Knightly Weaponry Play
Knightly Weaponry Play by Wilhelm Fabricius, published by Antelope Hill Publishing in 2021, is an instructional manual designed for youth, focusing on the basic wielding of longswords, single sticks, bows and arrows, and crossbows. Originally released as Ritterliche Waffenspiele in interwar Germany, this 87-page book aims to inspire activity and strength in young boys involved in environmental-survival fellowships, reflecting the author’s background as a forester, naturalist, and scouting leader.
Readers will find illustrated techniques that interpret the moves of the Kunst des Fechtens, the art of fencing, as documented by Fechtmeisters from 1450 to 1600. This edition presents a unique opportunity for young men to develop martial skills while fostering a sense of historical curiosity. The book serves as a play and practice aid, having been popular among interwar German brotherhoods, and is now available in English for the first time, translated by Jeffrey Hull.
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First published under the title Ritterliche Waffenspiele in interwar Germany, Knightly Weaponry Play is a youth-accessible instructional manual for the basic wielding of longswords, single sticks, bow and arrows, and crossbows. Written by patriotic forester, naturalist, and scouting leader Herr-Doktor Wilhelm Fabricius, this book was intended to inspire activity and strength in young boys participating in environmental-survival fellowships.
Illustrated and described within are swordplay techniques that clearly interpret moves of the Kunst des Fechtens – the art of fencing – as illustrated centuries earlier by venerable Fechtmeisters circa 1450-1600. Highly popular when it was originally released, this book was used as a play and practice aid by interwar German brotherhoods such as the Adler und Falken, Deutsches Jungvolk, and Pfadfinders.
Antelope Hill is proud to present Herr-Doktor Wihelm Fabricius’s Knightly Weaponry Play, translated into English for the first time ever by Jeffrey Hull. This unique work is sure to develop martial prowess in a new generation of young men as well as historical curiosity in a wholesome and fun way!
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