Fiore: Longsword: Blows: Fendenti (Fol 23r)
Fendenti (Fol 23r)
System: Fiore: Longsword
Section: Fiore: Longsword: Blows
Source Text and Drawing
We are fendenti and in the art we make a quarrel, to smash the teeth and arrive at the knee, with reason. And all guards that are low, from one guard to the other we go without difficulty. And we break the guards with cunning. And with blows we make a sign of blood. We fendenti are not late to strike, and we will return in guard from pace to pace.
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Key Resources
Book: From Medieval Manuscript to Modern Practice: The Longsword Techniques of Fiore dei Liberi
Online Course: The Medieval Longsword Complete Course
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Source: Getty MS Ludwig XV Translation: Dr. Guy Windsor
