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Jousting at Kryal Castle

An image of a person jousting at Kryal Castle in Ballarat. Jousting was a popular medieval and Renaissance sport from the thirteenth century, and is often associated with the chivalric ideal.

About Kryal Castle:

Located 8km from Ballarat in…

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Win or Kill

This article from the Sunday Times in 1907 comments on what the author views as the un-gentlemanly state of sporting ethic in the early twentieth century. It likens the use of padding and helmets in sports such as cricket, baseball and football to…

Tags: â€˜blue-nosesâ€™, Armour, assault, baseball, chain mail, chainmail, chivalry, cricket, crowd, football, games, helmet, knights, lacrosse, mail, medieval attire, padding, pavilion, protective clothing, sport, sportsman, sportsmen, tournament, uniform, visor, war-cry

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