[MR] NatGeo: Medieval Fight Book

[Henna by Helen]

 An interesting episode on the National Geographic Channel, for those who fight or enjoy watching fighting.  

Violent, secretive, spiritual and packed full of knowledge, an obscure and mysterious manuscript called the Fight Book realistically depicts the bloody side of Europe in the Middle Ages.  Through historical re-creations, CGI and leading historians, we reveal the surprising detail that proves medieval society was far more refined and peculiar than we realize.  Hans Talhoffer's fight book depicts highly sophisticated combat, weird inventions, ingenious engineering and judicial duels. The 1459 fight book is 150 paper folios, and written in Swabian dialect.

Read more: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/medieval-fight-book-5366/Overview#tab-Overview#ixzz1C5rQZVdq


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Cassandra