THE QUINTAIN
Is a rotating jousting target used in the Middle Ages (Medieval period) by Knights training to use a lance.
A quintain was used to help to train a knight in the effective use of the lance. It consisted of a shield and dummy which suspended from a swinging pole. When the shield was hit by a charging squire, a knight in training, the whole apparatus would rotate. The squire's task was to avoid the rotating arms and not get knocked from the saddle. The rotating arms sometimes had a heavy sandbag attached to them.
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Is a rotating jousting target used in the Middle Ages (Medieval period) by Knights training to use a lance.
A quintain was used to help to train a knight in the effective use of the lance. It consisted of a shield and dummy which suspended from a swinging pole. When the shield was hit by a charging squire, a knight in training, the whole apparatus would rotate. The squire's task was to avoid the rotating arms and not get knocked from the saddle. The rotating arms sometimes had a heavy sandbag attached to them.
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