Jousting, tournaments, Archery, Ball Games…

Introduction The physical activity wasn´t usual in the Middle Age but there was an important number of events which has been the predecessors of several modern sports and physical activities. Bilingual PE Isabel Ruiz Serna2

Knighthood (lords, knights)Jousting and Tournaments Jousting was the medieval spectacle! Jousts were organiced by men called heralds. The knights used a lance Videos 1. Tournament Joust The Melée Melée au pied(team of knights fighting on foot), Melee au cheval (team event at the tournament) Bilingual PE Isabel Ruiz Serna3

The Knighthood training was very hard and complete They used swords, axes and lances Bilingual PE Isabel Ruiz Serna4

Medieval costumes These costumes were used by knights and soldiers in the jousting and combat, also during training. They were very heavy, so the knights dedicated enough time working out to develop their muscles and strength. BELTS, HELMETS, ARMOUR SPAULDERS, SABATONS, ARCH... Imagine an athlete trying to get his performance using these gears! Bilingual PE Isabel Ruiz Serna5

Medieval games Chess Gambling entertainment Dice (clergy also played) Backgammon Board games These board games were played by Clergy and Nobles Bilingual PE Isabel Ruiz Serna6

Games played by population Folk football: la Soule, Paume Irish traditions Bowling Prisoner´s base Blind man´s bluff/Hoodman´s blind La“Soule” consisted of two teams fighting for a big stuffed bran ball. To beat the other team it was necessary to lead and put the ball in a place previously accorded. Irish traditions were the basis of strength competitions. Hammer throwing, stones, also wrestling were the sports and games that British preferred in the High Middle age. Bilingual PE Isabel Ruiz Serna7

8 Do you remember any modern sports like this?

Archery Normans taught the art of throwing the Long Bow, a long ARCH which got the DISTANCE of 200 METRES. Bilingual PE Isabel Ruiz Serna9

Medieval Recreation and spectacles Jester, Minstrels Acrobats Tumblers Juggling Sketches(in Christmas) Bilingual PE Isabel Ruiz Serna10

MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE Dances Music for dances The fists references for dancing in Middle Age were from Chretien de Troyes: “Some others were playing at childhood games - rounds, dances and reels, singing, tumbling, and leaping In what is probably Chretien's last work, Perceval, the Story of the Grail, probably written , we find:Perceval, the Story of the Grail "Men and women danced rounds through every street and square“ In a life of Saint Dunstan composed about the author tells how Dunstan, going into a church, found maidens dancing in a ring and singing a hymn.Saint Dunstan the term "carol" was first used in England for this type of circle dance accompanied by singing Bilingual PE Isabel Ruiz Serna11

Renaissance Sports The most played sport was “la Soule” or “Calcio” Fencing The word “Fence” comes from the Word “Defence” Bilingual PE Isabel Ruiz Serna12

Sport and History Bilingual PE Isabel Ruiz Serna13

Bibliography La génesis de los deportes, Jean le Floc´hmoan Historia del deporte, Richard Mandell Bilingual PE Isabel Ruiz Serna14