About The Free Lancers
	The Cimmerian Combatives Company was founded in 1981 in support of the living history theater circuit. The goal of the Company is to help fulfill the need for trained stunt combatants for theater, film and television productions. With more than 600 trained members across North America, the C.C.C. has met this goal.

Working closely with other groups, the Cimmerian Combatives Company has brought authentic excitement to Jousts, Human Chess Matches and Tournaments for many Renaissance events, including

The Ringling Museum Medieval Fair  Sterling Pleasure Faire  The Maryland Renaissance Festival  The Kansas City Renaissance Festival  Scarborough Faire  Camelot  The Iowa Renaissance Festival  Cavalier Dayes  Four Winds Renaissance Festival  Kyngs' Company Renaissance Festival  The Ohio Renaissance Festival  The Ontario Renaissance Festival  The Florida Renaissance Festival  North Carolina Renaissance Faire  Equitana

The Free Lancers of the Cimmerian Combatives Company were created to provide a full measure of professional theater to jousts at Renaissance Festivals and special events across the country. The Free Lancers work hard to present an upscale format featuring meaningful plots punctuated with the genuine clash of steel on steel and laced with broad-based humor. Innovations with historical precedence such as 7 different full-contact jousting styles from various nationalities add new perspectives for their fans. The Free Lancers also perform combat on foot with glaive or sword as well as mounted combat with baston (a wooden sword). The Free Lancers take their name from the term "free lance" used in reference to an uncommitted knight and his entourage. In the Middle Ages a lance was a group of soldiers consisting of a knight, his squire, a valet and 12 men-at-arms. If a knight's lord were to die or if the knight had not sworn fealty to a lord, then he and his followers were called a free lance and could be hired on as mercenaries by the highest bidder.

The Free Lancers are distinguished by their attention and care for the safety and well-being of both human and animal performers. Years of formal research, professional stage credits, combat and stunt training provide the know-how to keep presentations exciting and safe for both humans and their steeds. With a penchant for realism, the Free Lancers are set apart from other jousting troupes in that they actually compete under the watchful eye of the Marshal of the Lists for their respective prizes. Come! Revel in the breathtaking falls only trained stunt riders can safely perform joust after joust. Savor the raw courage and roughneck riding required to be victorious. Watch in awe the expert swordplay, both mounted and afoot, punctuated with a wide assortment of combat tricks and cleverly scripted banter. Come cheer your champion and deride his foe! Discover for yourself the rapport between the performers and your family as you respond in wide-eyed amazement, unrestrained laughter and organized chanting to the performance of The Free Lancers

Fair Ladies Going Full Tilt

Royalty and villagers alike willingly travel great distances to see courageous ladies strap on breastplate and helm to meet head-on in the tiltyard. According to medieval jousting records, Elizabeth von Cleve, Duchess of Bavaria, bested many a knight. In her spirit the full contact female jousts were introduced to today's festivals by the Free Lancers. Be advised that the fairer sex does battle with such great zest that assembled gentles and common folk will cheer mightily, quaff tankards of ale and feast with abandon. Great jousting stirs the blood and makes for great tales to all the neighboring folk. Not only do the ladies battle amongst themselves, but they join the men on the field of honor during the Gath of Baal National Combat Jousting Tournament held annually on Memorial Day Weekend at Scarborough Faire.