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Master Swordsman Guy Windsor on “The Red Knight”

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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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Swordfighting in Action

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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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