Carisbrooke Castle - Knight's Tournament

Here is the Knights Tournament we put on at Carisbrooke Castle. 

Each of these thumbnails here are a link to the large photo. 


Mike Garrett warms up a horse by practicing cuttng a cabbage head. (255kb) Peter, also warming up horses, approaches a cabbage head (258kb)

 

... and he strikes at it with his sword. (252kb)
Each knight enters the tourney field is escorted around by the heralds. (165kb) All the knights, heralds, and the knight marshal line up to explain the contest. (249kb)

 

The white knight (who had to change horses) uses a mace on a cabbage head. (242kb)
The white knight jousts at the quintain. (247kb) The yellow/red knight throws a spear at the straw man. (277kb) The yellow/red knight uses the mace on a cabbage head. (259kb)

 

The yellow/red knight jousts at the quintain. (252kb) The red knight rides at the straw man. (282kb) The red knight uses a mace on a cabbage head. (252kb)

 

The red knight rides at the quintain. (258kb) The blue knight casts his spear at the straw man.  (279kb)

 

The blue knight ready to crush the cabbage with his mace. (254kb)
The blue knight rides at the quintain. (253kb) The knights turn to follow the heralds off the field. (284kb)

 

The red knight survey's the field before mounting his horse. (189kb)
The red knight talks to his supporters. (178kb) The herald gives the flag to the squire and rides to escort the next knight. (179kb)

 

The blue knight enters the field. (214kb)
The blue knights is escorted by the heralds. (162kb)

 

The knights warm up their horses. (181kb) The blue knight and red knight charge down the list rail. (162kb)
They attempt to strike each other. (164kb) The blue knight strikes but red misses (as evidenced by his whole lance). (161kb) Blue and red go again. (166kb)
and again. (166kb) and they pass. (167kb) And they go for a third pass. (160kb)
AVI movie of  a jousting pass. 
Taking good aim on each other. (162kb) Moments before the strike. (162kb) (775kb)
Peter gets advice from the blue knight. (193kb) Peter waking off after his jousting experience. (201kb) Mark Caple and his son. (173kb)
 

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