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'''Peter Falkner''' (Peter Faulkner, Petter Falckner) was a [[century::15th century]] [[nationality::German]] [[fencing master|Master of the Longsword]]. He seems to have been a resident of Frankfurt am Main, and he was certified as a master by the [[Marxbrüder]] some time before 1491.<ref name="Medel">Anonymous. "Ordnung und Chronik der Fechtbruderschaft Unserer Lieben Frau und Sankt Markus zu Frankfurt 1491 - 1566" (in [[Early New High German]]). Untitled [manuscript]. Comp. [[Paulus Hector Mair]]. [[Hans Medel Fechtbuch (Cod.I.6.2º.5)|Codex I.6.2º.5]]. Augsburg, Germany: [[Universitätsbibliothek Augsburg]], 1566.</ref> Falkner was a witness of record to the guild's biannual treasury accounting in 1496, a task he performed again in 1506.<ref name="Medel"/> In 1502, he was elected as Captain (''Hauptman'') of the guild, and he seems to have served an unusual three consecutive terms.<ref name="Medel"/><ref>The ''Chronik der Fechtbruderschaft'' lists him as Captain in 1502 and 1504, and does not mention a new Captain until 1508. There is no indication of who held the office during the 1506-1507 term, so Falkner may possibly have continued during that time.</ref>
 
'''Peter Falkner''' (Peter Faulkner, Petter Falckner) was a [[century::15th century]] [[nationality::German]] [[fencing master|Master of the Longsword]]. He seems to have been a resident of Frankfurt am Main, and he was certified as a master by the [[Marxbrüder]] some time before 1491.<ref name="Medel">Anonymous. "Ordnung und Chronik der Fechtbruderschaft Unserer Lieben Frau und Sankt Markus zu Frankfurt 1491 - 1566" (in [[Early New High German]]). Untitled [manuscript]. Comp. [[Paulus Hector Mair]]. [[Hans Medel Fechtbuch (Cod.I.6.2º.5)|Codex I.6.2º.5]]. Augsburg, Germany: [[Universitätsbibliothek Augsburg]], 1566.</ref> Falkner was a witness of record to the guild's biannual treasury accounting in 1496, a task he performed again in 1506.<ref name="Medel"/> In 1502, he was elected as Captain (''Hauptman'') of the guild, and he seems to have served an unusual three consecutive terms.<ref name="Medel"/><ref>The ''Chronik der Fechtbruderschaft'' lists him as Captain in 1502 and 1504, and does not mention a new Captain until 1508. There is no indication of who held the office during the 1506-1507 term, so Falkner may possibly have continued during that time.</ref>
  
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In ca. 1495,<ref>[[Christian Henry Tobler|Tobler, Christian Henry]]. ''In Saint George's Name: An Anthology of Medieval Fighting Arts''. Wheaton, IL: [[Freelance Academy Press]], 2010. p 11</ref> he produced a manuscript [[fencing manual]], ''Kunste Zu Ritterlicher Were'' ([[Kunste Zu Ritterlicher Were (MS KK5012)|MS KK5012]]), the earliest such text produced by a member of the brotherhood (with the potential exception of [[Hans Talhoffer]], whose membership is uncertain). Falkner's work resembles to some extent the earlier treatises of [[Paulus Kal]], which may have been his inspiration, and his writings may in turn have influenced [[Jörg Wilhalm Hutter]]{{cn}} and the anonymous author of the [[Cluny Fechtbuch (Cl. 23842)|MS Cl. 23842]].<ref>Based on the caption "Here begin Peter's devices: the sword-taking with counters and grappling. This is painted according to the Record, or according to the Running Through [rather than] the Record." (''Hie hebendt peters stuck an: die swert nemen mit pruchen und ringen. Lasz ab malen nach deme zetel oder nach dem durchlauffen…[illegible] zettel'') on [[:File:CL23842 47r.jpg|f 47r]]. Compare with the device on [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ms._KK5012_15r.jpg f 15r] of Falkner's work.</ref> His messer treatise resembles [[Johannes Lecküchner]]'s [[Kunst des Messerfechtens (Cgm 582)]].
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In ca. 1495,<ref>[[Christian Henry Tobler|Tobler, Christian Henry]]. ''In Saint George's Name: An Anthology of Medieval Fighting Arts''. Wheaton, IL: [[Freelance Academy Press]], 2010. p 11</ref> he produced a manuscript [[fencing manual]], ''Kunste Zu Ritterlicher Were'' ([[Kunste Zu Ritterlicher Were (MS KK5012)|MS KK5012]]), the earliest such text produced by a member of the brotherhood (with the potential exception of [[Hans Talhoffer]], whose membership is uncertain). Falkner's work resembles to some extent the earlier treatises of [[Paulus Kal]], which may have been his inspiration, and his writings may in turn have influenced [[Jörg Wilhalm Hutter]] and the anonymous author of the [[Cluny Fechtbuch (Cl. 23842)|MS Cl. 23842]].<ref>Based on the caption "Here begin Peter's devices: the sword-taking with counters and grappling. This is painted according to the Record, or according to the Running Through [rather than] the Record." (''Hie hebendt peters stuck an: die swert nemen mit pruchen und ringen. Lasz ab malen nach deme zetel oder nach dem durchlauffen…[illegible] zettel'') on [[:File:CL23842 47r.jpg|f 47r]]. Compare with the device on [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ms._KK5012_15r.jpg f 15r] of Falkner's work.</ref>
  
