Table of Contents

Preface


Acknowledgements


About the Author


The Selohaar Fechtschule


Introduction


The Knightly Art


Falkner and the Marxbruder


General Observations on the Manuscript


The Manuscript in Detail


Related Manuscripts


Master Peter Falkner's Art of Knightly Defense


Longsword (ff. 1v-18r)


Messer (ff. 18v-44r)


Dagger (ff . 46r-56r)


Saint Mark (f. 57v) and Staff Fighting (ff . 58r-61r)


Poleaxe (ff. 62r-65r)


Franconian Rite Shield and Club Duel (ff . 65v-67r)


Roáfechten (ff. 67v-72v)


Glossary


Bibliography

About the Author

Christian Henry Tobler has focused on the study of medieval Fechtbücher (fight books) since the late 1990s, and has published widely on swordsmanship. He was the first recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for Historical European Martial Arts in 2013.

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