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Tradition, Innovation, Re-enactment: Hans Talhoffer’s Unusual Weapons

Tradition, Innovation, Re-enactment: Hans Talhoffer’s Unusual Weapons AbstractMultiple manuscripts of Hans Talhoffer’s fifteenth-century Fechtbuch depict duels between combatants wielding faceted clubs and tall shields, as well as combatants in tight-fitting grey clothing, and duels between a man and a woman. Legal ordinances and court records from Talhoffer’s time and before him provide context for these scenarios and this equipment. Customary law regarding judicial duels varied significantly between German regions. It also changed over time, shaped by influences that sometimes originated well outside German-speaking lands. Talhoffer’s work and the Fechtbücher that followed him reflect a practice that spanned multiple regions, preserving fading traditions while embracing new innovations. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Periodica Duellatorum de Gruyter

Tradition, Innovation, Re-enactment: Hans Talhoffer’s Unusual Weapons

Acta Periodica Duellatorum , Volume 7 (1): 23 – Jul 1, 2019

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Publisher
de Gruyter
Copyright
© 2019 Ariella Elema, published by Sciendo
eISSN
2064-0404
DOI
10.2478/apd-2019-0001
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Abstract

AbstractMultiple manuscripts of Hans Talhoffer’s fifteenth-century Fechtbuch depict duels between combatants wielding faceted clubs and tall shields, as well as combatants in tight-fitting grey clothing, and duels between a man and a woman. Legal ordinances and court records from Talhoffer’s time and before him provide context for these scenarios and this equipment. Customary law regarding judicial duels varied significantly between German regions. It also changed over time, shaped by influences that sometimes originated well outside German-speaking lands. Talhoffer’s work and the Fechtbücher that followed him reflect a practice that spanned multiple regions, preserving fading traditions while embracing new innovations.

Journal

Acta Periodica Duellatorumde Gruyter

Published: Jul 1, 2019

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