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From “Chronicles” by Jean Froissart, Book II, Chapter XXXV – The Tournament at St. Inglevert, 1390

“Then was it proclaimed that there should be held a tournament at Saint Inglevert, and there came from all parts knights and squires to show their prowess. And the place was well chosen, for it was in a good and broad plain, and there were lists made very strong and well enclosed.

There were present the lords of France, and many noble men and ladies, who came to see this great chivalry. And the market was very great; all sorts of merchants had come there, bringing with them things of every kind, both for eating and for drinking, and for clothing and for arms. The streets were full of people, some buying and selling, others showing their goods or trying to sell what they had brought.

The tournament itself was well ordered. Three knights, Sir Reginald de Roye, Sir Boucicaut, and Sir John of Holland, had challenged all comers to fight in single combat or in groups, and many did come to try their fortune. The combatants would enter the lists with great pomp, their horses caparisoned in rich trappings, and the knights in armor that gleamed under the sun.

The sound of trumpets announced each combat, and the crowd would hush as the knights charged at each other, the clash of lance against shield echoing across the field. After each bout, there was much applause from the spectators, and the knights would retire to rest, only to return for more combats.

Between the fights, there were minstrels singing, jugglers performing, and there was much dancing and merriment. The hospitality was great; food and drink flowed freely, and the tables were laden with all manner of dishes.

This gathering was not just a display of martial prowess but a social event where alliances were forged, and marriages sometimes arranged, amidst the laughter and the clink of goblets. The tournament at Saint Inglevert was remembered for years after as one of the great spectacles of chivalry and commerce combined.”