Elias Flatscher – »das Ringen will haben dreyerlay» – Re-evaluating the wrestling sections of Cod.I.6.4º.2
Medieval fencing is based on wrestling. Change my mind. Lecture Source: Codex Wallerstein - Cod.I.6.4º.2 Codex Wallerstein /Baumann’s Fechtbuch / Cod.I.6.4º.2is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important,…
Arne Koets – 15th century mounted soldiery
How does the reality of medieval warfare affect the necessities and priorities of the medieval warrior? Lecture As the numerous actual campaigns of the 15th century unfold, we see a…
Olivier Dupuis – The lost manuscript of Peter Falkner
This lecture won't answer all the questions you may have about Falkner's lost manuscript, but it will try. LECTURE Peter Falkner is nowadays mostly known for his fencing treatise, unique…
Herbert Schmidt – The Medieval and Renaissance Buckler
Everything you didn’t know about the buckler.What is there to know about the buckler? Lecture An overview of the buckler in regards of construction, usage and typology. About the lecturer…
Daniel Burger – Prove Right with the baston on the head: Judicial duels and chivalric duels in the middle ages.
The duel for justice and honour - besides war and sport, another reason to be good at fencing in the Middle Ages! Lecture In the illustrated fencing books, the judgement…