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'''Martin Huntsfeld''' (Martein Hündsfelder) was an early [[century::15th century]] [[nationality::German]] [[fencing master]]. Based on his surname, he was likely born in Psie Pole, a district of present-day Wrocław, Poland; alternatively, it is possible that he was from the village of Hundsfeld, about 20 km east of Würzburg. While Huntsfeld's precise lifetime is uncertain, he seems to have died some time before the creation of the [[Starhemberg Fechtbuch (Cod.44.A.8)|Starhemberg Fechtbuch]] in 1452.<ref>His name is accompanied by the traditional blessing on the dead on [[:File:Cod.44.A.8 87r.jpg|folio 87r]].</ref> The only other thing that can be determined about his life is that his renown as a master was sufficient for [[Paulus Kal]] to include him in the list of members of the [[Fellowship of Liechtenauer]] in 1470.<ref>The Fellowship of Liechtenauer is recorded in three versions of [[Paulus Kal]]'s treatise: [[Paulus Kal Fechtbuch (MS 1825)|MS 1825]] (1460s), [[Paulus Kal Fechtbuch (Cgm 1507)|Cgm 1570]] (ca. 1470), and [[Paulus Kal Fechtbuch (MS KK5126)|MS KK5126]] (1480s).</ref> Attributed to Huntsfeld are teachings on [[armored fencing]] (both with the short sword and unarmed), [[dagger]], and [[mounted fencing]].
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'''Martin Huntsfeld''' (Martein Hündsfelder) was an early [[century::15th century]] [[nationality::German]] [[fencing master]]. Based on his surname, he was likely born in Psie Pole, a district of present-day Wrocław, Poland; alternatively, it is possible that he was from the village of Hundsfeld, about 20 km east of Würzburg. While Huntsfeld's precise lifetime is uncertain, he seems to have died some time before the creation of the [[Starhemberg Fechtbuch (Cod.44.A.8)|Starhemberg Fechtbuch]] in 1452.<ref>His name is accompanied by the traditional blessing on the dead on [[:File:Cod.44.A.8 87r.jpg|folio 87r]].</ref> The only other thing that can be determined about his life is that his renown as a master was sufficient for [[Paulus Kal]] to include him in the list of members of the [[Fellowship of Liechtenauer]] in 1470.<ref>The Fellowship of Liechtenauer is recorded in three versions of [[Paulus Kal]]'s treatise: [[Paulus Kal Fechtbuch (MS 1825)|MS 1825]] (1460s), [[Paulus Kal Fechtbuch (Cgm 1507)|Cgm 1507]] (ca. 1470), and [[Paulus Kal Fechtbuch (MS KK5126)|MS KK5126]] (1480s).</ref> Attributed to Huntsfeld are teachings on [[armored fencing]] (both with the short sword and unarmed), [[dagger]], and [[mounted fencing]].
  
 
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<p>Mark that this is the first guard, Take your sword in both hands and do so strongly, and come into the hanging point to the right ear, and stab at his face, and attack him in the face or anywhere else, if he wards then disengage, and go through with the stab, and attack him as before, and when you have reached him, then set your sword under your right armpit, and thus force him ahead of you.</p>
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<p>take your sword in both hands and do so strongly, and come into the hanging point to the right ear, and stab at his face, and attack him in the face or anywhere else, if he wards then disengage, and go through with the stab, and attack him as before, and when you have reached him, then set your sword under your right armpit, and thus force him ahead of you.</p>
 
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<p>NNote: if you stab one to the face from the high guard, if he drops his left hand onto your sword between both of your hands then twist with the pommel inward through his arm or outward over his arm to your left side, and pull to your right side, and attack him, this is called wrenching<ref>Note: "wrenching" is a pure guess.</ref> out below, and above.</p>
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<p>...or outward over his arm to your left side, and pull to your right side, and attack him, this is called wrenching<ref>Note: "wrenching" is a pure guess.</ref> out below, and above.</p>
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| <p>[45] Note, when you have attacked one, and he is strong against you so that you cannot force, and he then would grasp down through your sword with his left hand, and grabs your left, and will take your weight. Then watch him as he sends his around then attack him under the left armpit, thus you win in weakness as he is strong and strength helps him not.</p>
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| <p>[46] Note: stab at the same time with one from the low guard, and if strong then drive on the sword, if he is also strong then drive your right hand out with the pommel, and with the left put the point over his left arm before the chest or under his left armpit, and attack him, and in all attacks wind then in the bind under the armpit in the guard.</p>
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<p>Mark when he falls then fall on him always to the right side, and fall with the right knee between his legs, and fall with the left hand in front of his throat, and be not too rash so that you don't fall too far over him, and grab to his dagger, and don't show your own that you keep in reserve, if he would then drop to the dagger then stab him in the hand.</p>
 
