People jousting
JOUSTING
There are so many things that people did in the Middle Ages to keep entertained. One of the many things that people did to stay entertained was an intense sport called jousting. Jousting was very intense because a lot and I mean a lot of people died. The reason why so many people died is because knights (the people that rode the horses) were allowed to use lances with "tips of war." The reason why they were called this is because the lances had a very sharp tip that could pierce right through the armor of the other knight. The knight's armor was the heaviest and the hardest to hurt or kill him, but it was the biggest target so it had its disadvantages.
There are so many things that people did in the Middle Ages to keep entertained. One of the many things that people did to stay entertained was an intense sport called jousting. Jousting was very intense because a lot and I mean a lot of people died. The reason why so many people died is because knights (the people that rode the horses) were allowed to use lances with "tips of war." The reason why they were called this is because the lances had a very sharp tip that could pierce right through the armor of the other knight. The knight's armor was the heaviest and the hardest to hurt or kill him, but it was the biggest target so it had its disadvantages.
Chess board
CHESS
The people in the middle ages did not just have jousting to keep them entrained. There is a very long list of the things they did but I will just be writing about a few of them like chess. To be able to play chess all you had to do have chess board(s) and be able to know how to play. The chess boards of the kings and the upper class wealthy people were usually made out of marble. The less wealthy lower class people were usually made out of wood that they were able to cut down in the forest or that the king gave to them. Tournaments were very intense because you could win a lot of money.
The people in the middle ages did not just have jousting to keep them entrained. There is a very long list of the things they did but I will just be writing about a few of them like chess. To be able to play chess all you had to do have chess board(s) and be able to know how to play. The chess boards of the kings and the upper class wealthy people were usually made out of marble. The less wealthy lower class people were usually made out of wood that they were able to cut down in the forest or that the king gave to them. Tournaments were very intense because you could win a lot of money.
Medieval Wrestling Match
WRESTLING
Wrestling was a very fun sport but was also very injury prone. What I mean by that is there were a lot and I mean a lot of ways you could hurt. A lot of people wrestled. Wrestling was a very fun sport to watch and play in. The reason why wrestling could be very gruesome is because the wrestlers did not have much protection. On the other hand wrestling is a very fun sport because you get to beat up people legally and not get in trouble. The finial reason why wrestling is because you can go have a good time and be with your friends.
Wrestling was a very fun sport but was also very injury prone. What I mean by that is there were a lot and I mean a lot of ways you could hurt. A lot of people wrestled. Wrestling was a very fun sport to watch and play in. The reason why wrestling could be very gruesome is because the wrestlers did not have much protection. On the other hand wrestling is a very fun sport because you get to beat up people legally and not get in trouble. The finial reason why wrestling is because you can go have a good time and be with your friends.
People getting ready to shoot at a target
ARCHERY
Archery was a very hard sport the play in because the bows were very long heavy and very hard to control. Archery was a sport that took a lot of skill. If you did not have a lot of skills than you would not have a good time. Tournament were a very big thing to people in the middle ages.
Archery was a very hard sport the play in because the bows were very long heavy and very hard to control. Archery was a sport that took a lot of skill. If you did not have a lot of skills than you would not have a good time. Tournament were a very big thing to people in the middle ages.
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