Good Friends and Comrades: Götz von Berlichingen's Art of the Feud
Channel: Lansing Longsword Guild
Date: 2022-04-10

Götz von Berlichingen was a Franconian "poor knight," whose career of feuding, robbery, and warfare lasted from 1495 to 1562. His autobiography, completed late in his life as an account of his "feuds, wars, and dangers" gives a detailed account of the fine art of highway robbery with which many men of Götz's class were forced to make their living. What can historical fencers learn about violence and interpersonal conflict by studying Götz's long and successful career?

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