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The Guild and the Swordsman

Acta Periodica Duellatorum 27 DOI 10.1515/apd-2015-0013 The guild and the swordsman Jean Chandler with translations by Jack Gassman and Christian Trosclair, edited by Willy Rosencrans, and special thanks to Willy Rosencrans, Marjorie Dalton, Olivier Dupuis, Christian Trosclair, Jürg Gassmann, Kel Rekuta, Ariella Elema and Jake Norwood. Abstract – Guilds have a well-established association with the fencing systems of medieval Europe, and the phenomenon of guilds has been the subject of a great deal of new academic research in the last 20 years or so. A thorough summary of the recent scholarship on guilds and their structure and history will help provide context for what may be loosely described as armed guilds. Though armed guilds have not yet been the subject of a proper systematic analysis, it is possible to tentatively identify four types. Combining the summary of ‘civilian’ guilds with the emerging evidence of armed guilds, including the fencing guilds, may help us better understand the social relevance of martial arts in medieval and Early Modern Europe. This may in turn contribute positively to the ongoing efforts to interpret the medieval fightbooks. Keywords – guilds, armed guilds, societates armatae, fencing guilds INTRODUCTION This paper has two purposes. The first is to summarize the recent scholarly work on guilds, in order to help provide an accurate context for fencers and researchers in the historical fencing community who may be interested in the links between fightbooks, fencing masters and guilds. A great deal of work has been done in the academic community on the subject of guilds in the last couple of decades which changes the perception of them to no small degree.
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Copyright 2020 Golden Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved. LASSA ERIKSON was absolutely terrified, completely and utterly terrified because he was standing in the middle of a Danish battlefield surrounded by an ocean of the fiercest, nastiest, toughest, meanest, ugliest Viking warriors the world had ever seen… and technically, for the past seven and a half hours he was supposed to be one of them too. Lassa’s palms were sweating, his heart was pounding and his thirteen year old legs were trembling so much that he had to lean on his shield to stop himself from falling over. Any minute now he knew he’d be dead. Stabbed - slashed - squashed - burned - boiled - or lanced through the heart by an enemy Saxon spear, dead. Lassa didn’t stand a chance. He looked nothing like the real Vikings. He wasn’t taller than a bear, didn’t have scars, muscles or missing limbs, and he still had all of his own teeth. Lassa wasn’t a warrior he was a worrier. And worrying was exactly what Lassa was doing. He kept thinking, hoping, praying that any minute now he’d wake up to another boring day, in his boring little room above the boring and uneventfully safe hay loft on the family farmstead. He scrunched his eyes then opened them, but the army was still there. Leading the Viking army was the hulking great wall of flesh - General Gorn Skarsgood. He was the six foot four embodiment of the Viking name; broken nose, forked beard, iron plated armor and a four foot long broadsword that he wielded as if it were a toothpick.
Tales of the Seven Fingers These Stories Were Originally a Collaborative Effort Between Myself and Another Writer on the RP World Website

Tales of the Seven Fingers These stories were originally a collaborative effort between myself and another writer on the RP World website. Sadly my writing partner dropped out before the tales were done, and the site has been inactive for quite a while. I have re-compiled the tales, editing out his characters as best I could and adding a few of my own to fill in. It is set in modern times, in an alternate universe where supernatural creatures exist, magic works, and gun powder was never developed. Nominally it would be referred to as 'Steampunk'. The story is incomplete, ending where the project died. Still, I believe that it is an enjoyable tale to read and so I've added it here. The story presented here is purely fictional, and a result of compiling my own archives of the tale. Enjoy! Tales of the Seven Fingers Prolog - Sonny's Tale 1 - Seven Fingers Down 2 - A Dead Run 3 - A Dark and Stormy Night 4 - A Pirates Life For Me 5 - Devil's Play 6 - Liberty 7 - Abduction! 8 - Rouges in the Parlor 9 - Trey of Cups 10 - Love Boat 11 - Smoke on the Water 12 - Right in the Eye 13 - Captain Brassman 14 - Offin' the Score Sonny's Tale It was a cool morning. The humidity of the previous day, along with the night's gentle mist, hung dripping from the branches and clung to each blade of long grass. The moisture steamed off of Sonny's warm skin as he chugged along in search of the mushrooms that Momma so loved.
Crucibles of Virtue and Vice: the Acculturation of Transatlantic Army Officers, 1815-1945

