Articles & Links•

Articles by AES Members •

• Book Review: Swordsman's Companion, 2004, Guy Windsor, Chivalry Bookshelf (reviewed in 2007)
  
• Zweihänder - The German two-handed great sword (2007)
  
• Blade Care (2007)
  
• Fighting without a Sword: Hand-to-Hand Combat in Western Martial Arts (2005)
• Swetnams' Quarterstaff: Transcription (2004)
• Fundamentals of the Combat: some essential elements of the fight". (2004)
• Basic Swordsmanship Terminology: longsword for beginners". (2002)
• Purchasing your First Sword: a guide to sword terminology and what swords are for the first time buyer.(2002)
• How to Build an AES padded weapon: web page. Shows details on how to make and care for your padded sparring weapons.(2001)
• English translation of Chapitre tiré de Boxe, bâton, canne chausson (Grand Baton part). Paris: Delarue. 160p. (Coll. Connaissances usuelles.) by commandant Julien-Félix Delauney (1890 et 1914). Available to members only. (2001)
• English translation of Deutsche Fechtkunst im 16. Jahrhundert , by Prof. Dr. B. Panconcelli-Calzia. Available to members only. (2001)
• Introduction to Swordsmanship: a brief manual (for instructors and students). Created for AES exlusive use. (2001)
• "Use of True Two-handers and Great Swords: similarities and differences from long sword." Available to members only.(2001)

Articles by non-AES members •

• "AEMMA does a test cut". The interesting thing about this is their target, and the construction of it, which is shown here.
• "The Arador Armour Library". This is actually a site that contains several articles on armour and armour making. Some of it is very good, you have to pick through. For the beginning and intermediate armourer they are an excellent resource!
• Blackistone, Bruce Edward and Jock Dempsey (2001) Swords of Iron, Swords of Steel (Part I). Article about the construction of swords through the ages.
• Friedman, David, The Perfect Armour. An article on how to make authentic, Mediaeval leather armour. (an older version of this article - not authentic, period style, but still functional).
• Johnsson, Peter, Oakeshott's Typology: an introduction. "This is an attempt to introduce the reader to Oakeshott's sword blade typology."
• Sword Forum, Primer on what a well-made sword is
• Sword Forum, A bit on sword sharpening
• Thing, Eric (2000) Making a Norman Helm. This article shows the whole process on making a Norman style helmet. Very informative and detailed. One of the better instructional articles I've seen on the web, with a very nice finished product.

Do you have an article you would like to recommend? Or have you written something you think we should be aware of? Contact us at: johanus@the-aes.org