1582 a bloody Fechtschule in Brieg, Brzeg
On page 24 in 1870s Wassmannsdorf “Sechs Fechtschulen” {1} he is largely citing a book of 1861 titled “Reisen und …
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Chronicle of the Fencing Guilds in Augsburg
Augsburg was a center of fencing activity like Nürnberg and Frankfurt. It’s early fencing show (Fechtschule) tradition starts at the …
1606 Regulation of the fencing in Breslau, Wrocław
It is reported that the Fechtschul (fencing school) was a big amusement, with high intense of emotions often ending in …
1745 a Fechtschul of the Marxbrüder in Frankfurt
One of the late accounts of a appeal for Fechtschul is found in the “Vollständiges Diarium von der höchst-erfreulichen Crönung …
1754 A Federfechter Accident in Hamburg
Joachim Ohlsen is named as one of the last Master of the sword holding a fencing school (Fechtschul) in 1754. …
1863 a review on the fencing guilds
Otto Adalbert Beneke was a (1812-1891) archivist, historian and writer living in Hamburg, Germany. He presented in the book ”Von unehrlichen Leuten: cultur-historische Studien und …
The right to name a Master of the Sword
Matthias Quad von Kinckelbach published in Cologne in 1609 “Teutscher Nation Herligkeit: Ein außführliche beschreibung des gegenwärtigen Standts Germaniae” a …
1596 Fechtschule in Stuttgart – accident report
On Sonday the 18th February 1588 in the morning between 6 and 7am the doctor Felix Platter helped the baby …
1742 Marxbrüder, Lucasbrüder, Federfechter in literature
Johann Joachim Schwabe (born 29 September 1714 in Magdeburg, † 12 August 1784 in Leipzig) was a German scholar, librarian, philosopher and translator. Schwabe taught in Leipzig and was a member of the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences. As an avid student …
1699 – Abraham a Sancta Clara – Etwas für alle – Der Fechtmeister
Abraham a Sancta Clara (July 2, 1644 – December 1, 1709) has been described as “a very eccentric but popular Augustinian monk”. In …
