Overview

This is a book about how medieval weapons were used, according to medieval people who used them. It discusses the use of eight weapons or weapon combinations from the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance, selected with an eye toward their iconic status in popular culture, as well as five different combative contexts.  The aim of this book is to familiarize the reader with the use of medieval weaponry according to historical fencing masters. It is not a how-to book on martial arts, but the reader will come away with a fresh appreciation for the sophistication of medieval fencing and an accurate picture of what medieval fighting looked like on the personal level.

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Author:   Eric Lowe
Publisher:   Aeon Books Ltd
Imprint:   Aeon Books Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9781912807260

ISBN 10:   1912807262
Pages:   286
Publication Date:   30 November 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS A NOTE ON TRANSLATIONS PREFACE CHAPTER ONE We're all sword geeks here CHAPTER TWO How do we know any of this? CHAPTER THREE Of royal blood: longsword CHAPTER FOUR Excellent and useful: sword and buckler CHAPTER FIVE Queen of swords: sword and shield CHAPTER SIX The forgotten: sword and cloak, sword and dagger, and two swords CHAPTER SEVEN Malice and art: knives and daggers CHAPTER EIGHT Many obligations: greatswords CHAPTER NINE The unseen: what about axes and maces? CHAPTER TEN Arm's length: thrusting polearms CHAPTER ELEVEN Grace and results: cutting polearms CHAPTER TWELVE Taking hits: fencing in, and against, armor CHAPTER THIRTEEN Honor in wars: military fencing CHAPTER FOURTEEN Final thoughts WORKS CITED INDEX

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Eric Lowe is a multi-weapon medalist in all three of the major competitive disciplines in historical European martial arts: sparring, test cutting, and historical technique. He is a lawyer, middle school teacher, vintage dance instructor with over twenty years of experience, and founder and lead instructor at Swordwind Historical Swordsmanship in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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