Anglo-Norman tournaments and the thirteenth century
October 20, 2022If there is one word that is emblematic of medieval Europe, it is certainly the verb turneier: ‘to joust, to participate in a tournament’. When we think of medieval jousting, we immediately think of the magnificent illuminations in the livre des tournois by René d’Anjou: [image 1: René I of Anjou, Traité de la […]
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