English Longsword The Rownde from Ledall’s Roll fully tested!
Thrand in collaboration with Chris Sizemore and Shawn Kreger test an English longsword technique called the Rownde or Round form the Ledall Roll a longsword fencing manual from 1535 and 1550 Tudor Period England. The Manual is assumed to be written by J Ledall,.The only fencer with the name J. Ledall currently known to be…
Antique Sparring Longsword
There are only a couple dozen antique sparring longswords left in the world. This is one of the three that are in North America. Source (20:40):
“All others are preparation for it” – Dennis Ljungqvist about the Swordfish tournament
“For me Swordfish is the tournament of the year. All others are preparation for it. You often hear people calling Swordfish a World Championship, but I always compare it to Wimbledon. Since it´s yearly, gets more attention than any other event and always is on the same place and time,“ says Dennis Ljungqvist, three time…
HEMA Weekly
What’s up in Historical Fencing Upcoming events: Albion Cup 2019 Cornhusker State Games – HEMA – 2019 NESG: Boar’s Tooth 2019 Past events: QuadroHEMiA 6: Wolfshead X Rapier Vienna 2019 This week’s craftsman: Swordsmithy This week’s videos: Joachim Meyer – Brechfenster: 1. Stück by Björn Rüther Why you are wrong about Spadroons by Academy of…
Swordsmithy
Swordsmithy is a small Czech company that specialises in hand forged custom made arms for Historical European Martial Arts and reenactment professionals, enthusiasts and collectors alike. Facebook: Swordsmithy