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Hans Talhoffer

Hans Talhoffer was a master of the sword who lived in Germany in the middle of the 15th century. He wrote several fechtbuchs which were illustrated treatises describing methods of fighting with various weapons, including unarmed, dagger, sword, pole weapons and mounted combat.

A list of fechtbuchs by Hans Talhoffer:

  • Das Fechtbuch Aus dem Jahre 1443
  • Das Fechtbuch Aus dem Jahre 1449
  • Das Fechtbuch Aus dem Jahre 1459
  • Alte Armatur und Ringkunst 1459
  • Das Fechtbuch Aus dem Jahre 1467

Image:Talhoffers fechtbuch rondel daggers.jpg
Close-quarter fighting with rondel daggers from
Talhoffers Fechtbuch, a 15th Century manual of combat

Reference

Anglo, Sydney (2000). The Martial Arts of Renaissance Europe. p24. Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-08352-1


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