It’s a little weird that they used a tune from Skyrim about a third of the way in; there’s plenty of late Medieval German music surviving. Pretty neat otherwise.
This seemed to me to be no duel between gentlemen, but a fight for the entertainment of an aristocrat. The Krav in me saw a number of opportunities for knee strikes, elbow and shoulder breakage, at least one missed opportunity for the sword hilt as a thrusting club.
Oh, there were definitely rules for dueling in Medieval Germany. Since they're fighting with messers, they're probably not members of the nobility themselves. That means that they had to appeal to a court to arrange for the approval of the duel; the aristocrat, who is clearly in favor of one of them, nevertheless is chiefly there as an observer and witness. That is why he, even when disappointed in the result, accords the victor his honors and a drink.
The seconds likewise are there to ensure the matter is conducted within the rules, and to defend their man if there is a treacherous betrayal.
There were a vast number of rules for dueling in the Holy Roman Empire, to include special rules for special case duels like when a husband and wife fought a duel against each other. They went to great trouble to try to level the playing field -- ironically partially by un-leveling it, making the husband stand in and stay within a pit or forfeit his arms and have to fight weaponless -- but the husbands usually won anyway.
Yeah, the music caught my attention as well. It's the one flaw in the production, I think.
They insert the odd modern music or sound effect in some of their other productions, too.
On 'messer,' I think the Germans are beyond Crocodile Dundee when it comes to defining knives. After learning 'messer' means 'knife,' I thought I'd look up Messerschmitt, the German company that made their WWII fighters, and appropriately the name means 'knife smith.'
I was more bothered by the big guy getting tossed when they grappled. Seemed a bit unrealistic to me, though of course sometimes the little guy gets good leverage.
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It’s a little weird that they used a tune from Skyrim about a third of the way in; there’s plenty of late Medieval German music surviving. Pretty neat otherwise.
For example, here’s three and a half hours of German music from the 14-16th centuries.
https://youtu.be/FzDWxzcqACo?si=yurg2nuLqX0BDroY
Are rules in that sort of duel?
This seemed to me to be no duel between gentlemen, but a fight for the entertainment of an aristocrat. The Krav in me saw a number of opportunities for knee strikes, elbow and shoulder breakage, at least one missed opportunity for the sword hilt as a thrusting club.
Eric Hines
Oh, there were definitely rules for dueling in Medieval Germany. Since they're fighting with messers, they're probably not members of the nobility themselves. That means that they had to appeal to a court to arrange for the approval of the duel; the aristocrat, who is clearly in favor of one of them, nevertheless is chiefly there as an observer and witness. That is why he, even when disappointed in the result, accords the victor his honors and a drink.
The seconds likewise are there to ensure the matter is conducted within the rules, and to defend their man if there is a treacherous betrayal.
There were a vast number of rules for dueling in the Holy Roman Empire, to include special rules for special case duels like when a husband and wife fought a duel against each other. They went to great trouble to try to level the playing field -- ironically partially by un-leveling it, making the husband stand in and stay within a pit or forfeit his arms and have to fight weaponless -- but the husbands usually won anyway.
Not always, though.
Yeah, the music caught my attention as well. It's the one flaw in the production, I think.
They insert the odd modern music or sound effect in some of their other productions, too.
On 'messer,' I think the Germans are beyond Crocodile Dundee when it comes to defining knives. After learning 'messer' means 'knife,' I thought I'd look up Messerschmitt, the German company that made their WWII fighters, and appropriately the name means 'knife smith.'
To be fair, maybe they avoided German music because they're Czech. Still, there is medieval Czech / Bohemian music out there.
I was more bothered by the big guy getting tossed when they grappled. Seemed a bit unrealistic to me, though of course sometimes the little guy gets good leverage.
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