In the Middle Ages across Europe, knights would joust in competitions on horseback. The most popular and romanticized contest for knights was the "joust". There ensued a fiercely contested joust with the opposing squadrons as spectators. The medieval joust took place on an open field. Horses were specially bred for the joust, and heavier horse armour developed. He noted that "each had shown valour in the joust". A former contender of the Neotopian Joust tournament. One attempt to revive the joust was the Eglinton Tournament of 1839. The two meet, disguised by their armour, and decide to joust. Eventually, they decide to stage a fake joust between the two combatants. Both "Joust" and "Gun Fight" had these type of tables. In the final joust, Adhemar defeats William. Larger Renaissance fairs will often include a joust as a main attraction. The joust was the subject of a poem written by Luigi Pulci. Titled "Dactyl Joust", it was eventually canceled.