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The paper deals with arguable terminology of tournaments in England and France between the 11th and the 14th centuries. Following the analysis of English and French sources, the basic conceptual apparatus for the study of medieval battles was established. It was proved that the word “tournament” is a general and collective term. The work proves that the “tournament” consists of several types of fights:...