shinginta t1_iugx70t wrote
Reply to comment by SnakeBeardTheGreat in ELI5 How did knights participate in tournaments like jousting without killing themselves? by QuantumHamster
It's still extremely dangerous, especially long-term. Brain injuries are pretty serious, and can be cumulative. Over the course of an entire career the trauma mounts up.
But you're not wrong; it definitely used to be more dangerous, especially outwardly.
SnakeBeardTheGreat t1_iugzvd6 wrote
Yes however if you look it up people died on the field of play.
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