Two knights in armor on foot fighting a duel with swords in a tourney.

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Two knights in armor on foot fighting a duel with swords in a tourney. The knight at left wears a crimson tunic (surtout) over his suit of armor, and has crimson, yellow and black plumes on his helmet. The knight at right wears a blue tunic trimmed with gold, carries a red shield with gold emblem, and has a long crimson plume on his helmet. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages" (1796)

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Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
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