Historical European Martial Arts in its Context: Single-Combat, Duels, Tournaments, Self-Defense, War, Masters and their Treatises
Historical European Martial Arts in its Context explores the varied roles of European martial practice, from single combat and duels to tournaments, self-defense, and war. It also considers martial arts masters and the treatises through which their knowledge and traditions were recorded.
About This Book
Historical European Martial Arts in its Context examines European martial arts through the settings in which they were practiced and understood.
The book addresses single combat, duels, tournaments, self-defense, and warfare as distinct but related aspects of martial history.
It also considers the masters associated with these traditions and the treatises that recorded, explained, or preserved their methods.
By bringing these subjects together, the work presents historical European martial arts within their broader social, military, and documentary context.
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