5 used & new from £42.60
See All Buying Options
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
 
Secrets of German Medieval Swordsmanship: Sigmund Ringeck's Commentaries on Liechtenauer's Verses
 
See larger image and other views 
Share your own customer images
Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

Secrets of German Medieval Swordsmanship: Sigmund Ringeck's Commentaries on Liechtenauer's Verses [Illustrated] (Hardcover)

by Jorg Bellinghausen (Foreword), Christian Henry Tobler (Editor, Translator)
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


2 new from £42.99 3 used from £42.60

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Sword in Two Hands: A Full Color Training Guide for the Medieval Longsword Based on Fiore Di Liberi's "Fior Di Battaglia": Interpretations v. ... on Fiore Di Liberi's "Fior Di Battaglia"

Sword in Two Hands: A Full Color Training Guide for the Medieval Longsword Based on Fiore Di Liberi's "Fior Di Battaglia": Interpretations v. ... on Fiore Di Liberi's "Fior Di Battaglia"

by Brian R. Price
4.0 out of 5 stars (1) 
Sigmund Ringeck's "Knightly Art of the Longsword"

Sigmund Ringeck's "Knightly Art of the Longsword"

by David Lindholm
5.0 out of 5 stars (1)  £22.99
Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi: 15th Century Swordsmanship of Master Filippo Vadi

Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi: 15th Century Swordsmanship of Master Filippo Vadi

by Fillipo Vadi
£34.00
Codex Wallerstein: A Medieval Fighting Book from the Fifteenth Century on the Longsword, Falchion, Dagger, and Wrestling

Codex Wallerstein: A Medieval Fighting Book from the Fifteenth Century on the Longsword, Falchion, Dagger, and Wrestling

by Grzegorz Zabinski
5.0 out of 5 stars (1)  £21.73
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Hardcover: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Chivalry Bookshelf,US; illustrated edition edition (Dec 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1891448072
  • ISBN-13: 978-1891448072
  • Product Dimensions: 28.7 x 22.1 x 2.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 634,303 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

Synopsis

In the late 14th century, Master Johannes Liechtenauer developed a deadly form of martial art that fully integrated sword, spear, dagger and grappling, in and out of armour, on foot and on horseback. Founding a school of swordsmanship that would dominate Germany for centuries, he recorded his teachings into cryptic mnemonic verses and swore his students to secrecy. In the 15th century, Sigmund Ringeck, a master of the "Liechtenauer school", broke the secrecy and explained the verses in detailed instructions. Christian Henry Tobler has rendered this key text into English for the first time, and provides photographic interpretations of each technique of this "secret" martial art.

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
 
(1)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Secrets of German Medieval Swordsmanship: Sigmund Ringeck's Commentaries on Liechtenauer's Verses
43% buy the item featured on this page:
Secrets of German Medieval Swordsmanship: Sigmund Ringeck's Commentaries on Liechtenauer's Verses 4.0 out of 5 stars (2)
Fighting with the German Longsword
17% buy
Fighting with the German Longsword
£12.77
Sigmund Ringeck's "Knightly Art of the Longsword"
15% buy
Sigmund Ringeck's "Knightly Art of the Longsword" 5.0 out of 5 stars (1)
£22.99
Codex Wallerstein: A Medieval Fighting Book from the Fifteenth Century on the Longsword, Falchion, Dagger, and Wrestling
14% buy
Codex Wallerstein: A Medieval Fighting Book from the Fifteenth Century on the Longsword, Falchion, Dagger, and Wrestling 5.0 out of 5 stars (1)
£21.73
Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

2 Reviews
5 star:    (0)
4 star:
 (2)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A dedicated interpretation., 24 Sep 2002
Christian Henry Tobler has done a good and dedicated work in his interpretations of Lichtenauers verses and Sigmund Ringnecks comments on these verses. It is definitely not an easy task mr Tobler has done and there are most certain some interpretations that can be questioned from different points of view but this is a good book.
The quality of the book is good, the paper and printing quality is high and the images are sharp but it is sometimes a little difficult to disinguish details due to the forrest background, especially at a quick glance.
This is a good book, buy it.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, 23 Jul 2003
I first took a look at this book last year, and then dismissed it to continue my own studies into Italian Swordwork. As I progressed through the range of studies, I progressed to German Swordwork, and from this, to the originator of the sword forms, Liechtenauer.

This book contains (to my knowledge) one of the only publically available translations of Liechtenauers verses, the very core of swordsmanship in many of the systems that were to follow. As the previous reviewer noted, some of the interpretations I would have a slightly different slant on, but that's personal taste, the images are clear, and you can see the reasoning that went on to reach the conclusions that are presented. I was very impressed by the depth of work and thought that has gone into this book, and I would heartily recommend it to anyone thinking of, or already practising european martial arts.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject























i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

Ad

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.