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! <p>{{rating|start}}<br/>by [[Per Magnus Haaland]]</p>
 
! <p>Transcription (1611){{edit index|Ein new Kůnstliches Fechtbuch im Rappier (Michael Hundt) 1611.pdf}}<br/>by [[Michael Chidester]]</p>
 
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| class="noline" | <p>'''''To the reader:'''''</p>
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<p>The one who draws steel and wishes to harm with steel,<br/>is said to be out of steel and truly be ferocious, <br/>Life of man must be protected by steel and certain technique, <br/>if you wish to thrust spearpoints into wild beasts. <br/>But since there is no fiercer enemy than man, <br/>and since man even supercedes the wild animals in ferocity, <br/>and either want to take lives with the steel, or dishonour, <br/>or steal our belongings,<br/>then the steel is for our help. With steel you pierce the villains, <br/>and thieves, and those who wish to do harm. <br/>Flee if you can, for it is wicked to injure. Strike down hard <br/>if you cannot escape, and kill. <br/>Manly virtue is shown openly with the steel, <br/>and men are refined by it.</p>
 
<p>The one who draws steel and wishes to harm with steel,<br/>is said to be out of steel and truly be ferocious, <br/>Life of man must be protected by steel and certain technique, <br/>if you wish to thrust spearpoints into wild beasts. <br/>But since there is no fiercer enemy than man, <br/>and since man even supercedes the wild animals in ferocity, <br/>and either want to take lives with the steel, or dishonour, <br/>or steal our belongings,<br/>then the steel is for our help. With steel you pierce the villains, <br/>and thieves, and those who wish to do harm. <br/>Flee if you can, for it is wicked to injure. Strike down hard <br/>if you cannot escape, and kill. <br/>Manly virtue is shown openly with the steel, <br/>and men are refined by it.</p>
  
 
<p>Peace is born out of the steel, and with steel it is served, <br/>and through steel shines justice, and is kept alive. <br/>With steel comes fame, and the avenging steel grows fame. <br/>You who shun the steel, are you perhaps a woman? <br/>Then sit in the shade, and twirl the spindle <br/>among maidens, and refuse to call yourself a man. <br/>You on the other hand, having a heart in your chest, <br/>learn to be watchful to stretch out the steel in battle. <br/>With it you smite enemies hard, and often should even kill, <br/>to redeem your enemy's life. <br/>Read through what this book teaches, from it you learn<br/>to protect your life, and move nimbly, <br/>both if you want to fight for sport or in dire ernest, <br/>then you shall always be more experienced by this book.</p>
 
<p>Peace is born out of the steel, and with steel it is served, <br/>and through steel shines justice, and is kept alive. <br/>With steel comes fame, and the avenging steel grows fame. <br/>You who shun the steel, are you perhaps a woman? <br/>Then sit in the shade, and twirl the spindle <br/>among maidens, and refuse to call yourself a man. <br/>You on the other hand, having a heart in your chest, <br/>learn to be watchful to stretch out the steel in battle. <br/>With it you smite enemies hard, and often should even kill, <br/>to redeem your enemy's life. <br/>Read through what this book teaches, from it you learn<br/>to protect your life, and move nimbly, <br/>both if you want to fight for sport or in dire ernest, <br/>then you shall always be more experienced by this book.</p>
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| class="noline" | <p>[100] It sometimes helps wonderfully, when brisk people come together, whether Noble or non Noble, and are there to fight with hatred, how also today the weapons in the brawling are not equal, and may soon reduce one to the other in thrusting and in cutting, how it is now the custom in several Lands, which is also heard, where one has a dagger and rappier and the other has a short barreled weapon and rappier, and rather, when one is forced to use rappier and dagger, and he has learned nothing of it: So your grace, instead of the Dagger, take a short barreled weapon, and there it will be well revealed, what is the best thing to do, or not, Where dissimilar weapons before the opponent will be used, then in the case of emergency must one use, what one can think of, because it is all come to the utmost, now in these dangerous times in the World. So your grace, take good heed of these Stücke of mine, so they include together with the Steps and Circles, wellbeing, that each one is good against his enemy, and thereby, Your Grace can, with Honor and goodness, protect your Life and Limb.
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| <p>[100] It sometimes helps wonderfully, when brisk people come together, whether Noble or non Noble, and are there to fight with hatred, how also today the weapons in the brawling are not equal, and may soon reduce one to the other in thrusting and in cutting, how it is now the custom in several Lands, which is also heard, where one has a dagger and rappier and the other has a short barreled weapon and rappier, and rather, when one is forced to use rappier and dagger, and he has learned nothing of it: So your grace, instead of the Dagger, take a short barreled weapon, and there it will be well revealed, what is the best thing to do, or not, Where dissimilar weapons before the opponent will be used, then in the case of emergency must one use, what one can think of, because it is all come to the utmost, now in these dangerous times in the World. So your grace, take good heed of these Stücke of mine, so they include together with the Steps and Circles, wellbeing, that each one is good against his enemy, and thereby, Your Grace can, with Honor and goodness, protect your Life and Limb.
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! <p>{{rating|c}}<br/>by [[Per Magnus Haaland]]</p>
 
! <p>Transcription (1611){{edit index|Ein new Kůnstliches Fechtbuch im Rappier (Michael Hundt) 1611.pdf}}<br/>by [[Michael Chidester]]</p>
 
! <p>Transcription (1611){{edit index|Ein new Kůnstliches Fechtbuch im Rappier (Michael Hundt) 1611.pdf}}<br/>by [[Michael Chidester]]</p>
  
 
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<p>Here stands the griffin, as a fighter he is wielding a sword,<br/>the sharpness that nature has given, strengthens the work of art.<br/>The keen head designates the strength of dogs.<br/>From this you shall claim yourself apt, both in sport and in ernest.</p>
 
<p>Here stands the griffin, as a fighter he is wielding a sword,<br/>the sharpness that nature has given, strengthens the work of art.<br/>The keen head designates the strength of dogs.<br/>From this you shall claim yourself apt, both in sport and in ernest.</p>
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== References ==
 
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Latest revision as of 21:03, 15 June 2025

Michael Hundt

Arms of Michael Hundt
Born 16th century
Died 17th century
Occupation Fencing master
Movement Freifechter
Influences
Influenced Jakob Sutor von Baden
Genres Fencing manual
Language
Notable work(s) Ein new Kůnstliches Fechtbuch im Rappier
Concordance by Michael Chidester

Michael Hundt was a 17th century German fencing master. His inclusion of a griffon with a sword in his heraldry may indicate affiliation with the Veiterfechter fencing guild.

In 1611, he authored a treatise on the use of the rapier entitled Ein new Kůnstliches Fechtbuch im Rappier ("A New Illustrated Fencing Manual on Rapier"). It was dedicated to Christian II, Elector of Saxony, though it's unknown if Hundt had any direct connection to the prince. This treatise was one of the sources drawn upon by Jakob Sutor von Baden for his own treatise of 1612, along with Joachim Meyer's Gründtliche Beschreibung der Kunst des Fechtens.

Treatise

Hundt's treatise is written in both German and Latin, but at the moment only the German has been transcribed and translated.

Additional Resources

The following is a list of publications containing scans, transcriptions, and translations relevant to this article, as well as published peer-reviewed research.

None.

References