1137 – 1139 Judicial duel in the kitab al-i’tibar
Usāma ibn Munqiḏ was a noble, a warrior, a diplomat, and poet living from 1095-1188. As a Muslim diplomat he …
Author Archives:
1505 – Hans Wurm – Ringerbuch zu Landshut
Hans Wurm was a printer and woodcutter (“Formschneider”) in Landshut. His first known work is of 1501 (Wittelsbacher-Genealogie), his last …
1360 – The law of judicial duels in the city of Gelnhausen
The following text is the law of fighting in the city of Gelnhausen. It has a history of transcribing and copies. …
Fiore his master and his students
One of the rare Masters giving a named reference to his masters is Fiore dei Liberi who learned his art in …
1438 The combats of Sir John Astley of Nailstone, Leicestershire
Young Francis L’Estrange Astley was born on 27 February 1810 and since the death of his father, Sir Jacob Henry Astley, …
1711 A bloody London Bear Garden fight
The following is a direct translation of a travelling report made in 1709-1711 by Zacharias Conrad von Offenbach in London, England. Zacharias …
1533 A Fencing-Master troubling the University of Leipzig
The following incidents on Whit-sun 1533 in Leipzig were reported in a letter from Arnold Wüstenfeld. His letter was transcribed by Friedrich …
1444 Two fencing masters in Rothenburg
In the year 1444 a duel took place between two fencing-masters. One from the south coming from Vienna the other …
Speculative HEMA Tournament Rules
In my old RPG days I created several games and rules. I had fun creating good balanced rules. That hobby …
Fullcontact – the Tournament in 1596
Nach gethonem umbzug fieng der durnier an. Eß zugen alwegen zwen gegen einander mit beschloßenem helmlin, drugen durnierspieß. Die waren …
