Medieval Books on Fencing

[Matchlock]

http://www.thearma.org/Manuals/Gladiatoria/Gladiatoria.htm

http://www.thearma.org/Manuals/i33/i33.htm

http://www.thearma.org/Manuals/Liberi.htm

http://www.thearma.org/Manuals/talhoffer.htm

http://www.thearma.org/Manuals/hundsfelder.html

http://www.thearma.org/Manuals/Vadi.htm

http://www.thearma.org/Manuals/Solothurner.htm

http://www.thearma.org/pdf/Wurm/Wurm.htm (on wrestling)

http://www.thearma.org/RMAlit.htm



Enjoy! :)

Michael

[Matchlock]

Sorry for double posting these links. :shrug:

m

[fernando]

Hi Michael,
I like the last link, naturally because it mentions texts written by a Portuguese King :eek: , in the following passage:
'The King of Portugal, Dom Duarte, produced several training texts in the 1420s'.
This reminds us that, also in the same website, there is a link where the same King is reported to encourage the training of fencing, namely with the historicaly famous wooden swords (wasters).
http://www.thearma.org/essays/wasters.htm
Fernando

[Matchlock]

Hi Fernando,

It's good to know that there is finally one brave guardsman to watch over Portuguese history! ;) :)

Michael