1500's weapons and dueling practices

[Chris Rice]

i have been assigned a class report on the above topic. any suggestions for things to cover in my presentation? seriously you are the experts help me out here.

[JeffGentry]

Well as far duel's there are a few good article about dueling/duel's in the Article's and essay's.

Talhoffer cause's for fighting 1459

Jaques de Lalaning

The second one isn't realy dueling in the sense that it was a contest of honor as much as it is a more tournement single combat.

Jeff

[John_Clements]

See our article on "Duel of the Century" too.

[Allen Johnson]

Also a place would help a bit too. Like 1500's england or Germany or France or whatever...

[Shane Smith]

England. 1598 and 1599.The works of George Silver touch on the techniques for fighting as well as shares some actual accounts of real fights in period as seen here;

http://www.thearma.org/Manuals/GSilver.htm

http://www.thearma.org/Manuals/BriefInstruct.htm