Chivalric Group Fighting ( Combat of the Thirty)

Get 25 off an annual membership of CuriosityStream using code sandrhoman: The Hundred Years War attracted a mixed crowd. In the cruel turmoil of war, the deepest abyss of human nature imaginable was gaping wide open. Some, however, looked at the war and saw chances and opportunities. Those who came to Brittany as squires saw chivalric tournaments and the honor bestowed upon those who won them. This was an opportunity to climb the social ladder. Besides these tournaments, arranged fights before battles and sieges were great occasions to gain honor, too. Although most of these fights had almost no real impact on wars, the winners could sometimes gain more fame than in battle. The history of the Hundred Years War witnessed many such ritualized fights. They were often celebrated by flamboyant poets and recorded by studious chroniclers. The most famous event of this kind was the legendary combat of the thirty, which took place in March 1351. In the Middle Ages, it w