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By: Kevin Foushee
Several sports played during the time period of Romeo and Juliet were: Jousting, Archery, and Fencing.


 * Jousting:** is a sport played by armored combatants mounted on horses. It consists of martial competition between two mounted knights using a variety of weapons, usually in sets of three per weapon (such as tilting with a lance, blows with the battle axe, strokes with the dagger, or strokes with a sword).


 * Archery:** is the practice of using a bow that is drawn by hand and held, free of any mechanical device, to shoot arrows. Archery has historically been used in hunting and combat, and has become a precision sport. A person practicing archery is called an //archer// or //bowman//, and one who is fond of or an expert at archery is sometimes called a //toxophilite//.


 * Fencing:** is the art of armed combat involving cutting, stabbing, or slapping bludgeoning weapons directly manipulated by hand, rather than shot, thrown or positioned, of European origin. Examples include swords, knives, pikes, bayonets, batons, clubs, and similar weapons.