What’s up in Historical Fencing Upcoming events: CombatCon An Cruinneachadh – Single Stick Tournament Past events: Albion Cup 2019 Cornhusker State Games – HEMA – 2019 NESG: Boar’s Tooth 2019 Sword Fight V This week’s craftsman: Bloss – For Hemaists from Hemaist This week’s videos: When Safety Is Dangerous 1 – Masks In HEMA by…
HEMA weapons and jackets Website: http://bloss.pl Facebook: Bloss – For Hemaists from Hemaist
Fit and Features: I especially like the fit since I’m not tall and most things are way too long in the arms. I especially like that the finish on the end of the sleeves is not elasticized and has a notch so I can roll the sleeves up easily. The front where the jacket overlaps…
It’s likely that the most serious problem in modern competitive HEMA is that the intention to not be hit is very difficult to reward, compared to the intention of hitting, in a sport that is fundammentally based on fencers hitting each other. Double hits universally represent both fencers failing at doing the most important thing…
In the Middle Ages, Scandinavians obtained their daily necessities through a variety of means. Some people made certain items like fabric, baskets, or leather yet needed to buy other goods like metal housewares. Most transactions would be a barter system, maybe a bolt or two of fabric in exchange for an iron cauldron? Metals would…
Such ‘non-Romans’ provide an interesting case study; we might in particular consider the Lombards, whose very appellation is traditionally believed to derive from an origin myth in which the group’s women disguise themselves as men by tying their hair down to form ‘long beards’ (Borri 2014). In many ways the historicity of this story matters much…
