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What was the term for medieval arena or stadium?
Were there arenas or stadiums in the medieval ages? And the real question- what was their term for it? I know that they jousted in tilt-yards, but i wanted to know if there were bigger places were events took place. Thanks!
Tournament field.
Jousting field.
The lists.
Tournament-level, friendly melees could be held on any open field. Not sure if it was called a "battlefield" or not.
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