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Author Topic: King RenĂ©'s Tournament Book  (Read 6405 times)

Thorsteinn

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King René's Tournament Book
« on: 2012-05-20, 07:41:24 »
http://www.princeton.edu/~ezb/rene/renehome.html

A translation of a 15th century manuscript of how to hold a Tourney I believe.
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Re: King René's Tournament Book
« Reply #1 on: 2012-05-20, 16:59:40 »
I have seen this website before I will tell you that it is an excellent resource for Tournament settings and protocols.  Thank you Rautt for sharing! 
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Re: King René's Tournament Book
« Reply #2 on: 2012-05-27, 21:56:01 »
Yes a fantastic resource.
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