Talk:Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset
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This says he broke his arm in the tilt-yard, but Thomas Overbury says it was Carr's leg. A surprising 1911EB discrepancy - which one is correct? Stan 00:48, 3 Jan 2004 (UTC)
What the hell is tilting? Kent Wang 08:35, 31 Mar 2004 (UTC)
- tilting = jousting. -Nunh-huh 08:43, 31 Mar 2004 (UTC)
"Tilting" at the time of Robert Carr was more likely the non-armored jousting against fixed targets. These would include rings and stationary mechanical opponents. It was likely here Robert Carr was injured. The tilt target consisted of a stationary cut-out of an armored knight that could swivel equipped with a shield in one hand and a blunt weapon in the other hand. If the mounted knight did not hit the target shield correctly, the opposing arm with the blunted weapon would swing around and hit the rider, possibly unhorsing him. W. Carr, 11-30-05
[edit] Wrington, Somerset
Gentlemen, how was born in Somersetshire if he and his parents were Scottish?--Anglius 02:36, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
