07-16-2010, 04:42 PM
Quote:Its really annoying that the Renaissance manuals appear just when spear and shield was falling out of fashion.
There are some very detailed Renaissance manuals of fencing with rapier and large round double-grip shield. The shield's grip is not a central porpax and the stabbing sword is of course shorter than a dory, but there are parallels that could prove interesting.
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
