[MR] Stilt Jousting - 600 years plus and counting

[Stefan li Rous]

<<< Heard this on NPR and had to share.? Can we get a new Martial  
Sport going in the SCA...?

http://www.npr.org/2011/12/07/143276985/a-birds-eye-history-of-walking-on-stilts

Geoffrey of Doune >>>

Interesting. I know I've seen medieval illuminations of folks on  
stilts. Probably entertainers, if I remember right.

Sounds like the topic is just weird enough to be worth a Florilegium  
article. Unfortunately, the material in the link above is already  
copyrighted and a lot of it is post-period.  Anyone interested in  
doing some more research on stilts, and writing up an article for the  
Florilegium? Might make an interesting A&S project as well.

Since SCA combat rules say you can't hit below the knee, would that  
give you a big advantage if you were fighting on three foot stilts? I  
guess that might not be an advantage against a spearman, maybe against  
a mace.

Stefan
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