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claimed the title in 1460 and thus also could have been Ringeck's patron; this seems less likely in light of Ringeck's apparent death within that same decade, meaning the master would have had to have penned his treatise in the final few years of his life. In its favor, however, is the fact that
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fencing, armored fencing, and mounted fencing, the manuscript is an anthology of several treatises by different masters and is currently thought to have been composed between 1504 and 1519 (well after the master's lifetime). Likewise, the
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in 1570 as part of his final manuscript, but in 1539 Hans Medel von Salzburg took it upon himself to create a revised version of Ringeck's Bloßfechten gloss, integrating his own commentary in many places.
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The identity of Ringeck's patron remains unclear, as four men named Albrecht held the title during the fifteenth century. If it is
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Sigmund Ringeck's Knightly Arts of Combat: Sword-and-Buckler Fighting, Wrestling, and Fighting in Armor
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concludes with this image of a seated master, perhaps a representation of Master Ringeck himself
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Kal, Paulus. Untitled . Paulus Kal Fechtbuch (CGM 1507). Munich, Germany:
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Tobler, Christian Henry. "Chicken and Eggs: Which Master Came First?"
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In Saint George's Name: An Anthology of Medieval German Fighting Arts
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in 1470. Ringeck seems to have authored one of the few complete
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to include him on his memorial to the deceased masters of the
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While it was not copied nearly as often as the more famous
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Ringeck is often erroneously credited as the author of the
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versions of the text were likely created during his time.
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Albrecht IV reigned until 1508 and both the Dresden and
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The Glasgow version concludes with this image of a seated master, perhaps a representation of Master Ringeck himself
Glasgow version
Early New High German
Society of Liechtenauer
fencing master
Rhineland
Germany
Count Palatine
Duke of Bavaria
Paulus Kal
Society of Liechtenauer
glosses
epitome
Johannes Liechtenauer
Albrecht I
Albrecht III
Albrecht IV
Glasgow
MS Dresden C487
longsword
MS E.1939.65.341
Anonymous gloss
Peter von Danzig
Joachim Meyer
Historical European Martial Arts
German school of swordsmanship
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
Handschriftencensus
Paladin Press
ISBN

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