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Jousting is a sport played by two armored knights mounted on horses. It consists of martial competition between two mounted knights using a variety of weapons, usually in sets of ...
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Jousting, sport of attempting to knock an opponent off a horse with a lance, the main event of medieval tournaments. Jousting survives in the form of isolated exhibitions and is the state sport of Maryland. Some of the skills it requires are now a part of competitive horsemanship.

For information on:

events where knights met to joust, see Tournament

contribution of jousting to chivalry, see Chivalry: Makings of a Knight

legacy of jousting, see Horse Shows: History