...the Foundation and Core of All the Arts of Fighting: The Long Sword Gloss of GNM Manuscript 3227a

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Michael Chidester Dierk Hagedorn

...the Foundation and Core of All the Arts of Fighting

The Long Sword Gloss of GNM Manuscript 3227a

Michael Chidester, Dierk Hagedorn

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Hema Bookshelf
10 December 2020

European history; Medieval history; Military history; Fencing

The long sword gloss in GNM ms. 3227a is one of the most important texts in the Liechtenauer corpus. It presents a teaching that is unique in the tradition, more focused on ideas and concepts than on individual plays or techniques. In this way, it is the perfect companion to the more action-oriented glosses of other masters like Sigmund ain Ringeck, Pseudo-Peter von Danzig, and Jud Lew. This book seeks to present these teachings in a new light, with an original English translation that is easier to read and understand than existing offerings. In this way, it will hopefully reveal this important text to a wider audience. Included are color scans, revised transcription by Dierk Hagedorn, English translation by Michael Chidester, introductory material, and a few notes along the way.

By: Michael Chidester, Dierk Hagedorn
Imprint: Hema Bookshelf
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 789g
ISBN: 9781953683052
ISBN 10: 1953683053
Pages: 154
Publication Date: 10 December 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Chidester is the Editor-in-Chief of Wiktenauer, a component of the non-profit HEMA Alliance . Michael is a Research Scholar of the Meyer Freifechter Guild, a founding member of the Society for Historical European Martial Arts Studies (SHEMAS), a member of the Western Martial Arts Coalition (WMAC), and a Lifetime Member of the HEMA Alliance. He has lectured on historical martial arts across North America and Europe and authored several books, including ""The Illustrated Meyer"" and ""The Long Sword Gloss of GNM Manuscript 3227a"". Dierk Hagedorn works for the IT subsidiary of a large German airline for numerous creative issues such as user experience, interface and corporate design. He is an instructor for the long sword at Hammaborg, a club for historical fencing in Hamburg; he is also a passionate wearer of armour. He has transcribed 30 of the approximately 80 surviving fight books in the German language and made them available on the website of his club or published them in book form. Among his numerous publications are editions about the manuscripts by Peter von Danzig, Lew the Jew, Hans Talhoffer, and Jörg Wilhalm.