The tournament is an organised form of competition. The stakes are sometimes courteous (one fights for a lady or her crown of flowers), for money and sometimes also symbolic, mimicking those of a real duel or a war in reduction. In addition to military training, it is an opportunity to demonstrate its value and for the best fighters, to enrich themselves, thanks to the weapons of the defeated knights and the ransoms paid by the prisoners. The duration of a tournament is of seven days, during which the participants score points by playing against each other on the field, in order to establish a final ranking.