Medievalists.net » Alfonso XI of Castile http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 03:31:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Medieval Rules for Jousting http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/07/medieval-rules-jousting/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/07/medieval-rules-jousting/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2015 19:22:02 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=55288 Here is a set of rules for jousting created by Alfonso XI, King of Castile, in 1330.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/07/medieval-rules-jousting/feed/ 0 The Symbolic Meaning of Sword and Palio in Late Medieval and Early Modern Ritual Entries: The Case of Seville http://www.medievalists.net/2013/04/16/the-symbolic-meaning-of-sword-and-palio-in-late-medieval-and-early-modern-ritual-entries-the-case-of-seville/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/04/16/the-symbolic-meaning-of-sword-and-palio-in-late-medieval-and-early-modern-ritual-entries-the-case-of-seville/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:40:51 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=40568 If I have spend some time establishing the semantic field in which these terms appear, it is because I wish to emphasize the malleability of concepts such as symbols and rituals, particularly when applied to the articulation of powers Moreover, these meanings and intents depend often on the context, temporal and geographical location.

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