Ludwig VI von Eyb

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Ludwig VI von Eyb
The Eyb coat of arms
Born 1450 (?)
Died 1521 (?)
Occupation Knight
Citizenship Hartenstein, Germany

Ludwig (VI) von Eyb "the Younger" (1450 - 1521)[citation needed] was a 16th century German knight from Hartenstein, Germany. He seems to have been an accomplished soldier, including fighting in the Landshut War of Succession in 1504.[citation needed] He also produced at least one fencing manual, and possibly also a tournament book.

Among Eyb's writings is the MS B.26, which seems to be a personal notebook copied from other manuals. This manuscript is of particular interest because, in addition to a copy of Konrad Kyeser's famous treatise on siege warfare Bellifortis, it combines plays familiar from the writings of the Italian master Fiore de'i Liberi with numerous devices from unknown sources. The descriptions are written in German and not derived or translated from Liberi's own text, and it therefore seems likely that Eyb was reproducing the text-less Codex 5278 or another text from the Germanic tradition that influenced Liberi. Other potential sources for some of the devices include Hans Talhoffer's works, Gladiatoria, and the Nuremberg tradition, although again, the text does not match any of these sources.

The tournament book CGM 961 also lists a Ludwig von Eyb as its creator, but the speculated date of ca. 1525[1] is a bit too late for the author to be Ludwig VI.

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  1. It is not internally dated, but that is the date assigned by the museum.


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