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They always kept up the sport of tilting at the Quintain in the water.
LONDONWALTER BESANTHe had undertaken to come mounted on a nag of his father's and show the way at the quintain post.
BARCHESTER TOWERSANTHONY TROLLOPEThe quintain post stood right before him, and the square board at which he was to tilt was fairly in his way.
BARCHESTER TOWERSANTHONY TROLLOPEMiss Thorne had to explain the noble game she spoke of, and Frank Foster had to own that he never had ridden at the quintain.
BARCHESTER TOWERSANTHONY TROLLOPEThis the flying equestrian mounted, and as he was swinging to and fro he had to take with a sword the ring off a quintain.
THE HISTORY OF SIGNBOARDSJACOB LARWOODThen there was the very ancient game of the quintain, which consisted of an upright post with a cross-post turning upon a pin.
ENGLISH VILLAGESP. H. DITCHFIELDArmed with a lance he tilted at the quintain, a shield bound to a pole or spear fastened in the ground.
BRITAIN IN THE MIDDLE AGESFLORENCE L. BOWMANThe young men engaged in a sport known as tilting at quintain, which was designed to prepare them for warfare.
THE HISTORICAL CHILDOSCAR CHRISMANA young squire was first obliged to show his skill in tilting at the quintain.
KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTSMAUDE L. RADFORDThe quintain, as is well known, consisted of a cross-bar turning on a pivot at the top of a post.
CHAUCER'S WORKS, VOLUME 5 (OF 7) -- NOTES TO THE CANTERBURY TALESGEOFFREY CHAUCERWORDS RELATED TO QUINTAIN
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