Johannes Liechtenauer’s legacy consists of nothing more than some obscure verses, the so-called Zedel. Serious gibberish. And yet, HEMA would be inconceivable without them. They differ from source to source, so let’s have a look at them, shall we?

Weapon: Books

Source: Johannes Liechtenauer

This will be super-nerdy fun: a little talk about Master Johannes Liechtenauer’s verses about the long sword as well as armoured and mounted combat. From all sources. Yes, that’s right, all of them. (Well, possibly I’ll skip one or two.) We will have an investigative look into different tradition lines from various manuscripts. Why is Danzig superior to Sigmund? Why is Sigmund superior to Lew? Why is Kal superior to Wilhalm? Or is all this superiority talk nonsense? Heck, it’s going to be hilarious. Not for the faint of heart..

Skill level of Participants: Any skill level
Needed Equipment: A comfy cushion, perchance. Coffee. A lot of it.

About the trainer – Dierk Hagedorn

Dierk is probably best known for his affection for aardvarks that borders on fanatism. That doesn’t prevent him by no means from having a soft spot for marsupials of any kind and size. Apart from that, he owns a considerable collection of nibs and pens which he occasionally puts to good use, drawing – for instance – aardvarks or marsupials. Or armour. Because he loves armour too. Oh, and books. The more, the better. And since there are always just too few books, he has decided many centuries ago to make some more himself. Meanwhile, however, he has lost count of the number of his works, the most outstanding of which is arguably the breathtaking photo novel “Der P-Pinguin”.