Source Material
- Albrecht Dürer's "Fechtbuch"
- A PDF File from MSU of the entire book (largely a copy of Codex Wallerstein)
- Hans Lecküchner's Kunst des Messerfechtens
- The most comprehensive Messer Fechtbuch
- I.33 Translation & more
- This is a great site with most of I.33 translated into English
- Paul Hector Mair's Munich Fechtbuch Part I
- The complete color facsimile of Part I of his 1570 Munich Fechtbuch
- Paul Hector Mair's Munich Fechtbuch Part II
- The complete color facsimile of Part II of his 1570 Munich Fechtbuch
- Paulus Kal in Biblioteca Universitaria Bologna
- Smaller color version of Kal's Fechtbuch
- Paulus Kal's Fechtbuch
- The complete MS Chart B 1021 facsimile online
- Solothurner Fechtbuch
- A thumbnail version of the 15th-century Solothurner Fechtbuch by Paulus Kal from Gustav Hergsall
- Talhoffer's 1443 Gothaer Codex
- A complete scan of Talhoffer's 1443 Fechtbuch from Gustav Hergsall
- Talhoffer's 1449 Ambraser Codex
- A French site with all the plates from Gustav Hergsall
- Talhoffer's 1459 Alte Armatur und Ringkunst
- The entire manuscript in facsimile
- Talhoffer 1459 Transcription
- The entire MS transcribed into modern German
- Talhoffer 1467 Facsimile
- The entire 1467 Fechtbuch in facsimile
- Meyer 1570
- Facsimile of VD16 M 5087, the 1570 edition of Joachim Meyer’s Fechtbuch
- Meyer 1600
- Facsimile of VD16 M 5088, the 1600 edition of Meyer’s Fechtbuch
- A list of all German Fechtbücher from Hils
- Taken from: Hans-Peter Hils, Meister Johann Liechtenauers Kunst des langen Schwertes, Frankfurt am Main / New York (1985)
- Augsburg
Fechtbücher
- A collection of several superb high-resolution scans of different Fechtbücher.
- Von Danzig Transcription
- A complete transcription if the entire von Danzig Fechtbuch (Cod. 44 A 8 [Cod. 1449])
- Le Jeu de La Hache
- A complete translation of Le Jeu de La Hache
- Ms 3227a
- The so-called “Döbringer Hausbuch” in translation
- Vienna
Gladiatoria
- A full-color scan of the Vienna copy of the Gladiatoria Fechtbuch.
- Gladiatoria
- A poor-quality scan of part of MS.Germ.Quart.16MS
- Ringeck
- A partial translation of Ringeck’s Fechtbuch Mscr.Dresd.C487
On-line Articles and Information
- HROARR
- The Manuscripts page has one of the best sets of links to various Fechtbücher I've seen.
- Hammaborg’s transcriptions
- more transcriptions from medieval to modern German than anyone else; highly recommended!
- Pearsall
- A dated, but none the less fascinating study of German judicial combats with an emphasis on Fechtbücher. Be aware, there are many serious mistakes in the article, but it's still very informative for something from 1840.
- Barriers and Foot Combats
- a copy of an important document describing how foot combat was conducted at the barriers in later medieval combat
- The DSS Yahoo Discussion List
- An on-line discussion list for DSS issues and WMA in general
- Hugh's Blog
- My ramblings on der Kunst des Fechtens
- Learn the Arts of Knighthood
- Hugh's books available for purchase on Lulu.com
- The official DSS YouTube Page
- A selection of DSS technique videos
- Articles by Hugh at Therion Arms
- Several articles written by Hugh on various aspects of der KdF
- A 16th-Century Fechtschule
- A description of what a 16th-century Fechtschulen must have been like by Christopher Armberger
- A Commonplace Book
- Blog on various matters, including medieval combat, by Will McLean
- Armberger Article
- A must-read article about being cautious about popular sources.
Suppliers
- Albion Swords
- Probably the very best swords available
- Arms & Armor
- Superb weapons; they make our class practice sword, the Fechterspiel
- DSS Cafe Press Store
- The place to buy DSS uniform T-shirts and more!
- Purpleheart
- My favorite wasters
- TherionArms
- DSS member discount on practical swords
- Zen Warrior Fencing Masks
- A good source for economical fencing masks
- Best Armor
- A high-quality armorer from Czechoslovakia
- Robert MacPherson, Armorer
- When only the absolute very best in the world will do
- Gambesons.com
- Decent quality arming doublets (in spite of the name)
- Historic Enterprises
- A high-quality store selling arming clothes, mail, and custom-made armor
Groups
-
The Fightschool
- information on Historical European Martial Arts, especially Liechtenauer's German school of
fencing. Various sources, training information, contact information, etc; highly recommended!
- The Higgins Armory Sword Guild
- Schola San Marco
- The Selohaar Fechtschule
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