At 17:33 05/09/2005, you wrote:
Hi, All. Regarding the SCA, since it takes it's atmosphere and inspiration from the Victorian view of the Middle Ages, one can look back to the late Victorian period to see an event scheduled by gentlemen of leisure for a tournament to be ridden using original and copied armor. IIRC, the event never happened due to rain, but I do have photos of an armored jousting tournament being held in the 30s here in the Atlantic City NJ area in the old Convention Hall. I assume that, due to the cost, it was some sort of traveling entertainment that came to this area temporarily. There are no closeup views of the folks involved, so I can't see clothing, but due to the popularity of the Hollywood Medieval genre, I'm sure there were some additional cast members around wearing some costumes. Not exactly reenactment, so i don't think it counts, but... Mike T.
The tournament in Victorian times that Mike T. refers to is the "Eglington Tournament" which took place (or not!) in 1839. Albert, Queen Victoria's husband, was very interested in the medieval period, as were a number of people in England - hence all the Victorian Gothic architecture. If you want to read more about it, there is a book called "The Knight and the Umbrella". I have some original costume designs/fashion plates from the tournament.
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