Episodes
Saturday Nov 27, 2021
S2E2 - Relative Dating & Merfolk
Saturday Nov 27, 2021
Saturday Nov 27, 2021
I sit down with Jess Finley, Johanna Hopfgartner, Kendra Brown and Michael Chidester to discuss MS3227a's dating, dialect, text that crops up elsewhere, and what armour people wore under the sea.
There's a sale on Lulu at the moment, so now is a great time to pick up Michael Chidester's MS3227a companion volume: https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/dierk-hagedorn-and-michael-chidester/the-foundation-and-core-of-all-the-arts-of-fighting/hardcover/product-1e4j2rge.html
We also talk about:
Kendra's Merfolk research: https://darthkendraresearch.wordpress.com/2021/06/04/lets-go-down-to-the-mermaid-cafe/
Jess' Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jessfinley
Talaga's MS3227a research: https://www.patreon.com/posts/what-was-added-58392802
Jen's Beringer dating: https://talhoffer.wordpress.com/2013/07/04/ms-g-b-f-18-a-modus-dimicandi-magistri-h-beringois/
Thursday Nov 25, 2021
Bonus Episode: Sinister Pasta
Thursday Nov 25, 2021
Thursday Nov 25, 2021
A bonus interview with the self-proclaimed long sword hipster Connor Kemp-Cowell. Connor and I chat about a new translation and interpretation of Vadi that he and Ian M Davis have put out 'Wielding the Light of Mars'.
There were some technical difficulties two minutes into the episode. Such a professional outfit...
You can follow Connor on his Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/HipsterLongsword
And you can buy the book here https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/philippo-vadi-and-connor-kemp-cowell-and-ian-davis/wielding-the-light-of-mars/hardcover/product-mv6k87.html
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
S2E1 - Where in the world is MS 3227a?
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
Last time around we deliberately left out one of the prominent early Liechtenauer glosses. Too much of a distraction, too weird, and too different. Now we're delving back into the book to correct that oversight with a small mini-series.
With this second season we've trimmed things down a bit - rather than a large round panel discussion, the episodes will (try to be) shorter and more focused. No more Liechten-hour jokes, pls :'(
This first episode with Michael Chidester and Kendra Brown sets the scene before we delve into the long sword section. We talk about the location and provenance of the source, as well as the not-swords contents in the book.
You can find out more about MS3227a and read it in translation on Wiktenauer - https://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Pol_Hausbuch_(MS_3227a)
Michael Chidester runs Wiktenauer and the HEMA Bookshelf (which is super cool, check it out - https://www.hemabookshelf.com/ )
Kendra Brown has a neat research blog up at https://darthkendraresearch.wordpress.com/ - chuck it in your bookmarks.
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