Archive - Evergreen Historical Fencing

The Execution of Paulus Hector Mair

Augsburg's Account of Mair's Death

7 hrs ago •

July 2025

June 2025

Could Joachim Meyer have been saved?

Exploring another letter about Meyer's death

Jun 24 •

My rant on "overly-complex interpretations" and the interpretive Occam's Razor

K.I.S.S. your interpretations

Jun 10 •

8:51

May 2025

Hans Rorer: Joachim Meyer's Fencing Master?

Marxbruder, Vechtmeister, and Printer of Basel

May 27 •

Interesting Crime Records from Basel

Excerpts from the Urfehdenbucher

May 6 •

April 2025

My rant on "knockoff HEMA gear and manufacturers"

Is saving a few bucks worth the copy-paste ethical dilemma?

Apr 29 •

10:18

My rant on "why do tournaments not look like the treatises"

Is fencing "by the book" in opposition to "modern tournament" fencing?

Apr 21 •

18:01

My rant on "Martialness" in HEMA

How "real fights" is an awful way to frame your fencing

Apr 15 •

11:57

A fight on the streets of Basel

a fechtmeister as an eyewitness

Apr 14 •

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