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| '''[85r]''' Wildu zichtiglich machen, die 4 annbinnden soltu befachen, wenn du vor im liegst in einem wechsl, unnd er laufft dir mit dem ort, von unnden auf zu der prust, so lauf ine dargegen, auch mit dem ort, schlecht er dann oben mit dem anndern ort so schlag auch mit dem anndern, dargegen, so mag er dir nicht schaden,
 
| '''[85r]''' Wildu zichtiglich machen, die 4 annbinnden soltu befachen, wenn du vor im liegst in einem wechsl, unnd er laufft dir mit dem ort, von unnden auf zu der prust, so lauf ine dargegen, auch mit dem ort, schlecht er dann oben mit dem anndern ort so schlag auch mit dem anndern, dargegen, so mag er dir nicht schaden,
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When he has bound on you, on the staff, then fall in above over his right shoulder, on the neck, with the point. If he will then set-off the point, with the other point of the staff, then strike quickly with the other point, in to the head, or thrust him in the breast, when you are far from one another.''
 
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| '''[86r]''' Ein stuckh mit der stanng in der weitte vom mann, firrt einer einen schlag, oder stos auf dich zu dem gesicht, oder prust, so versetz ime den schlag oder stich, unnd nimb ainen stos oder schlag wider gegen im zum Kopff ader seinem pain,
 
| '''[86r]''' Ein stuckh mit der stanng in der weitte vom mann, firrt einer einen schlag, oder stos auf dich zu dem gesicht, oder prust, so versetz ime den schlag oder stich, unnd nimb ainen stos oder schlag wider gegen im zum Kopff ader seinem pain,

Revision as of 23:06, 1 January 2017

Andre Paurñfeyndt
Born 15th century
Died 16th century
Occupation
Nationality German
Patron Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg
Movement Liechtenauer Tradition
Influences Johannes Liechtenauer
Influenced
Genres
Language Early New High German
Notable work(s) Ergrundung Ritterlicher Kunst der Fechterey (1516)
Manuscript(s)
Concordance by Michael Chidester and Jeremiah Smith
Translations Deutsch-Übersetzung

Andre Paurñfeyndt (Paurñfeindt, Paurenfeindt) was a 16th century German Freifechter. He seems to have been a resident of Vienna, although he mentions in his introduction that he served as a bodyguard to Cardinal Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg (1468 - 1540).[1] In 1516, he wrote and published a fencing manual entitled Ergrundung Ritterlicher Kunst der Fechterey ("Founding of the Chivalric Art of Swordplay"), which Sydney Anglo notes may have been the first illustrated work of its kind.[2] Little else is known about the life of this master, but he describes himself as a Freifechter and the contents of his book make it clear that he was associated with the tradition of Johannes Liechtenauer. His treatise diverges significantly from the standard teachings of the Liechtenauer tradition, but this may be due to his stated purpose of writing for beginning fencers.

Treatise

Please note that only the first edition of this text (1516) has a complete set of illustrations, and we currently do not have scans of that edition that we are authorized to distribute. This article is illustrated using the remaining three illustrated texts, but following the order laid out in the original. The only exception to this is the image on page H2v of the 1516, which is replaced by the three images used in Egenolff's version. Furthermore, while the Twelve Rules for the Beginning Fencer are unillustrated in Paurñfeyndt's work, this presentation includes the illustrations for six of the twelve found in the MS B.200 (1524).

Additional Resources

References

  1. Ott, Michael. "Matthew Lang." The Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910.
  2. Anglo, Sydney. The Martial Arts of Renaissance Europe. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2000. p 46. ISBN 978-0-300-08352-1