Jousting Stories

When best friends Claire and Jo wake up trapped in a fantasy romance novel, Claire thinks it's a dream come true while Jo knows it's her worst nightmare - especially after they are almost killed by a monster and end up on the wrong end of a handsome prince's sword. In order to pass through the mythical world of Larnwick, they must explain away their sudden and strange appearance by claiming to be royalty from another kingdom. Together, they must tackle the new fictional world they've found themselves in, which is currently in the throes of the Autumnal Festival, where tournaments and markets are held daily and elegant seasonal-themed balls are nightly. While Claire finally becomes the heroine of her own story, Jo might just become the villain when she makes a deal with the novel's antagonist to get back home. 🍂 the first season of this story is complete and published 🪵 Dual POV 🍁 TW (Rated PG-13): strong language, discussions about substance abuse, attempted SA, discussions about attempted SA

this is my entry for the OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2026. PROMPTS USED: one, four, and eleven. Jace is a peasant working under the "dread" king, one day an opportunity comes along to escape his life of debt and servitude, and he takes it, there's a twist though, Jace must travel with his longtime rival to revive the king's happiness. Will the unlikely duo save the day, or will they find themselves separated or worse. Written By Louis Cunnington

A Prophecy. A Shipwreck. The Battle for Britain begins... They hardly remember the May-children. The one hundred and forty children King Arthur exiled from Britain. Mordred – he’s the one they talk about. They say he was the only May-child who survived. They were wrong. This is the story of the children King Arthur sent to their deaths on the strength of Merlin’s prophecy. This is the untold history of the Children of the May. Children of the May is the first novel in S. J. Moore’s Children of the May saga. Inventively adapted from tales in Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur and other medieval sources, the Children of the May stories are full of action, adventure, mystery, humour and romance - a version of the Arthurian legends for today.

Starting off in S2E2: The Once and Future Queen, my best friend and I will take you to Camelot where there is always something going on. Adelena is Prince Arthur’s sister, a young woman who was never formally announced as the daughter to King Uther Pendragon. She lived away from Camelot to hide her identity and to keep her secret hidden until ill circumstances forced her to travel to the famous city—a city where magic is outlawed. Meanwhile, Merlin serves Arthur, as usual, while Guinevere begins to have feelings for the snobby prince. The Lady Morgana is also suffering from nightmares; dreams that are prophetic. In this roleplay, new and old characters alike will have to face many challenges in order to keep Camelot from being destroyed—especially from within. This is a roleplay between MaraDeylia and I.

Lilith is not your traditional princess...or should I say, Queen... Shorter version: Lilith steps up as the queen in unforeseen circumstances and must show everyone who's boss but things don't go according to plan. Longer version: Queen Lilith takes over as the new queen after her father is killed during a jousting competition however she can't seem to do anything right and is even seen as a joke by her people! When a neighboring kingdom declares war unless she marries the prince, Lilith is forced to impress the prince with her charms and wit however she can't seem to even get the prince to like her since he finds her clumsy and a nuisance, that similar to a low status peasant! Lilith must impress her people and divert a war from occurring by practicing the etiquettes of how to be Queen. Although most of her techniques to show everyone who's boss don't go according to plan and there are more mess ups occurring rather than achievements...

In a medieval world of lords and castles, a young woman learns how to overcome all obstacles and join the Knights Valiant. In this expanded edition, Cordelia rejects the Scarlet Knight and his tempting treachery, in exchange for courage on the battlefield and acceptance into the Cordon of Knights. Lord Planya, of the House of Wolves, brings along his battalion of shape-shifting knights who help Cordelia defeat Dosalbo, leader of the renegade tribes. Dosalbo gets his revenge: an explosion from his magic powders injures Cordelia's mentor, Dame Esa. Will she recover? Crossed Swords is the first installment in this chivalrous series of lords and dames at war and play.

In the balmy seaside kingdom of Astolat, Princess Gwenifver led a peaceful and content existence, training to claim the throne and unite her kingdom with Camelot's through marriage -- until Uther Pendragon swept in and killed her father and slaughtered her people for her father's supposed treachery. Gwen flees her fallen kingdom with little more than her life. Seven years later, Gwen's true identity is discovered as she resides amongst thieves and savages. She is taken to Camelot to live out her days as a slave under the cruel rule of King Uther. In a tale of betrayal, magic, blood, and love - a beloved old legend is carefully crafted and twisted anew, where adventure awaits at every corner.

Have you ever heard the tale of Sun and Moon? Most haven't as it being a very old story, lost in the wakes of time. But now it's time for us to discover the true meaning of love, as we experience how the Sun and Moon came to be.

This is a story that takes place in medieval times. This story is not about love, though there might be some in it. This is a story about adventure with pirates, dragons, knights and jousting games, angry kings, witches, princesses, princes, not so Mythical creatures, lots of magic, newly found friends, and more adventure. This is a story about my life that will change forever. Do you want to come on this grand adventure with me? Well if you do, we will most definitely have a fantastic time, but if you really want to come with me, you'll have to know something about my life, because I definitely can't travel with a complete stranger. Well if you want to know, follow me. We'll go to my house and talk over tea. Oh come on, it will be fun let's go.

We organize events, musical concerts, special shows, guilds and weekend special program to amuse people and help them take back to the golden time of the Elizabethan era. From craft shops, food & beverage to games & activities, one can enjoy and indulge in an ultimate thrill and adventure experience at our gathering. Best for all ages, we organize various stage performances every day which provide stunning experience.

In which you shouldn't judge a book by its cover.