CRUCIBLES OF VIRTUE AND VICE: THE ACCULTURATION OF TRANSATLANTIC ARMY OFFICERS, 1815-1945 John F. Morris Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy under the Executive Committee of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2020 © 2020 John F. Morris All Rights Reserved ABSTRACT Crucibles of Virtue and Vice: The Acculturation of Transatlantic Army Officers, 1815-1945 John F. Morris Throughout the long nineteenth century, the European Great Powers and, after 1865, the United States competed for global dominance, and they regularly used their armies to do so. While many historians have commented on the culture of these armies’ officer corps, few have looked to the acculturation process itself that occurred at secondary schools and academies for future officers, and even fewer have compared different formative systems. In this study, I home in on three distinct models of officer acculturation—the British public schools, the monarchical cadet schools in Imperial Germany, Austria, and Russia, and the US Military Academy—which instilled the shared and recursive sets of values and behaviors that constituted European and American officer cultures. Specifically, I examine not the curricula, policies, and structures of the schools but the subterranean practices, rituals, and codes therein. What were they, how and why did they develop and change over time, which values did they transmit and which behaviors did they perpetuate, how do these relate to nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century social and cultural phenomena, and what sort of ethos did they produce among transatlantic army officers? Drawing on a wide array of sources in three languages, including archival material, official publications, letters and memoirs, and contemporary nonfiction and fiction, I have painted a highly detailed picture of subterranean life at the institutions in this study.
Exercise for Acute Respiratory Infections

Bond University Research Repository Exercise for acute respiratory infections Grande, Antonio José; Keogh, Justin; Hoffmann, Tammy C; Del Mar, Chris B; Peccin, Maria S Published in: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010596 Licence: Other Link to output in Bond University research repository. Recommended citation(APA): Grande, A. J., Keogh, J., Hoffmann, T. C., Del Mar, C. B., & Peccin, M. S. (2013). Exercise for acute respiratory infections. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2013(6), 1-6. [CD010596]. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD010596 General rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. For more information, or if you believe that this document breaches copyright, please contact the Bond University research repository coordinator. Download date: 27 Sep 2021 Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Exercise versus no exercise for the occurrence, severity and duration of acute respiratory infections (Review) Grande AJ, Keogh J, Hoffmann TC, Beller EM, Del Mar CB Grande AJ, Keogh J, Hoffmann TC, Beller EM, Del Mar CB. Exercise versus no exercise for the occurrence, severity and duration of acute respiratory infections. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2015, Issue 6. Art. No.: CD010596. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010596.pub2. www.cochranelibrary.com Exercise versus no exercise for the occurrence, severity and duration of acute respiratory infections (Review) Copyright © 2015 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Durham E-Theses

Durham E-Theses An investigation into the eects of National Socialism on secondary education in Germany and some problems involved in its reconstruction Powell, J.W. How to cite: Powell, J.W. (1948) An investigation into the eects of National Socialism on secondary education in Germany and some problems involved in its reconstruction, Durham theses, Durham University. Available at Durham E-Theses Online: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/9601/ Use policy The full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that: • a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in Durham E-Theses • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders. Please consult the full Durham E-Theses policy for further details. Academic Support Oce, Durham University, University Oce, Old Elvet, Durham DH1 3HP e-mail: [email protected] Tel: +44 0191 334 6107 http://etheses.dur.ac.uk 2 AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE EFFECTS OF NATIONAL SOCIALISM ON SECONDARY EDUCATION IN GERMANY AND SOME PROBLEMS IN• VOLVED IN ITS RECONSTRUCTION. ABSTRACT. The first part of this dissertation consists of an examina• tion of the effects of National Socialism on secondary education for boys. In the Introductory chapter the back• grounds and the fundamental principles of National Socialist educational philosophy are considered.
Teaching Games for Understanding (Tgfu) - Beschreibung Und Analyse Eines Sportspieldidaktischen Vermittlungskonzeptes”

