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| '''<span class="red">This technique described hereafter is called the Outside Taking:</span>'''
 
| '''<span class="red">This technique described hereafter is called the Outside Taking:</span>'''
Mark, when he hews and you Travel-after him with the hew to the opening, if he then drives up quickly with the sword and comes below you on your sword, then remain strong thereon. If he then heaves fast over you with the sword, then spring with the left foot behind his right and strike him with the Thwart or otherwise to his head on his right side, and work quickly again around to his left side with the Doubling or otherwise with other techniques thereafter as you find if he is soft or hard on the sword.
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Mark, when he hews and you Travel-after him with the hew to the opening, if he then drives up quickly with the sword and comes below you on your sword, then remain strong thereon. If he then heaves fast upwards with the sword, then spring with the left foot behind his right and strike him with the Thwart or otherwise to his head on his right side, and work quickly again around to his left side with the Doubling or otherwise with other techniques thereafter as you find if he is soft or hard on the sword.
 
| '''<span class="red">Das hernach geschriben stuck das haist die äussere mÿnn</span>'''
 
| '''<span class="red">Das hernach geschriben stuck das haist die äussere mÿnn</span>'''
 
Merck wenn er sich verhaut vnd dw Im nach raistest mit dem haw zw° der plöss vert er denn pald auff mit dem swert vñ kumpt dir vnden an dein swert So pleib starck dar auff Hebt er denn mit dem swert dein swert fast über sich So spri~g mit dem lincken fuess hinder seinen rechten vnd slach Im mit der twer oder <del>f</del> sünst zw° dem kopff seiner rechtñ seitten vnd arbait pald wider vmb zw° seiner lincken seitten mit dem duplirñ oder sünst mit anderñ stucken Dar nach als dw emphindest ob er waich oder hert am swert ist ~<span class="red">~</span>
 
Merck wenn er sich verhaut vnd dw Im nach raistest mit dem haw zw° der plöss vert er denn pald auff mit dem swert vñ kumpt dir vnden an dein swert So pleib starck dar auff Hebt er denn mit dem swert dein swert fast über sich So spri~g mit dem lincken fuess hinder seinen rechten vnd slach Im mit der twer oder <del>f</del> sünst zw° dem kopff seiner rechtñ seitten vnd arbait pald wider vmb zw° seiner lincken seitten mit dem duplirñ oder sünst mit anderñ stucken Dar nach als dw emphindest ob er waich oder hert am swert ist ~<span class="red">~</span>

Revision as of 02:11, 6 July 2014

Gloss and Interpretation of
the Record of the Long Sword
die gloss und die auslegung der zettel des langen schwert
Author(s) Unknown
Ascribed to Pseudo-Peter von Danzig
Illustrated by Unknown
Date before 1452
Genre
Language Early New High German
Archetype(s) Hypothetical
Manuscript(s)
First Printed
English Edition
Tobler, 2010
Concordance by Michael Chidester
Translations

"Pseudo-Peter von Danzig" is the name given to an anonymous late 14th or early 15th century German fencing master.[1] Some time before the creation of the Codex 44.A.8 in 1452, he authored a gloss of Johannes Liechtenauer's record which would go on to become the most widespread in the tradition. While his identity remains unknown, it is possible that he was in fact Jud Lew or Sigmund Schining ein Ringeck, both of whose glosses show strong similarities to the work. On the other hand, the introduction to the Rome version of the text—the oldest currently extant—might be construed as attributing it to Liechtenauer himself.

Early on in its history, this text seems to have split into two primary branches. The first branch, found in the Rome (1452), Krakow (1510-20), and Augsburg (1564) versions, has slightly longer descriptions and is always accompanied by illustrations. The second branch, appearing first in the Augsburg (1450s) and used in all extant versions except the three listed above, has shorter descriptions but a number of additional devices (some of which seem to be drawn directly from Ringeck's gloss).

Treatise

In order to achieve a greater degree of organization and readability, Liechtenauer's verse has been separated into its proper couplets in this presentation. The verse is laid out this way in the Salzburg version, but in most of the other manuscripts it is included inline.

Additional Resources

References

  1. This name stems from the false assumption of many 20th century writers identifying him with Peter von Danzig zum Ingolstadt.
  2. strike, cut, slash, punch
  3. Indes - Both within and during
  4. Text identical with Codex Ringeck, ff 26v-27r.
  5. Text identical with Codex Ringeck, ff 28v.
  6. Text identical with Codex Ringeck, ff 32v.
  7. Text identical with Codex Ringeck, ff 33v.
  8. Text identical with Codex Ringeck, ff 33r.
  9. 9.0 9.1 Text identical with Codex Ringeck, ff 35v.