Pas d’Armes and Late Medieval Chivalry: Tournament, Sport and Spectacle

  Introduction

Overview of the pas d'armes

  • Typical features
  • Inspirations
  • Locations
  • Motivations

Preparing for the event

  • Permission and proclamation
  • Rules of engagement
  • Paying the bills

At the pas d'armes

  • Typical stages of the event
  • Personnel
  • Arms, armour and fighting techniques
  • Accompanying festivities

Aftermaths

  • Textual commemorations
  • Authorial priorities
  • Patrons and readers of narrative accounts
  • The legacy of pas d'armes
  • Find out more
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