as Performance: The Society for Creative Anachronism and the Current MiddleAges. Rowman & Littlefield. 2010. ISBN 978-0-8108-6995-0. Fandom and Creativity
one of the few sports continued in the MiddleAges; Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor may have played a critical role in its persistence as he was an avid
combat. Wrestling throughout the MiddleAges was practiced by all social strata. Jousting and the tournament were popular martial arts practiced by nobility