Diplomarbeit Titel der Diplomarbeit „Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) - Beschreibung und Analyse eines sportspieldidaktischen Vermittlungskonzeptes” Verfasser Markus Haubenberger angestrebter akademischer Grad Magister der Naturwissenschaften (Mag. rer. nat.) Wien, im Mai 2012 Studienkennzahl lt. Studienblatt: A 190 482 344 Studienrichtung lt. Studienblatt: Lehramt Bewegung und Sport / Englisch Betreuer: Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Michael Kolb Vorwort Während meines Lehramtsstudiums Bewegung & Sport und Englisch an der Universität Wien hatte ich die Chance, ein breit gefächertes Spektrum der Trainer – bzw. Betreuertätigkeit kennenzulernen. Ob Fußballtraining mit den „Minis“, die mit sechs Jahren erste taktische Konzepte verstehen lernen, Fußballtraining mit Schülern der Oberstufe, die taktische Vorgaben schon bedingt umsetzen oder Beachvolleyballkurse, bei denen in kurzer Zeit sichtbare Erfolge gewünscht werden - immer wieder beschäftigte mich dieselbe Frage, wie ich Sportspiele am effektivsten vermitteln kann, um den Kindern möglichst viele Erfolgserlebnisse zu bieten und ihnen Freude am Sport und dem Spiel zu gewähren. Sowohl bei den zahlreichen Hospitationen von Sportunterricht an verschiedenen Schulen, als auch bei den Sportvereinen meiner Heimat (ASK Ybbs, LAZ Wieselburg, FC Sarling) stelle ich fast immer fest, dass die Vermittlung der Technik der dominierende Teil der Trainingseinheiten ist und dadurch sehr häufig sehr wenig bis gar keine Spielzeit verbleibt. Auch im Sportunterricht, den ich im Gymnasium erteilt bekommen habe, wurde überwiegend technikorientiert unterrichtet. Ähnliches Bild in heimatlichen Fußballvereinen beginnend mit der U-8. Rückblickend kann ich sagen, dass vor allem ungeschicktere Kinder die Lust am Spiel verloren haben und oft die Turnstunde geschwänzt haben. Auch jene Burschen, die damals nicht so geschickt mit dem Fußball umgehen konnten, haben schon lange mit dem Fußballspielen aufgehört, weil sie sehr schnell die Freude am Spiel verloren hatten.
(US Dollars) POLITICS and HISTORY

