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Philippe de Remy’s description of a fictionalised tournament at Ressons-Gournay (c.1241)

by DRM_peter Posted on April 12, 2014

Translated by David Crouch Philip de Remy (d.c.1264) was a poet, novelist and knight from the region of the northern Ile-de France. He was in royal service by the 1230s, being bailiff of the Gatinais from Count Robert of Artois, … Continue reading →

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The tournament at Lagny-sur-Marne, from the History of William the Marshal

by DRM_peter Posted on May 24, 2013

The following text details the tournament held at Lagni-sur-Marne, in 1179. Organized by Henry, count palatine of Champagne and Brie, this tournament was unusually large, with the writer of our history estimating that 3,000 knights attending. Continue reading →

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