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Sports in the Western World (Sport and Society) (Updated Edition) by William Joseph Baker Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 1988 ISBN-10: 0-252-06042-3 / 0252060423 ISBN-13: 978-0-252-06042-7 / 9780252060427 Churchmen encouraged a milder equivalent of the joust, quintain, an ancient game in which a mounted competitor charged a target fixed on a tree or post in such a ... In late-medieval England and Italy, especially, quintain was a popular pastime enjoyed by all ranks of society. ... It was a far cr |