 
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== Treatise ==

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Peter Falkner
Born ca. 1460s
Died after 1506
Occupation Fencing master
Citizenship Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Movement Marxbrüder
Influences
Influenced
Genres Fencing manual
Language Early New High German
Notable work(s) Kunste Zu Ritterlicher Were
Manuscript(s) MS KK5012 (1495)
First printed
english edition		 Tobler, 2011
Translations Deutsch-Übersetzung

Peter Falkner (Peter Faulkner, Petter Falckner) was a 15th century German Master of the Longsword. He seems to have been a resident of Frankfurt am Main, and he was certified as a master by the Marxbrüder some time before 1491.[1] Falkner was a witness of record to the guild's biannual treasury accounting in 1496, a task he performed again in 1506.[1] In 1502, he was elected as Captain (Hauptman) of the guild, and he seems to have served an unusual three consecutive terms.[1][2]

In ca. 1495,[3] he produced a manuscript fencing manual, Kunste Zu Ritterlicher Were (MS KK5012), the earliest such text produced by a member of the brotherhood (with the potential exception of Hans Talhoffer, whose membership is uncertain). Falkner's work resembles to some extent the earlier treatises of Paulus Kal, which may have been his inspiration, and his writings may in turn have influenced Jörg Wilhalm Hutter and the anonymous author of the MS Cl. 23842.[4]

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  1. ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 Anonymous. "Ordnung und Chronik der Fechtbruderschaft Unserer Lieben Frau und Sankt Markus zu Frankfurt 1491 - 1566" (in Early New High German). Untitled [manuscript]. Comp. Paulus Hector Mair. Codex I.6.2º.5. Augsburg, Germany: Universitätsbibliothek Augsburg, 1566.
  2. ↑ The Chronik der Fechtbruderschaft lists him as Captain in 1502 and 1504, and does not mention a new Captain until 1508. There is no indication of who held the office during the 1506-1507 term, so Falkner may possibly have continued during that time.
  3. ↑ Tobler, Christian Henry. In Saint George's Name: An Anthology of Medieval Fighting Arts. Wheaton, IL: Freelance Academy Press, 2010. p 11
  4. ↑ Based on the caption "Here begin Peter's devices: the sword-taking with counters and grappling. This is painted according to the Record, or according to the Running Through [rather than] the Record." (Hie hebendt peters stuck an: die swert nemen mit pruchen und ringen. Lasz ab malen nach deme zetel oder nach dem durchlauffen…[illegible] zettel) on f 47r. Compare with the device on f 15r of Falkner's work.
  5. ↑ alt: side
  6. ↑ alt: weapons
  7. ↑ Or Curved
  8. ↑ Or Cross, Barrier
  9. ↑ Or Canted, Slanted, Difficult to See
  10. ↑ Or Vertex, Scalper
  11. ↑ Ambiguous “from the right”, “properly” or “directly”
  12. ↑ Indes - Both within and during
  13. ↑ I changed this from the passive voice to the active, because it sounds weird. literally: "The war is not prone to you."
  14. ↑ Ambiguous “to the right”, “properly” or “directly”
  15. ↑ Leger - guards
  16. ↑ Versetzen - parrying
  17. ↑ Überlaufen has the connotations: to overwhelm, overflow, bypass, stride across.
  18. ↑ Überlaufen has the connotations: to overwhelm, overflow, bypass, stride across. It is used as a noun here.
  19. ↑ Das »g« könnte auch ein »h« sein.
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