Charny's Questions

My translation of Charny's Questions are posted here so that other scholars can comment. I am particularly interested in references to other discussions of the legal problems raised by Charny. In other words, if someone in the Late Middle Ages provided an answer to a question similar to one of Charny's, I would be very glad to hear about it. The translation is (c) Steven Muhlberger 2011. I reserve the right to use any material posted on this site.

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Preamble to the Questions on Jousts

These are the questions concerning the joust which I, Geoffroy de Charny, pose to the high and mighty prince of the Knights of Our Lady o...

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1. First I ask: An emprise for jousting is announced for a certain place on a certain day to deliver all knights of three lances and no...

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2. Charny asks: If it happened that in this celebration one knight knocked another to the ground with a stroke of the lance, his saddle...

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3. Charny asks: Knights are jousting without a formal announcement, and one knight knocks another down and out of the saddle with a str...

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4. Charny asks: An emprise for squires takes place with jousting in the same manner as in the announcement above, and in no other way. ...

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5. Charny asks: In the emprise it is said that anyone who kills a horse with a stroke of a lance will pay for it. So it happens that in...

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