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[[File:Geselschaft Liechtenauers Map.png|416px|thumb|This map gives the probable birthplaces and residences of the members of the fellowship. The colors indicate modern-day nations, but in their period all of these lands were part of the Holy Roman Empire.|link=https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=204594793778698176279.00049faad6cd7f2ad9540&msa=0&ll=50.802883,15.23568&spn=23.654711,57.084961]]
 
[[File:Geselschaft Liechtenauers Map.png|416px|thumb|This map gives the probable birthplaces and residences of the members of the fellowship. The colors indicate modern-day nations, but in their period all of these lands were part of the Holy Roman Empire.|link=https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=204594793778698176279.00049faad6cd7f2ad9540&msa=0&ll=50.802883,15.23568&spn=23.654711,57.084961]]
The '''Fellowship of Liechtenauer''' (''Geselschaft Liechtenauers'') is a group of seventeen masters listed in the introduction to the three oldest copies of [[Paulus Kal]]'s [[fencing manual]]. It is unclear whether this was ever a formal organization or what its nature might have been. However, in the early 1400s fighting men often organized into companies called ''Gesellschaften'' when they went to war; this was especially common during the Hussite Crusades of the 1420s and 30s, which is the time-frame when the first records of masters on this list begin appearing. The Fellowship of Liechtenauer may therefore be a group his students and associates which he assembled for a military campaign. Alternatively, it has been speculated that the list is rather a memorial to deceased masters of the grand master's tradition.<ref>Tobler, Christian Henry. ''In Saint George's Name: An Anthology of Medieval German Fighting Arts''. Wheaton, IL: Freelance Academy Press, 2010. p 7.</ref> Of particular interest is the international nature of the group, including masters from present-day Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, and Poland, which parallels the statement in the [[Codex Döbringer (MS 3227a)|MS 3227a]] that Liechtenauer himself traveled to many lands to learn the art. Several masters from this list are known to have written fencing treatises, but about half remain completely unknown.
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The '''Fellowship of Liechtenauer''' (''Geselschaft Liechtenauers'') is a group of seventeen masters listed in the introduction to the three oldest copies of [[Paulus Kal]]'s [[fencing manual]]. It is unclear whether this was ever a formal organization or what its nature might have been. However, in the early 1400s fighting men often organized into companies called ''Gesellschaften'' when they went to war; this was especially common during the Hussite Crusades of the 1420s and 30s, which is the time-frame when the first records of masters on this list begin appearing. The Fellowship of Liechtenauer may therefore be a group his students and associates which he assembled for a military campaign. Alternatively, it has been speculated that the list is rather a memorial to deceased masters of the grand master's tradition.<ref>Tobler, Christian Henry. ''In Saint George's Name: An Anthology of Medieval German Fighting Arts''. Wheaton, IL: Freelance Academy Press, 2010. p 7.</ref> Of particular interest is the international nature of the group, including masters from present-day Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, and Poland, which parallels the statement in the [[Pol Hausbuch (MS 3227a)|MS 3227a]] that Liechtenauer himself traveled to many lands to learn the art. Several masters from this list are known to have written fencing treatises, but about half remain completely unknown.
  
 
Paulus Kal, the presumptive author of the list, includes the following as members of the fellowship:
 
Paulus Kal, the presumptive author of the list, includes the following as members of the fellowship:
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* [[Hans-Peter Hils|Hils, Hans-Peter]]. {{Google books|2WaDAAAAMAAJ|Meister Johann Liechtenauers Kunst des langen Schwertes}}. P. Lang, 1985. ISBN 978-38-204812-9-7
 
* [[Hans-Peter Hils|Hils, Hans-Peter]]. {{Google books|2WaDAAAAMAAJ|Meister Johann Liechtenauers Kunst des langen Schwertes}}. P. Lang, 1985. ISBN 978-38-204812-9-7
 
* [[Christian Henry Tobler|Tobler, Christian Henry]]. ''In Saint George's Name: An Anthology of Medieval German Fighting Arts''. Wheaton, IL: [[Freelance Academy Press]], 2010. ISBN 978-0-9825911-1-6
 
* [[Christian Henry Tobler|Tobler, Christian Henry]]. ''In Saint George's Name: An Anthology of Medieval German Fighting Arts''. Wheaton, IL: [[Freelance Academy Press]], 2010. ISBN 978-0-9825911-1-6
* Tobler, Christian Henry. ''In Service of the Duke: The 15th Century Fighting Treatise of Paulus Kal''. Highland Village, TX: [[Chivalry Bookshelf]], 2006. ISBN 978-1-891448-25-0
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* Tobler, Christian Henry. ''In Service of the Duke: The 15th Century Fighting Treatise of Paulus Kal''. Highland Village, TX: [[Chivalry Bookshelf]], 2006. ISBN 978-1-8914482-5-6
 
