a knight to remember 2

all the knights parading around the arena, getting all of us to cheer for our designated fighter.

they started off the show slowly, playing a few games; the horses did a few jumps and tricks, the knights would show off their skill by picking off rings from their lances, and throwing flowers to the young kids in their seating section.

then we got to the good stuff- jousting on horseback!  as their jousting sticks would shatter on impact, one of them would fall off, which gave way to some hand to hand combat.  sparks would fly as they struck each other's swords, fighting until the king declared one of them the winner, eventually leading, tournament style, to the final victor.  our guy made it to the final round, but lost in the last fight, and it was thrilling!

the final knight who won the tournament then faced off against the big bad guy to save the princess.  sure it may be a bit of a stereotype, but who cares- it was a blast!