How did knights participate in tournaments like jousting without killing themselves?

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If movies have not lied to me (😜), knights’ tournaments are involve hacking, slashing, and jousting each other. How did they not kill each other using such weapons or speed on horses? And if it was actually dangerous, why did they participate?

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> And if it was actually dangerous, why did they participate?

I dunno where in the world you are but in the US there is this massive sport called football that permanently injures thousands of children who play, and the best case scenario for most players is massive, permanent brain damage. xD

So. It’s not *that* strange for people to play dangerous sports.

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