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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Tournaments were dangerous, though the equipment limited this, however there was a lot to be gained from them in terms of honour, reputation, status and hard cash. William Marshall became wealthy from his success in tournaments and attracted the attention of the royal family, he went from penniless second son and knight-errant to the right hand man to 5 kings, regent of England and Earl of Pembroke.
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