ed 3 keeping spirits up but it smacks of a superspreader event!

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