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Longsword by the Irish writer Thomas Leland, is a medieval romance based on the life of William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, the son of Henry II. [1] Published in 1762, in 1767 it was adapted into a play The Countess of Salisbury .
Although the focus generally is on the martial arts of Medieval and Renaissance masters, 19th and early 20th century martial arts teachers are also studied and their systems are reconstructed, including Edward William Barton-Wright, the founder of Bartitsu; [21] combat savate and stick fighting master Pierre Vigny; London-based boxer and fencer ...
Oakeshott types. The Oakeshott typology is a way to define and catalogue the medieval sword based on physical form. It categorises the swords of the European Middle Ages (roughly 11th to 16th centuries [1]) into 13 main types, labelled X through XXII.
Masters of Medieval and Renaissance Martial Arts: Rediscovering The Western Combat Heritage, Paladin Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-58160-668-3; Heim, Hans & Alex Kiermayer, The Longsword of Johannes Liechtenauer, Part I -DVD-, ISBN 1-891448-20-X; Knight, David James and Brian Hunt, Polearms of Paulus Hector Mair, ISBN 978-1-58160-644-7 (2008)
The Illuminated Fight Book, facsimile project; Walpurgis Fechtbuch (MS I.33) (wiktenauer.com) Full text of I.33 and translation (schwertfechten.ch) David Rawlings, Obsesseo: The Art of Sword and Buckler training DVD (London Longsword Academy/Boar's Tooth) A Partial, Possible Interpretation of the I.33 Manuscript by John Jordan
The Longsword Teachings of Master Liechtenauer. The Early Sixteenth Century Swordsmanship Comments in the "Goliath" Manuscript. Poland: Adam Marshall, 2010. ISBN 978-83-7611-662-4; Żabiński, Grzegorz. "Unarmored Longsword Combat by Master Liechtenauer via Priest Döbringer." Masters of Medieval and Renaissance Martial Arts. Ed. Jeffrey Hull.
Vadi's book mainly focuses on the use of the longsword, or, as it was called at the time, the spada da doi mani (“two handed sword”). His instructions are clear and precise, enabling reconstruction of medieval swordsmanship from Late Medieval Italy.
In modern times, the term longsword most frequently refers to a late Medieval and Renaissance weapon designed for use with two hands. The German langes Schwert ("long sword") in 15th-century manuals did not necessarily denote a type of weapon, but the technique of fencing with both hands at the hilt. [citation needed]