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Fellowship of Liechtenauer
The Society of Liechtenauer (Geselschaft Liechtenauers) is a list of eighteen masters found in the introduction to the Cgm 1507, the principal copy of Paulus Kal's fencing manual.[1] It is unclear if this was ever a formal organization or what its nature might have been; however, it is commonly speculated that the list is a memorial to deceased students and associates of the grand master.[2] Of particular interest is the international nature of the list, including masters from present-day Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, and Poland, which parallels the statement in the MS 3227a that Liechtenauer himself traveled to many lands to learn the art. Several masters from this list are known to have written martial arts treatises, but about half remain completely unknown.
Apart from Paulus Kal himself, the members listed are:
hanns liechtenawer Johannes Liechtenauer peter wildigans von glacz Peter Wildigans von Glatz peter von tanczk Peter von Danzig zum Ingolstadt hanns spindler vo~ cznaÿm Hans Spindler von Znaim lamprecht von prag Lamprecht von Prague hanns seyden faden vo~ erfürt Hans Seydenfaden von Erfurt andre liegniczer Andre Liegniczer iacob liegniczer Jacob Liegniczer sigmund amring Sigmund Schining ein Ringeck hartman von nurñberg Hartman von Nuremberg martein hunczfeld Martin Huntfeltz hanns pägnüczer Hans Pegnitzer phÿlips perger Philipp Perger virgilÿ von kracå Virgil von Kraków dietherich degen vechter von brawnschweig Dieterich, the dagger-fighter of Braunschweig ott iud Ott Jud stettner Hans Stettner von Mörnsheim
Additional Resources
- Hils, Hans-Peter. Meister Johann Liechtenauers Kunst des langen Schwertes. P. Lang, 1985. ISBN 978-38-204812-9-7
- Tobler, Christian Henry. In Saint George's Name: An Anthology of Medieval German Fighting Arts. Wheaton, IL: Freelance Academy Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-9825911-1-6
- Tobler, Christian Henry. In Service of the Duke: The 15th Century Fighting Treatise of Paulus Kal. Highland Village, TX: Chivalry Bookshelf, 2006. ISBN 978-1-891448-25-0
- Tobler, Christian Henry. Secrets of German Medieval Swordsmanship. Highland Village, TX: Chivalry Bookshelf, 2001. ISBN 1-891448-07-2
- Hull, Jeffrey, with Maziarz, Monika and Żabiński, Grzegorz. Knightly Dueling: The Fighting Arts of German Chivalry. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press, 2007. ISBN 1-58160-674-4
- Grzegorz Żabiński|Żabiński, Grzegorz. 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
References
- ↑ Kal, Paulus. Untitled [manuscript]. Cgm 1507. Munich, Germany: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, 1470.
- ↑ Tobler, Christian Henry. In Saint George's Name: An Anthology of Medieval German Fighting Arts. Wheaton, IL: Freelance Academy Press, 2010. p7
