All posts in "swordplay"
10
Oct
Master Swordsman Guy Windsor on “The Red Knight”
Historical novels and films are bedeviled by historical pedants (like me) whose enjoyment of the drama can be completely ruined by small errors of fact or interpretation. I am often asked to recommend a film with “good medieval swordfighting” in…
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13
Aug
Swordfighting in Action
The Green Squire fighting in armour on the left–Messire Craig Shackleton on the right. Messire Craig uses a German style based on Johannes Liechtenauer (1389) and Talhoffer, while the Green Squire shows his Italian roots. In the second fight, Armourer…
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