Pas d'Armes Part 1 of 2: What is the Pas d'Armes?

Pas d'Armes Part 1 of 2: What is the Pas d'Armes?

In this session, we talk about the central concept of renown, drawn from the writing of the 14th century knight, Geoffrey de Charny, and his assertion that there are three kinds of deeds--war, tournaments & joust. We briefly at war and the joust, then turn to the tournament, very briefly noting the different types and introducing the passage at arms or pas d'armes. We then talk about the Tournament Company movement of the 1990s, and the "rediscovery" of the pas d'armes format, ending with the possible application of the pas d'armes today in the SCA, HEMA, WMA, Reenactment, and rebated medieval team sport leagues. Features Q&A from the ZOOM class, held 31 Mar. 2020.

Brian Price

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