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Figure 16: The 
Geschiftrennen in the Triumphzug 
 
 
 
Figure 17: The 
Scheibenrennen in the Triumphzug 
 

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Figure 18: The 
Schweifrennen in the Triumphzug 
 
 
 
Figure 19: The 
Bundrennen in the Triumphzug 
 

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Figure 20: The 
Feldrennen in the Triumphzug 
 
 
 
Figure 21: The 
Wulstrennen in the Triumphzug 

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Figure 22: The 
Pfannenrennen in the Triumphzug 
 
 
 
Figure 23: The 
Rennzeug 

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Figure 24: The 
Stechzeug 
 
 
 
Figure 25: A 
Rennzeug Backplate 

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Figure 26: Mechanical Breastplate for the 
Rennen 
 
 
 
Figure 27: Gasper Lamberger’s Personal Emblem 

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Figure 28: Child’s Jousting Toy on a Caparison 
 
 
 
Figure 29: The Lock and Key Caparisons in the 
Turnierbuch of Wilhelm IV 
 

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Lance_in_the'>Figure 30: The Margrave Friedrich of Brandenburg and his Servant Jousting 
 
 
 
Figure 31: Young Boy on a Lance in the 
Turnierbuch of Marx Walther 

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Figure 32: Fabric-Draped Shields in BSB, Cod.icon 398 
 
 
 
Figure 33: Marx Walther Wearing a Skewer of Sausages Crest 

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Figure 34: Gasper Lamberger Wearing a Basket of Cats Crest 
 
 
Figure 35: Marx Walther and his Attendants in a Tournament 
 

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Figure 36: A Romantic Image of the Tournament of Worms

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Appendix 2: Glossary 
Armet – A close-helmet of Italian origin featuring a visor and worn most often in the 
Welschrennen. 
 
Bard – Articulated armour covering for a knight’s horse, normally consisting of three parts: 
 
Crupper – The section covering the horse’s rump. 
 
 
Flanchard – The section covering the horse’s sides.   
 
Peytral – The section covering the horse’s chest.  
 
 
Bevor – Protection for a knight’s neck and lower face. In the Rennen, this was often 
incorporated into the knight’s shield. Also known as a beaver. 
 
Brechschild – A style of shield used in the Rennen composed of multiple elements fastened 
together. It was often made to cover the entirety of a knight’s right side and incorporated the 
vamplate for the lance as well. Also known as a Brechscheibe.  
 
Caparison – Textile covering for a knight’s horse, usually made to go over the metal bard. In 
the joust, either the caparison or the shaffron often had no eye-holes, obscuring the horse’s 
vision and preventing them from seeing the oncoming horse. Also known as a trapper. 
 
Coronel – A blunted tip (usually three-pronged) for a lance used in a tournament, specifically 
the Gestech. 
 
Crest – The three-dimensional decorative element worn on top of a knight’s helmet. 
 
Crinnet – Articulated armour made to protect a horse’s neck. 
 
Cuir bouilli – Leather hardened in either boiled water or wax and then moulded into a 
specific form. The material from which crests were most often constructed.  
 

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Dilgen – Armour to protect a knight’s upper legs, consisting of two spherical sockets, 
connected by a leather strap, resting independently on the horse’s back. Also known as tilting 
sockets.  
 
Frog-mouth helm – The style of helmet used most frequently in the Gestech, characterised 
primarily by its narrow vision slit at the very top of the helmet, above eye level. This feature 
would have required the knight to lean forward in his saddle during a joust in order to see his 
oncoming opponent. However, by raising his head at the last moment, the design would also 
have protected his eyes from splinters from the lances. Known in German as a Stechhelm. 
 
Gestech – One of the two (along with Rennen) primary overarching styles of late medieval 
German joust, characterised by its use of blunted lances and the Stechhelm.  
 
Helmhaube – Padded hood, normally made of linen, worn inside the Stechhelm and fastened 
to it by a series of ties. This protected the knight’s head inside the helm and prevented it from 
impacting the walls of the helm.   
 
Hohenzeug – The saddle used in the form of joust known as the Gestech im Hohenzeug, which 
was designed to elevate the rider far off the back of the horse.  
 
Krippen – The semi-circular, fan-like plates attached to the Rennhut and designed to spring 
away. Most commonly used in the Bundrennen. 
 
Lance – The primary weapon used in the joust, which could either be pointed or blunted and 
hollow or solid, depending on the style of joust. 
 
Lists – The designated area in which a tournament took place.  
 
Mummerei – A masked dance commonly held at court as part of the evening celebrations 
following a tournament. Themed or regional costumes were often worn. 
 
Points – Ties used to affix a knight’s armour. 

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