An illustration of an exercise to practise at Quintain in the 14th Century scanned at high resolution from a book printed in 1831. Maide leisg.
An illustration of an exercise to practise at Quintain in the 14th Century scanned at high resolution from a book printed in 1831. Maide leisg (lazy stick) is still practised in Scotland to this image is believed to be free of all historic copyright restrictions and may be used commercially.
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Photo credit: © Stephen Dorey - Bygone Images / Alamy / Afripics
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