国际英语资讯:Knights go to battle in medieval joust at famous Scotland palace
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 28-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="medieval">medieval</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="returns">returns</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="stunning">stunning</span> <span word="palaces">palaces</span>.</p><p><span word="Noble">Noble</span> <span word="knights">knights</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="horseback">horseback</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="armour">armour</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spectacular">spectacular</span> <span word="jousting">jousting</span> <span word="contest">contest</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Linlithgow">Linlithgow</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="playground">playground</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="monarchs">monarchs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1400<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="palace">palace</span>, 24 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="staging">staging</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jousting">jousting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="Visitors">Visitors</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="witness">witness</span> <span word="fearless">fearless</span> <span word="knights">knights</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daring">daring</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="skill">skill</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="horsemanship">horsemanship</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Visitors">Visitors</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="explore">explore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sights">sights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="medieval">medieval</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heraldry">heraldry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="armour">armour</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medieval">medieval</span> <span word="encampment">encampment</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="awe">awe</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="jesters">jesters</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="acrobatic">acrobatic</span> <span word="stunts">stunts</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="organisers">organisers</span> <span word="Historic">Historic</span> <span word="Environment">Environment</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> (<span word="HES">HES</span>)</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="archery">archery</span> <span word="shoots">shoots</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="medieval">medieval</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span>, <span word="bows">bows</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="arrows">arrows</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="falcons">falcons</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="overhead">overhead</span>. <span word="Kids">Kids</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="junior">junior</span> <span word="jousting">jousting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="triumph">triumph</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="knight">knight</span>.</p><p><span word="Gillian">Gillian</span> <span word="Urquhart">Urquhart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="organisers">organisers</span> <span word="HES">HES</span>, <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="Spectacular">Spectacular</span> <span word="jousting">jousting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="family">family</span>-<span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="events">events</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="colorful">colorful</span> <span word="line">line</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="daring">daring</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="noble">noble</span> <span word="steeds">steeds</span>, <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exciting">exciting</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="iconic">iconic</span> <span word="medieval">medieval</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>."</p><p><span word="Linlithgow">Linlithgow</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="over">over</span> 70 <span word="staffed">staffed</span> <span word="HES">HES</span> <span word="attractions">attractions</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="magnificent">magnificent</span> <span word="grounds">grounds</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Linlithgow">Linlithgow</span> <span word="Loch">Loch</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="residence">residence</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="palace">palace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Stewart">Stewart</span> <span word="kings">kings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="queens">queens</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birthplace">birthplace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Scots">Scots</span>.</p>
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