Well my understanding of The Gauntlet, which even today the expression in English 'Running the Gauntlet' means to traverse obstacles. In the olden times knights used to train by using a sort of mechanical wooden wheel devices each carrying maces, swords, balls and chains et al, that could be set off at different speeds, and differing heights.
You, the knight would have to run through this maelstrom of whirling blades et al along a set path, dodging, rolling, timing your move from one obstacle to another. I think I remember seeing a highly stylized hollywood version of this in 'First Knight'