 The group
Hammaborg originates from a training group that was founded in
Hamburg in 1999 and dedicates
itself to reconstructing
and training historical European
martial arts. The sources we
work with are transcriptions
and facsimiles of German manuscripts
from the 14th and 15th century: MS I.33 for instance, the oldest
known fechtbuch (fightbook)
of the world, as well as several
manuscripts in the tradition
of Johannes Liechtenauer, a master
of martial arts in the late 14th century.
Unfortunately, no comparable sources exist for the reconstruction of early medieval fighting techniques. Nevertheless we endeavour to draw conclusions about armoured single combat—particularly concerning fighting with the large Viking round shield. For this purpose we compare contemporary iconography and fighting-related literature from later times and complement this with practical experiments with replicas of early medieval arms and armour.
Historical European martial arts are being explored and reconstructed
from about the middle of the
1990s on the basis of
historical sources. Hammaborg
is part of an international network
of historical fencing groups
and a member of HEMAC
(Historical European Martial
Arts Coalition). HEMAC is an
international association of
Europe's leading explorers and
instructors.
Peter von Danzig: Transkription und Übersetzung der Handschrift
44 A 8
A publication by Hammaborg's instructor for the longsword
The so-called Peter von Danzig fechtbuch dates from 1452 and is
one of the most extensive and
elementary compendia of martial
arts from medieval Germany. It
contains (among others) techniques
for the longsword with and without
armour, for fighting with sword
and buckler, as well as wrestling
and daggerfighting. The book
addresses everybody interested
in medieval prose, but of course
particularly the modern adepts
of Master Liechtenauer, who nowadays
endeavour to bring the European
martial arts of our ancestors back to
life. With this book, they get
a helpful and substantial companion
book for their work. This volume
offers the entire text of the
manuscript 44 A 8 twice: once
as an accurate transcription
to the letter, and once as a
translation into modern German.
A glossary and a bibliography
complete this book.
Peter von Danzig: Transkription und Übersetzung
der Handschrift 44 A 8
VS-Books
ISBN 978-3-932077-34-0
Edited, transcribed and translated
into modern German by Dierk Hagedorn
Hardcover; 360 pages; 26,80
EUR
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