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

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

Multiple 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...

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Main Author: Ariella Elema
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bern Open Publishing 2019-08-01
Series:Acta Periodica Duellatorum
Subjects:
trials by battle
trials by combat
judicial duels
Hans Talhoffer
clubs (weapons)
swords
Online Access:https://bop.unibe.ch/apd/article/view/6870
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Tradition, Innovation, Re-enactment: Hans Talhoffer’s Unusual Weapons
Acta Periodica Duellatorum
trials by battle
trials by combat
judicial duels
Hans Talhoffer
clubs (weapons)
swords
author_facet Ariella Elema
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title Tradition, Innovation, Re-enactment: Hans Talhoffer’s Unusual Weapons
title_short Tradition, Innovation, Re-enactment: Hans Talhoffer’s Unusual Weapons
title_full Tradition, Innovation, Re-enactment: Hans Talhoffer’s Unusual Weapons
title_fullStr Tradition, Innovation, Re-enactment: Hans Talhoffer’s Unusual Weapons
title_full_unstemmed Tradition, Innovation, Re-enactment: Hans Talhoffer’s Unusual Weapons
title_sort tradition, innovation, re-enactment: hans talhoffer’s unusual weapons
publisher Bern Open Publishing
series Acta Periodica Duellatorum
issn 2064-0404
publishDate 2019-08-01
description Multiple 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.
topic trials by battle
trials by combat
judicial duels
Hans Talhoffer
clubs (weapons)
swords
url https://bop.unibe.ch/apd/article/view/6870
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