Flos Duellatorum

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Flos Duellatorum, or "The Flower of Battle"' is one of the most important Medieval fighting manuals. It is among the most complete presentations from the period of an integrated combat method of armed and unarmed, armored and unarmored, foot and mounted combat. Composed of short rhyming captions and heavily illustrated, it includes material on long-sword (spadone), dagger, spear, wrestling, poleax, and lance. Covering both basic techniques and fundamental principles, it is mandatory study today for any serious Medieval martial artist. Combined with other manuals and German Fechtbucher it provides a firm groundwork for understanding authentic fighting from the era skills.