Christoff Rösener

Christoff Rösener
Born	16th century
Died	date of death unknown
Occupation	Fencing master
Movement	Marxbrüder
Genres	Fencing manual
Language	Early New High German
Notable work(s)	Ehren Tittel und Lobspruch der Ritterlichen Freyen Kunst der fechter (1589)

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Christoff Rösener was a 16th century German Marxbrüder and certified Master of the Longsword. In 1579, he authored a treatise on fencing entitled Ehren Tittel und Lobspruch der Ritterlichen Freyen Kunst der fechter ("Honors and Praise to the Free and Chivalric Art of Fencing"), which offered a history of the art of fencing and the Marxbrüder guild, as well as advice to students of the art.

Treatise

Poem (excerpt) 

Images	English Translation by Kevin Maurer	Transcription
	Who desires much account on the fencer's art and it's origins He who reads diligently this Treatise because herein it has a fine record as to who has started the Fencing Arts Also it's inception and how long ago such Fencing art has been conceived all that is written herein, and who diligently reads will also be very surprised at what Great honors fencing brings Because the fencing Arts, will be praised by great Men and will bring to you Honor Then he who can fence well may thereof provide well for himself he can with great potentates thereby receive the greatest of Graces To Honor the worthy and Nobleborn Sir, Mr Wentzelao from Schmiritzkski Squire from Nacht and Quartz Your most Gracious Sir God's Grace and Blessings through Chirst our savior Amen.