Sharing this a bit early as it is half an hour before midnight which was my deadline. Too tired to continue now though, and I really want to release this so everyone can read it on the 24th.
On this day, 443 years ago, Fechtmeister Joachim Meyer published his magnificent fencing treatise ‘Gründliche Beschreibung der Freyen Ritterlichen und Adeligen Kunst des Fechtens’. Exactly one year later, on February 24th 1571, he died from sudden illness, while travelling to take up his position as Fechtmeister at the court of the Duke of Mecklenburg in Schwerin.
Currently, I am writing on a couple of books about the Polearms of Joachim Meyer, and to commemorate both Meyer’s legacy and his far too early death, I am here sharing a rough draft for one of the chapters, as a small ‘teaser’. Please be aware that this is a work in progress and much may change as I learn more and discover mistakes in the speculative parts.
I hope you find it both interesting and useful!
http://www.hroarr.com/meyers-masters/
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