Looking for a Handsome Knight

A few weekends ago there was a medieval thing going on in nearby France. It was a lovely day, and the place was chock full of maidens, knights, entertainers, paupers, princesses, a few Robin Hoods and I swear I saw Darth Vadar. Any excuse huh. There was jousting, hog roast, archery, musicians, too many things to mention actually. I have a feeling the people who do this sort of thing take it a little too seriously, but I have to say they put on a great show. Bella got in to the spirit with her Aurora (Sleeping Beauty to the uninitiated) outfit. Turns out pointed princess hats are more fairy tale than medieval, but otherwise she fitted in well. Sebby did well to sit through 90 minutes of parades and jousting. There was a red, a black, a blue and a white knight in the jousting competition all after the hand of the princess. Bella decided to support the black knight...not a popular choice with the crowd, I might add. Turns out he did rather well, until the King overruled him, killed him and gave his daughter's hand to another. Hmmm, so our lesson for today is that "life's not fair" ?

Knights of all shapes and sizes..