Full-armored jousts draw crowds, and as Kimberly Stockton says, the jousters aren't playing. They are really hitting each other. Stockton should know. Her fianc , Ripper Moore, is a jouster, and Stockton has played roles such as flower girl, princess and lady of the queen's royal court in her seven years working with the festival. The romantic and adventurous spirit of the festival causes people to act differently, Stockton says.
Men are more gallant.
Wedding proposals are common. And people who are otherwise shy are quick to join in a rousing drinking song or curtsy to the queen. Enlarge Johnny Phoenix will est and walk on fire at the Tennessee Renaissance Festival in Triune. Tenn. To get there stay on I-24 through Nashville. Take exit 70 towards Smyrna.