Quintain (jousting)

The quintain (from Latin "fifth"), also known as pavo (Latin "peacock"), may have included a number of lance games, often used as a training aid for jousting, where the competitor would attempt to strike a stationary object with a lance. The common object was a shield or board on a pole (usually referred to as 'the quintain'), although a mannequin was sometimes used. It was not unknown for a seated armoured knight to act as the target.^{[citation needed]}