Rose, princess of Ethiadia, is turning 16. Because of her coming of age, she gets a jousting tournament for her hand in marriage. Every princesses dream right? Wrong! Rose hates the idea of it. But her parents already planned it out. Lucky for her, she is known across the kingdom and others at the White Knight, jousting champion of all the land. Just after she entered in the tournaments, her parents tell her that the three head fairy godmothers have started a new fairy tale. And Rose is the main character. With too much on the princess's mind with the tournaments, she travels to the fairy godmother's castle, to undo what has been written. Will she be able to undo the story and win the tournaments for her own hand? ***** Just to let you readers know, this is my first book I've written here. Please let me know how I did! Also- * x5 = some time has past. * x10 = change of character point of view. (I use * in all my stories).

Join Weimar, a son of a local farmer, as he and his friend Syras enter the world of knights and jousting, encountering certain adventures ( or should I say misadventures?) as a squire to a well known knight till his rise to knighthood. #1 in Jousting

Upon a field, bright and gay, an errant knight died one day... As a writer, I grew up reading stories such as the one you are about to enjoy. It is a romantic tale, about a man, torn between his love for two women. He wants to marry one of them, but...which one? Which woman will hold him dear for the rest of her life? This is a classic, dramatic story about how cruel life can be and what the fates may hold in store for us.

Follow the journey of the Lord of Landrow and his squire on a quest to defend their city and their kingdom from their most ancient foe; the Queen of Ice herself.

Doran Raindale is a Lord and talented jouster in the Emblence kingdom and hates the King, Theodore. When the King asks him to murder his son in cold blood just to remain on the throne, he has to make a decision: Be abandoned and thrown out or complete the kings dirty work. Meanwhile, the King's daughter, Elizabeth, struggles with being far apart from her brother and with disagreeing with her father's course of action. The two worlds flip as a masked figure arrives in Emblence and defeats Doran in a joust and when the vicious Queen of Newyel take an interest in their kingdom.

''𝔇𝔢𝔣𝔶𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔗𝔶𝔯𝔞𝔫𝔫𝔶, 𝔄 𝔖𝔱𝔬𝔯𝔶 𝔉𝔦𝔩𝔩𝔢𝔡 𝔚𝔦𝔱𝔥 𝔗𝔶𝔯𝔞𝔫𝔫𝔶, 𝔖𝔞𝔡𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰, 𝔄𝔫𝔡 𝔒𝔣 𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔯𝔰𝔢..𝔅𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔣𝔬𝔯 𝔏𝔬𝔳𝔢!'' 𝔄/𝔑 𝔤𝔯𝔞𝔟𝔟𝔢𝔡 𝔞 𝔰𝔱𝔬𝔯𝔶𝔟𝔬𝔬𝔨. ''𝔒𝔫𝔠𝔢 𝔲𝔭𝔬𝔫 𝔞 𝔱𝔦𝔪𝔢 𝔦𝔫 𝔞 𝔣𝔞𝔯𝔞𝔴𝔞𝔶 𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡, 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔴𝔞𝔰 𝔞 𝔱𝔦𝔫𝔶 𝔨𝔦𝔫𝔤𝔡𝔬𝔪; 𝔭𝔢𝔞𝔠𝔢𝔣𝔲𝔩, 𝔭𝔯𝔬𝔰𝔭𝔢𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔰, 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔯𝔦𝔠𝔥 𝔦𝔫 𝔯𝔬𝔪𝔞𝔫𝔠𝔢 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔱𝔯𝔞𝔡𝔦𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔰𝔬𝔲𝔱𝔥 𝔞𝔯𝔢𝔞 𝔬𝔣 𝔗𝔯𝔬𝔡𝔞𝔦𝔫. ℌ𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔦𝔫 𝔞 𝔰𝔱𝔞𝔱𝔢𝔩𝔶 𝔠𝔞𝔰𝔱𝔩𝔢, 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔩𝔦𝔳𝔢𝔡 𝔞 𝔎𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔄 𝔔𝔲𝔢𝔢𝔫, 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔦𝔯 𝔡𝔞𝔲𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔢𝔯, 𝔓𝔯𝔦𝔫𝔠𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔜/𝔑 𝔇𝔢𝔫𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔞𝔫! 𝔄𝔩𝔱𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔤𝔥 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔶 𝔴𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔨𝔦𝔫𝔡 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔡𝔢𝔳𝔬𝔱𝔢𝔡, 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔶 𝔣𝔢𝔩𝔱 𝔰𝔬𝔪𝔢𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔴𝔞𝔰 𝔴𝔯𝔬𝔫𝔤. 𝔖𝔬, 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔶 𝔯𝔢𝔩𝔦𝔳𝔢𝔡 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔦𝔯 𝔱𝔯𝔞𝔡𝔦𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝔬𝔣 ℜ𝔬𝔶𝔞𝔩 𝔍𝔬𝔲𝔰𝔱𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔣𝔬𝔯 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔓𝔯𝔦𝔫𝔠𝔢𝔰𝔰'𝔰 𝔥𝔢𝔞𝔯𝔱!''

Aneiric's life has always been simple: Good drink, good company, and the constant disappointment of the lordship council of the island kingdoms and his queen mother hanging over his head.<br /> That is, until his mother decides to abdicate her throne and install him as a figurehead in her stead. With unrest brewing in the kingdom and a tourney for his hand in marriage taking all of his attention, Aneiric has to decide what it means to rule. And if the faithful captain of his guard is truly a man worthy of a king.

Henry Toody felt "different" that day while driving from work . He seemed to feel strange in his own skin. Maybe it was the Alabama heat that was making him feel weird, or maybe something strange was about to happen.