Laurentius Guild
Laurentius Guild (Laurentiusgildet) is a historical European martial arts group headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark with chapters in Nyborg and Vordingborg. Its membership consists of academic researchers specializing in fencing with a focus on the 14th and 15th centuries.
Description[]
Led by Frede Jensen of ,[1] the group provides organized instruction in the study and practice of historical European swordplay with a particular focus on longsword fencing, with or without armour, and on sword and buckler fencing.[2] It is one of several northern European groups of students and researchers in the area of medieval martial arts.[3] Established in 2004, it is a small historical European martial arts group whose members are mainly from Aarhus University, especially those specializing in medieval archaeology or history.[4]
The Nyborg chapter specialises in longsword, rapier, and poleaxe. Indeed, longsword interpretation across the Guild is led by , a medieval archeologist based in Nyborg Castle.[5] Methodology is based on fencing manuscripts from the 14th to 17th centuries with a focus on the 14th and 15th centuries. This is enhanced with the practical knowledge gained through solo and partnered drilling, and free play (sparring). In this way, it follows a similar methodology to experimental archeology.
The Laurentius Guild is part of HEMAC (Historical European Martial Arts Coalition), which is a pan-European organization of martial artists and researchers dedicated to the study of traditional European fighting arts and martial traditions.[6]
See also[]
- Fiore dei Liberi
- Johannes Liechtenauer
- Swordsmanship
- German school of swordsmanship
- Italian school of swordsmanship
- Historical European martial arts
- Association for Renaissance Martial Arts
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2014-12-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Welcome". HROARR. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ "NORTHERN EUROPE (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania & Sweden)" (in Swedish). Community Walk: HEMA. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ "Historisk fægtning, reenactment og Laurentiusgildet" (in Danish). Dragen Nibe. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ http://www.nyborgslot.dk/om-museet/medarbejdere/
- ^ "Members: Historical European Martial Arts Coalition". hemac.org. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
External links[]
- Historical European martial arts revival
- Historical fencing
- Organizations established in 2004
- Martial arts organizations
- Non-profit organizations based in Denmark