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Coursing

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Images
from the Munich Version

Draft Translation (from Mair) Draft translation
by Per Magnus Haaland

Draft Translation (from Schemel) Draft translation
by Per Magnus Haaland

Burgkmair Tournierbuch (ca. 1520s)
by Michael Chidester

Munich Transcription (1540s) [edit]
by Michael Chidester

Vienna Transcription (ca. 1600) [edit]
by Michael Chidester

Wolfenbüttel I Transcription (ca. 1600) [edit]
by Michael Chidester

Wolfenbüttel II Transcription (ca. 1600) [edit]

New York Transcription (1838) [edit]

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Dises haist mann das geschifft dartzschenn Rennenn.

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The commonly practised sportly jousting, that the Germans call "das geschifften Tarschen Rennen", is performed as follows: the rider is clad in field armour, and an old helmet with a steel beard attached to it, that flies off at first contact with the lance. His boots and thighs are covered in armour, and the horse has a caparison. The lance has a large movable vamplate, that covers half the rider’s arm, as can be seen on the picture.

Rennen with spring targes is performed thus: the man is equipped with an old field armour, leg armour and sabatons, as well as an old iron hat. He carries a large spring iron beard made so that it flies away when struck by the lance. The horse is wearing an armour saddle, and a steel cross crupier, a criniere, and a chanfron and flanchard attached to the saddle, as shown in the picture.

This is joust of war with spring targes.

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[3] Here they both enter into the arena with shields that the Germans call "die geschifften dartschen".

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[4] Then they engage each other in this manner with said shields.

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Dises haist mann das geschifft scheiben Rennenn, und ist Besorglich.

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Jousting in articulated armour, in German called "das geschifft scheuben rennen", ie with movable discs, is done thus: the rider is fully covered in armour, and an old helmet. Furthermore he has a disc, and a steel beard attached, that by the contact or hit of the lance, flies off. He sits on a knight saddle. The lance has vamplate, that covers half the man’s arm. The horse is blindfolded and covered by a silk caparison, and its forehead is protected by a steel chanfron as shown in this picture.

Rennen with spring discs is done thus: the man is wearing a full field armour and an old iron hat, a spring disc (attached to) a steel beard, that flies off at lance impact. He sits on an armour saddle, the lance has a large vamplate that covers half the arm. The horse is covered by a silk caparison and blindfolded, as well as equipped with a steel chanfron, as is shown in the picture below.

Rennen with spring discs.

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[17] Thus they enter the arena to compete with discs, that the Germans call "die geschifften scheuben".

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[18] Here they engage each other with said discs.

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Diseß Rennenn braucht man mit blossem haubt unnd wüllin krentzenn und die schilt oder dartzen fast angetzogen unnd fallenn Auch.

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Jousting with linen bindles, that Germans call "das rennen mit dem Wulst", is performed thus: the rider has a large linen bindle on his head, and apart from that completely without armour. He carries a metal beard hanging from his neck, with a large hook that supports the lance, and this hook is the only thing aimed at by the lance hit. Furthermore, he has armour plate protection over his knees. The lance has a vamplate, that covers half the man’s arm. He sits on a pillow. The horse is covered and blindfolded by a silk caparison, as you can see in the picture.

Joust of war with linen bundles is done thus: the man is equipped with an old armour for joust of war, on his head a linen bundle, but apart from that he is bare. He has a large steel beard which is the target area, and a large arret, onto which the lance is inserted, and the lance has a large vamplate, that covers half the man's arm. The horse is covered with, and blinded by a silk caparison, as is displayed in the illustration below.

Joust of war with linen bundles and with the targes attached.

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[13] Here the combatants enter the arena to compete with linen bindles, or "in Wulsten" as Germans use to call it.

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[14] Here they ride together with said linen bindles.

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Dißes haist mann das pffanen Rennenn, unnd ist garbesorglich dann sy miessenn fallenn.

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Pan jousting, or in German "das pfannen rennen", is performed in this manner: the rider has no armour at all, on his chest he has a large shield with a steel grill, in which the lance is stuck, and must keep it there. He sits on the horse without any saddle. The horse itself is covered and blindfolded by a silk caparison, as is clearly displayed in this picture.

The joust of war with steel pans is usually done in this manner: the man is wearing an old armour both in front and back, to which a large arret is attached, and into which the lance is put, as well as a large vamplate that covers half of the arm. On the chest is attached a large iron grill, which is the target area. Apart from that he is completely without armour, and without saddle, except for a small cushion. The horse is adorned and blindfolded by a silk caparison, as shown in the picture below.