* Tobler, Christian Henry. ''Secrets of German Medieval Swordsmanship''. Highland Village, TX: Chivalry Bookshelf, 2001. ISBN 1-891448-07-2
 
* Tobler, Christian Henry. ''Secrets of German Medieval Swordsmanship''. Highland Village, TX: Chivalry Bookshelf, 2001. ISBN 1-891448-07-2
* [[Jeffrey Hull|Hull, Jeffrey]], with [[Monika Maziarz|Maziarz, Monika]] and [[Grzegorz Żabiński|Żabiński, Grzegorz]]. ''Knightly Dueling: The Fighting Arts of German Chivalry''. Boulder, CO: [[Paladin Press]], 2007. ISBN 1-58160-674-4
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* [[Jeffrey Hull|Hull, Jeffrey]], with [[Monika Maziarz|Maziarz, Monika]] and [[Grzegorz Żabiński|Żabiński, Grzegorz]]. ''[http://www.academia.edu/1035644/Knightly_Dueling_the_Fighting_Arts_of_German_Chivalry Knightly Dueling: The Fighting Arts of German Chivalry]''. Boulder, CO: [[Paladin Press]], 2007. ISBN 978-1-581606744
 
* Żabiński, Grzegorz. ''[http://polisharms.com/bookstore?page=shop.product_details&product_id=61&category_id=15&flypage=flypage_color.tpl The Longsword Teachings of Master Liechtenauer. The Early Sixteenth Century Swordsmanship Comments in the "Goliath" Manuscript.]'' Poland: Adam Marshall, 2010. ISBN 978-83-7611-662-4
 
* Żabiński, Grzegorz. ''[http://polisharms.com/bookstore?page=shop.product_details&product_id=61&category_id=15&flypage=flypage_color.tpl The Longsword Teachings of Master Liechtenauer. The Early Sixteenth Century Swordsmanship Comments in the "Goliath" Manuscript.]'' Poland: Adam Marshall, 2010. ISBN 978-83-7611-662-4
  

Revision as of 19:31, 19 May 2020

This map gives the probable birthplaces and residences of the members of the fellowship. The colors indicate modern-day nations, but in their period all of these lands were part of the Holy Roman Empire.

The Fellowship of Liechtenauer (Geselschaft Liechtenauers) is a group of seventeen masters listed in the introduction to the three oldest copies of Paulus Kal's fencing manual. It is unclear whether this was ever a formal organization or what its nature might have been. However, in the early 1400s fighting men often organized into companies called Gesellschaften when they went to war; this was especially common during the Hussite Crusades of the 1420s and 30s, which is the time-frame when the first records of masters on this list begin appearing. The Fellowship of Liechtenauer may therefore be a group his students and associates which he assembled for a military campaign. Alternatively, it has been speculated that the list is rather a memorial to deceased masters of the grand master's tradition.[1] Of particular interest is the international nature of the group, including masters from present-day Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, and Poland, which parallels the statement in the MS 3227a that Liechtenauer himself traveled to many lands to learn the art. Several masters from this list are known to have written fencing treatises, but about half remain completely unknown.

Paulus Kal, the presumptive author of the list, includes the following as members of the fellowship:

hanns liechtenawer Johannes Liechtenauer
peter wildigans von glacz Peter Wildigans von Glatz
peter von tanczk Peter von Danzig zum Ingolstadt
hanns spindler vo~ cznaÿm Hans Spindler von Znaim
lamprecht von prag Lamprecht von Prague
hanns seyden faden vo~ erfürt Hans Seydenfaden von Erfurt
andre liegniczer Andre Lignitzer
iacob liegniczer Jacob Lignitzer
sigmund amring Sigmund ain Ringeck
hartman von nurñberg Hartman von Nuremberg
martein hunczfeld Martin Huntsfeld
hanns pägnüczer Hans Pegnitzer
phÿlips perger Philipp Perger
virgilÿ von kracå Virgil von Kraków
dietherich degen vechter von brawnschweig Dieterich, the dagger-fighter of Braunschweig
ott iud Ott Jud
stettner Hans Stettner von Mörnsheim

Master Stettner, he goes on to note, taught a great many students including Kal himself.

Additional Resources

References

  1. Tobler, Christian Henry. In Saint George's Name: An Anthology of Medieval German Fighting Arts. Wheaton, IL: Freelance Academy Press, 2010. p 7.