“End Him Rightly“ - A bizarre tactic in a Medieval fighting manual (Gladiatoria MS KK5013)

Here is a more recent video about this, in a more prudent approach :) This is a really strange “technique“ shown in manuscript KK5013, which is part of the Gladiatoria, a German series of manuscripts from the 15th century. They deal with armored combat in a judicial duel, armed with spear, longsword, buckler and dagger. This seems to be evidence of swords with threaded pommels as early as the late Middle Ages, and it’s also a really strange and apparently utterly impractical idea for catching your opponent off guard. I cannot imagine that anyone could possibly pull this off successfully. ******************************************************************************** My favorite online store for buying swords (worldwide shipping): Want to help fund future videos? My Facebook page: