The Jousting Life

Friday, March 6, 2015

Announcing Lysts on the Lake 2015

The first Lysts on the Lake competitive jousting tournament was held in 2011 on the beautiful pecan tree covered grounds of Castleton in Austin, Texas, USA.

Tournament organizer Steve Hemphill leads the charge of several of the jousters who competed in the original Lysts on the Lake 2011 jousting tournament at Castleton (photo by AzulOx)
Tournament organizer Steve Hemphill leads the charge of several of the jousters who competed in
the original Lysts on the Lake 2011 jousting tournament at Castleton (photo by AzulOx)

Lysts on the Lake has been held every year since then, but at different locations. You can read about the Lysts on the Lake tournaments from 2012 onward on The Jousting Life website. (The Jousting Life was created in February of 2012 and did not exist when the first Lysts on the Lake was held. However, there is a separate Lysts on the Lake 2011 site.)

The Lysts on the Lake tournaments are open to all qualified equestrian competitors (check the Rules Page for details). Participants can choose to compete in either the overall tournament(which consists of three competitions: jousting, 'la Chasse' [a type of mounted skill at arms course] and mounted melee) or they may choose to compete in either or both of the la Chasse and mounted melee competitions.

There will also be two foot combat competitions. There will be a Deed of Arms consisting of combat with the knightly weapons of sword, axe and spear in accordance with the rules of the Dekovan Concord, and a Blossfechten Tournament which recreates the medieval judicial duel where two opponents fight with matching weapons.

Anyone who does not wish to compete, but who would like to participate in other ways, can register to volunteer as ground crew.

This year's Lysts on the Lake will be held April 24 - 26, 2015, in Austin, Texas, USA, and this year the event will return to the site where it first took place in 2011, the lovely lands of Castleton.


Lysts on the Lake 2015 Returns (video by a'Plaisance)

You can learn more about the Lysts on the Lakes competitive jousting tournaments by checking out the Lysts on the Lake Facebook page.

Related articles:
Jim Myers Wins Lysts on the Lake 2014

An Interview with Jouster Jeffrey Basham, Winner of Lysts on the Lake 2013

Charlie Andrews Wins More Than Just Another Tournament at Lysts on the Lake 2012

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