In this manner the joust of war with the steel pans is performed.

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[25] Thus they enter the arena to compete in jousting with pans, called "in der pfannen" in German.[1]

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[26] Then they run at each other in said pan joust.

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Das ist das feldt Rennenn mit stöchlin, geligern und mann haist es daß bunt Rennenn.

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In field jousting, where all armour must be plate armour, that the Germans call "den Bund in stechlin geliger", is done thusly: the man himself is completely covered by a full field armour, and an old helmet covers his head, to which a metal beard is attached which flies off at first contact with the lance. The lance has a vamplate. Furthermore the horse is equipped with armour that Germans call "das Creutz geliger", as can be seen in this picture.

The field Rennen called ”Den bundt” in steel barding is arranged thus: the man is equipped with a complete field armour, and an old iron hat, and a big iron beard in front of him, that flies off when hit by the lance, that is equipped with a vamplate. The horse is wearing an old armour saddle, a steel cross crupier, peytral, criniere, as well as the chanfron, also the flanchard that is fastened to the sadle, as the following picture shows.

The field Rennen called ”den Bund” in steel barding.

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[5] Here they both proceed to the arena to compete in field jousting with plate armour that the Germans call "das Stechlin geliger".

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[6] Here they both engage each other in said jousting with plate armour, as mentioned.

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Diß ist das gemain scharff Rennenn unnd wan man wil so haist es denn schwaiff gerennt, und migen fallen.

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The common strifing joust or tilt called "der schwaiff"[2] by the Germans, is to be performed as follows: the rider wears shoulder and chest armour that must be equipped with a large hook. On his head he wears an old helmet with a long steel beard hanging from it, that immediately flies off at lance contact. The arms are unprotected, and on his knees he is protected by the armour called "streiffteschen" in German. The lances have moveable vamplates that cover half the man’s arm. The horse is blindfolded by his silk caparison, as you may discern from this picture.

This armour belongs to oblique joust of war, with all its accessories.

The common oblique joust of war is performed thus: the man is equipped with an armour for joust of war, and a large arret as well as a lance rest, wherein the lance is inserted. He wears an old helmet for joust of war, and in front he has a steel beard that flies off at lance hit. The arm is bare and on the legs he has a leg flanchard. The lance as a sharp point, and a large vamplate covering half the man's arm. He sits on a little joust of war saddle. The horse is adorned with a joust of war caparison and is blindfolded and has his ears muffled, as the following picture is showing.

Common oblique joust of war, called Schwaiff.



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[21] Thus they enter the arena to compete in strifing jousting, called "der schwaiff" in German.

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[22] Then they ride towards each other in said strifing jousting.

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This is the right old tournament armour, with all parts and how they are arranged.

Old torney on horse for sport is usually done in this manner: the man is equipped with an old field armour, without leg armour and sabatons, only a pair of boots with soft bootlegs, old shoulders and old arm harness. On the head an old tournament helmet and in with his old tournament gauntlets. On the chest there is a chain that a battle club is hanging from. The man is sitting on an old tournament saddle, and the horse is adorned with an old steel crupier, peytral and flanchards, that are attached to the saddle, as well as old steel peytral and chanfron as the following pictur shows.

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In this manner is the old tourney with clubs done.

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This harness belongs to the battlefield on horse or on foot, with all its parts.

For war and battlefield one has to be equipped thus: a field armour, with front and back plate, as well as its cuisses and greaves, its arm armour, and spaulders, its plate gauntlets, and its closed helm, as well as its mantle. The man sits on a steel fitted saddle. The horse is wearing steel cruppers, crinier, and a flanchard attached to the saddle, as well as peytral and chanfron, as is shown the following picture.

The armour for the battlefield must be equipped thus.

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Foreign joust of peace over the fence or free jousting with all its equipment.

The new foreign joust of peace over the fence is done as follows: the man has an articulated field armour, and a new helmet for joust of peace, has a grill in front where the hitting is done with the coronell on the lance, also with a large vamplate. He sits on a high armour saddle. The horse is adorned with a silk caparison and a steel chanfron as is shown in the following picture.

The new foreign joust of peace over the tilt, where you break the lances.

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Fighting on life and death must be done as follows with a surcoat, arm armour and pauldrons, and helmet or head armour, with full cuisses and greaves, as well as gauntlets and besagews, and also whatever weapons for anyone who wishes not to lose the fight, as can be seen in this following picture.

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Here they fight on life and death.

  1. Curious little bugger, ain't ya?
  2. Schweiff means to strife, drift or to sweep by. So, in a sense, horse drifting. Or maybe not.