New manual translation on armored half-sword

[John_Clements]

Mertein Hündsfelder: Mertein Hündsfelder Fechtlehre mit dem Kurzen Schwert
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[Brian Hunt]

Very Nice.

Brian Hunt
GFS

[Matthew_Anderson]

Cool, thanks Szabolcs!

[Joachim Nilsson]

Yes, great job Szabolics. Whether armoured or uarmoured halfswording -I'm interested!

[Randall Pleasant]

Nice work!

[Jaime Undurraga]

excellent work...

[William Savage]

Hey this is really off topic but i couldnt resist.

In the picture in this article what kind of helms are they wearing?

Iv loved this variation of "sallet" helm for ever so if anyone could give a name of them or otherwis shed some light id be vary greatfull!

[SzabolcsWaldmann]

These are in fact plain Sallets. Called Salad or Schaller as well. Goes mainly with gothic armour and a bevor, but it is not a must. You probably mean the bevor, under the helm, armouring the chin? That's a different object.

Szab

[Nathan Dexter]

Wow,
I never knew that that even existed, but I guess I should research a bit more.
Also, I have a question:
Most of the German manuals I have browsed through are scenario-based, why is that?

[SzabolcsWaldmann]

Most of them deal with juristical fights, duels, tests or fencing sport. That's why many technics are not useable in battles. yet the overall concept is still the same with the longsword.

Szab

[Jake_Norwood]

Ack...

Hey Szab,

Many manuals say over and over again that what is used in their pages is what is used in battles. The best and least understood example is Meyer. Go and read the introduction to the book (not just the intro to the longsword found on Rassumussen's excellent page) and you'll see that Meyer's chief concern is that of preparing young Germans for war.

As for the original question, what do you mean by "scenario based?" My initial instinct is to answer, "it's scenario based because that's how they wrote it," but I realize that that isn't helpful (heh), so could you offer an example of what you mean, or what you think the alternatives might be/might have been?

Jake

[Nathan Dexter]

Hi'
I mean scenario based as inthey describe a certain turn of events, like the opponent will always dothe same thing.

[Matt Easton]

Great work Szab - and I guess I'll see you in Dijon <img src="/forum/images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" />.

Matt

[SzabolcsWaldmann]

We shall meet, my fellow swordsman. Count on it <img src="/forum/images/icons/wink.gif" alt="" />
Which seminar will you hold? I look eagerly forvard this meeting - a dream finally coming true.

Szab