Johann Liechtenauer
Johann (es) Liechtenauer was a German fencing master of the 14th century and is one of the central figures in the history of European sword fighting .
There is little reliable data on his life. It is believed that he was probably born in Lichtenau in Middle Franconia in the early or mid-14th century .
Only his memorabilia have survived, which are preserved as "GNM 3227a" in the library of the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg and were recorded and glossed over in 1389 by the later fencing masters Hanko Döbringer, Liechtenauer's pupil, and Si (e) gmund Ringeck . Johannes Liechtenauer is considered to be the founding father of the " German Fencing School ". Later fencing masters felt obliged to him and taught in his tradition. His name soon became a kind of seal of quality in fencing schools.
Even today, many groups dedicate themselves to the reconstruction of Johannes Liechtenauer's system based on the glossaries and fencing books by Hanko Döbringer, Sigmund Ringeck, Peter von Danzig, Hans von Speyer, Hans Talhoffer , Meister Ott and others.
See also
- Johannes Lecküchner
- Hans Talhoffer
- German fencing school
- Historical martial arts of Europe
- Fencing master
- Fencing book
- fencing
literature
- Patrick Leiske: Courtly play and deadly seriousness. The bare fencing with the long sword in the German fencing books of the late Middle Ages and early modern times . Thorbecke, Ostfildern 2018, ISBN 978-3-7995-1257-2 . Passim.
- Hans-Peter Hils: Master Johann Liechtenauer's art of the long sword. (Phil. Dissertation Freiburg 1984) Frankfurt am Main 1985, ISBN 978-3-8204-8129-7 .
- Christian Henry Tobler : Modern training with the long sword according to Liechtenauer. From d. Engl. Transl. by Jan H. Sachers. G & S-Verlag, Zirndorf 2007. ISBN 978-3-925698-05-7 .
- Karl Bartsch : Lichtenauer . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 18, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, p. 536 f.
- Martin Wierschin: Liechtenauer, Johannes. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 14, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-428-00195-8 , p. 513 ( digitized version ).
- Hans-Peter Hils: Johannes Liechtenauer. In: Author's Lexicon . 2nd edition, Volume 5, Col. 811-816.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans-Peter Hils: “Details are not known here.” New findings on lost and rediscovered manuscripts. In: Würzburg medical history reports. Volume 3, 1985, pp. 321-333, here: pp. 321 f.
- ^ Hans-Peter Hils: Siegmund am Ringeck. In: Author's Lexicon . Volume VIII, Col. 1209-1211.
- ↑ Gladiatores fencing school. Retrieved July 7, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Liechtenauer, Johann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Liechtenauer, Johannes; Liechtenauer, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German fencing master |
| DATE OF BIRTH | between 1300 and 1350 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lichtenau , Middle Franconia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 14th century or 15th century |