<p>Mark when he falls then fall on him always to the right side, and fall with the right knee between his legs, and fall with the left hand in front of his throat, and be not too rash so that you don't fall too far over him, and grab to his dagger, and don't show your own that you keep in reserve, if he would then drop to the dagger then stab him in the hand.</p>
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Latest revision as of 18:24, 24 July 2024

Martin Huntsfeld
Born date of birth unknown
Died before 1452
Occupation Fencing master
Nationality German
Movement Fellowship of Liechtenauer
Genres
Language Early New High German
Manuscript(s)
First printed
english edition
Tobler, 2010
Concordance by Michael Chidester
Translations

Martin Huntsfeld (Martein Hündsfelder) was an early 15th century German fencing master. Based on his surname, he was likely born in Psie Pole, a district of present-day Wrocław, Poland; alternatively, it is possible that he was from the village of Hundsfeld, about 20 km east of Würzburg. While Huntsfeld's precise lifetime is uncertain, he seems to have died some time before the creation of the Starhemberg Fechtbuch in 1452.[1] The only other thing that can be determined about his life is that his renown as a master was sufficient for Paulus Kal to include him in the list of members of the Fellowship of Liechtenauer in 1470.[2] Attributed to Huntsfeld are teachings on armored fencing (both with the short sword and unarmed), dagger, and mounted fencing.

Treatises

Note that the Augsburg, Salzburg, Graz, and Rostock versions of Huntsfeld's treatise on short sword fencing are erroneously credited to Lew, while that of Andre Lignitzer is credited to Huntsfeld.[3]

The text of the Krakow version of Hundsfeld frequently refers to intended illustrations that were never added to the manuscript. The appropriate blank pages are included in the illustration column as placeholders. It's possible (though not likely, given what we know about its origins) that this manuscript was replicating another one with a complete set of illustrations; if this ever surfaces, the illustrations will be replaced.

Beginning with the Augsburg version (and later also in the works of Mair), the mounted fencing gloss attributed to Lew concludes with the poem that begins Huntsfeld's mounted teachings. It's likely that the manuscript was planned to include the entire mounted fencing treatise, but it was either never completed or, since the poem falls at the end of a quire, that the final quire containing it was later lost from the manuscript. The Vienna and Rostock versions further complicate the matter by including the poem separately from the Lew gloss but not including the Huntsfeld section either. The fact that the poem was eventually transmitted separately from either work suggests that it might not be the work of Huntsfeld at all. These versions are all listed here for lack of a better claim to authorship.

Additional Resources

The following is a list of publications containing scans, transcriptions, and translations relevant to this article, as well as published peer-reviewed research.

References

  1. His name is accompanied by the traditional blessing on the dead on folio 87r.
  2. The Fellowship of Liechtenauer is recorded in three versions of Paulus Kal's treatise: MS 1825 (1460s), Cgm 1507 (ca. 1470), and MS KK5126 (1480s).
  3. Jaquet and Walczak 2014.
  4. Das Initial ist ausgespart und nur durch einen kleinen provisorischen Buchstaben kenntlich gemacht.
  5. completed based on Danzig
  6. Written "die In", with marks indicating the correct order
  7. Korrigiert aus »an«.
  8. Placed between "die hant", with marks indicating the correct placement
  9. Note: "wrenching" is a pure guess.
  10. Paragraph placed after 53.
  11. Die beiden Worte »ÿm« und »mit« sind vertauscht, was durch entsprechende Einfügezeichen kenntlich gemacht ist.
  12. Should be "fůessen"
  13. Unleserliches Wort von anderer Hand neben der der Zeile. Illegible word from another hand next to the line.
  14. »mag« von anderer Hand neben der der Zeile. “mag” from another hand next to the line.
  15. Note: "pull upward" is another guess.
  16. choke
  17. das »b« war ursprünglich ein »g«
  18. Note: schlos/schloss can mean castle/fort as well as lock. In either case it is something that is strongly closed.
  19. Written "glaffenn der", with marks indicating the correct order
  20. Korrigiert aus »rechtenn.