Why We Play Medieval Games at the Knight Errant Academy History, balance, friendship, and learning through play There are times at the Knight Errant Academy when the swords are set aside and the students play. Recently, during one of our classes, the students played a traditional game we call Hunker Hawser. Two students face one another in a contest of balance, leverage, timing, and a fair amount of laughter as each tries to upset the other’s stability without losing their ow