Jousting Tournament At Couronne 993 IC (WHFB)

In the Year 15 (993 Imperial Calender)

The Knights of the Realm have gathered from all over Bretonnia to put on a display of their Equestrian skills and do daring deeds to prove who is Champion of The Realm. 

Couronne Tournament Field

Sir Malagant of Parravon's Pavilion

Sir Thomas challenging Sir Geoffrey to a drinking contest!! And your buying!!

Sir Geoffrey of Brionne walking out to see if the field is soft or hard. Just incase he takes a fall.

The following Knights are taking part of the Jousting Tournament. 

Baron Thegan of Couronne

Lord Haydon of Bastonne

Lord Louen Duke of Couroone

Sir Theodoric of Brionne

Sir Wilguric of Montfort

Sir Keefor of Long Locks

  Roland The Marshall of Lyonesse

Sir Hagen of Gisoreux

Sir Richard of Bordeleaux

Sir Thomas of Austray

Sir Geoffrey of Brionne

Sir Brocard of Couronne

Sir Baldemar of Bastonne

Sir Malagant of Parravon

Sir Philibert the Loon

Sir Adalhere Earl of Couronne

Sir Godun Victor of Drakkar

Sir Marcus of Ganelon

Sir Mitiri of Evroul

Sir Gareth of Harland

Sir Gawain Duke of Orkney could not make the joust, he was away on a quest in the Wastelands. 

Sir William of Whitehall horse became lame on the journey to Couronne and did not make it to the Tournament.

The Joust consists of 3 rounds of annihilation. The final 4th round is the to determine the Champion of Couronne. The prize is a new set of armor from the blacksmiths of Couronne and the grand purse of 5000 Billets. 

Let the games begin!!

Lords and Ladies!!! Have you come to see Knights doing daring deeds of Equestrian skills on horseback?? Have you come to see a Joust??? Well then I ask you to raise you raise your voices and give a hearty cheer to the Knights of the Realm!!!!

Each joust will consist of 3 passes. Scores will be kept for each Knight on each pass. If a knight becomes unhorsed during the match then he is out of the tournament and loses. If no knight is unhorsed, the knight with the highest score wins!!

Knights salute and take your ends!!

First Round of Jousting (10 jousts)

Sir Gareth vs Sir Hagen (Sir Gareth Unhorsed)

Sir Mitri vs Sir Wilguric

Sir Keefor vs Sir Geoffrey (Sir Geoffrey Unhorsed, he lost that drinking contest btw)

Sir Thomas vs Sir Baldemar (Sir Baldemar Unhorsed)

Sir Brocard vs Sir Richard of Bordeleaux (Sir Richard Unhorsed)

Sir Malagant (a distant relative of Sir William, btw)  vs Sir Adalhere

Sir Theodoric vs Duke Louen (Duke Louen Unhorsed, unbelievable,  too much to drink)

Duke Thegan vs Sir Marcus (Duke Thegan Unhorsed, who was out drinking with Duke Louen the night before, no doubt)

Lord Haydon vs Marshall Rolan

Sir Godun vs Sir Philibert

1st Round Winners

Second Round of Jousting (5 Jousts)

Sir Hagen vs Sir Mitri (Sir Mitri Unhorsed)

Sir Keefor vs Sir Thomas

Sir Brocard vs Sir Adalhere

Sir Theodoric vs Sir Marcus

Marshal Rolan vs Sir Godon Victor (Sir Godon Unhorsed)

2nd Round Winners

Third Round of Jousting (2 Jousts) Sir Marcus wins the coin toss and advances automatically to the final Round.

Sir Hagen vs Sir Thomas (Sir Hagen Unhorsed and carried of the field with broken lance in chest)

Sir Brocard vs Marshall Rolan (Marshall Rolan Unhorsed and then ran over by horse)

Third Round Winners 

Sir Thomas, Sir Marcus and Sir Brocard

Final Jousts of the Day

Sir Thomas vs Sir Brocard The Winner faces Sir Marcus for the Final Joust.

Champion Tournament Final Joust

Sir Thomas of Austray in the Colors of Green and Gold vs Sir Marcus in the Colors of Red and Gold. 

Knights Salute and to your ends. As the Knights raise their lances raise your voices and give them a loud and hearty cheer! Let the Joust Begin!

 Sir Thomas vs Sir Marcus for the Final Joust!!! (Sir Marcus is Unhorsed in the first pass, hits the ground so hard he breaks his neck and falls to his death)

Champion of Couronne

Sir Thomas of Austray

Champion of Couronne 

5000 Billets and a New Set of Coronne Armor

Tournament at Bordeleaux 933

 I made some of my fellow Jousting Knight opponents and friends from Noble Cause Productions into Warhammer scale Jousting Knights from all over the Realm of Bretonnia.  I have not made all members so far, but got a few of them done. The buildings are some of the Miniature Building Authority medieval collection.

A Bretonnia tournament. Sir William jousting Sir Roderick.

Sir Gawain of Orkney (myself) jousting Sir Geoffrey of Castille

Sir Geoffrey testing the footing of the steed and testing for distance

Sir Mitri takes to the field

Sir Micheal of Rosharon takes the field.

Sir Gareth of Rockwood jousting Sir Thomas Baron of Somerset

Sir Gareth preparing to charge

The court ladies have flooded the balcony during the jousting

Sir William of Whitehall jousting Sir Richard

Drunks and beggars hanging around the joust camp

Sir Marcus preparing to take the field.

One squire trying to distract the charging knight coming down to his end.

Sir Geoffrey of Castile plotting some evil

Sir Gawain jousting  Sir Mitri

The Royal Court has arrived.

A nice lady showing her breasts off as Sir William rides by....how nice of her.

Sir Michael jousting Sir Gareth

Aerial view of the Jousting Tournament

Sir Roderick preparing to take the field for the Final joust

Sir Richard leaving the field after being unhorsed by Sir William

Sir William riding towards the quintain

All Knights preparing to charge the quintain

Sir Mitri hitting the quintain

Sir Gawain hitting the quintain

Sir Geoffrey attempting to hit the quintain if hissteed will not give him problems

Noble Cause preforming a six man joust.

The final joust of the day, the dangerous six man joust

 You can visit the Noble Cause Production website here to see what Jousting is all about. 

http://www.noblecausejoust.com/Knights.html



 

Sir Geoffrey and Sir Gawain

I have since remolded Sir Roderick's Helm...I was not too pleased with how it turned out. You can see the better helm in the pics above.

Sir William of Whitehall

Sir William

Noble Cause Jousting Knights

Sir Mitri and Sir Thomas

Noble Cause Jousting Knights

Sir Michael and Sir Gareth