Prices in Euros (US Dollars) Auction 55 / Auktion 55 Preise in Euros (US Dollars) POLITICS AND HISTORY / POLITIK UND GESCHICHTE 1. ALBERT (1934), King of Belgium 1993-2013 and wife PAOLA (1937), Queen of Belgium, col. SP (4’x6’), signed by both on passe-partout with Royal Crown, with dedication and date ’25.III.2009’, nicely framed under glass in original wooden frame (8’x11’), in a red box with Royal Crown; NICE and RARE …………………………………………………… € 300 ($ 330) …… König von Belgien 1993-2013 und Ehefrau PAOLA (1937), Königin von Belgien, farb. Bild m.U.en (10x15cm), signiert von beiden auf Passepartout mit königl. Krone, m.Widmung u.Datum ’25.III.2009’, auf schöner Weise eingerahmt unter Glas in Originalholzrahm (20x27cm), dazu roten Dose m. königl. Krone; SCHÖN und SELTEN 2. ALFONS (1862-1933), Prince of Bavaria, ALS with place and date ‘Langquaid 29.VI.94’, 2 pages, on letterhead with monogram ‘A’, to ‘I.K.H. Prinzessin Alfons von Bayern’, handwr. envelope with Bavarian stamp is added …………………………….…………. € 35 ($ 40) …… Prinz von Bayern, eigenh. Brief m.U., Ort u.Datum ‘Langquaid 29.VI.94’, 2 Seiten, auf Briefpapier mit Monogramm ‘A’, an ‘I.K.H. Prinzessin Alfons von Bayern’, eigenh. Briefumschlag mit bayerischen Briefmarke liegt bei 3. ALIYEV Ilham (1961), President of Azerbaijan 2003-, large col. SP (6’x8’), with secretarial letter 2005 ………………………………………………………………………………… € 25 ($ 30) …… Präsident von Aserbaidschan 2003-, grossf. farb. Bild m.U. (15x21cm), mit Begleitschreiben 2005 4. ALTENBURG Ernst II. (1871-1955), German diplomat, representative of the Reich in Greece after the German occupation 1942-45, TLS (1940), 1 page, on stationary of the German Foreign Office, to the Slovak ambassador, thank you letter …………… € 40 ($ 45) …… Deutscher Diplomat, Reichsverwalter in Griechenland nach der dt.
The Fight Master, Spring/Summer 2003, Vol. 26 Issue 1

Marshall University Marshall Digital Scholar Fight Master Magazine The Society of American Fight Directors Summer 2003 The Fight Master, Spring/Summer 2003, Vol. 26 Issue 1 The Society of American Fight Directors Follow this and additional works at: https://mds.marshall.edu/fight Part of the Acting Commons, Other Theatre and Performance Studies Commons, Performance Studies Commons, and the Theatre History Commons MMARTIALARTIALAARTSRTS ONON TTOUROUR BBARAR FFIGHTSIGHTS In Voice of the Dragon, Miao Hin (Philip Silvera, left) battles with his nemesis Red Phoenix Manchu Warrior (Bilqis Benu). Martial arts choreography and photo provided by Jose Manuel Figueroa. The 24th Annual Society of American Fight Directors National Stage Combat Workshops July 7-25, 2003 SAFD and University of Nevada-Las Vegas College of Fine Arts, Department of Theatre ForFor moremore information:information: LindaLinda McCollumMcCollum atat (702)(702) 895-3662895-3662 oror www.safd.orgwww.safd.org www.safd.org Actor/Combatant Workshop (ACW) Train in the foundation skills of stage combat. World-class industry professionals teach tech- niques in Rapier and Dagger, Unarmed and Broadsword. Additionally, participants will receive an introduction to Quarterstaff, film fighting, and other weapon styles. Participants may opt to take an adjudicated Skills Proficiency Test at the end of the workshop. Intermediate Actor/Combatant Workshop (IACW) Move past the basics in this exciting workshop. Study many weapon styles and other issues of fight performance for stage and film. Build onto your existing knowledge of stage combat under the tutelage of a wide array of world-class industry professionals. Participants may opt to take a combination of adjudicated Skills Proficiency Tests or Renewal Tests in up to six weapon forms at the workshop.
Regelkunde 1

BASEBALL & SOFTBALL REGELKUNDE 1. DAS SPIELFELD In einem Baseballspiel stehen sich zwei Mannschaften zu je neun Spielern gegenüber. Gespielt wird auf einem Feld, das etwa einem Viertelkreis entspricht und eine Kantenlänge von ca. 100 Metern hat. Ähnlich dem Brennball befindet sich das verteidigende Team im Spielfeld und besetzt den Raum. Die Angreifer befinden sich außerhalb des eigentlichen Feldes und kommen nacheinander an den Schlag. Das Spielfeld nennt sich Fair Territory. Es unterteilt sich in das Infield, das die Bases umgibt und somit den inneren Bereich darstellt, und das Outfield, das den Rest des Spielfeldes bis zu einem hinteren Begrenzungszaun bildet. Das Spielfeld ist komplett eingezäunt. Den Bereich zwischen dem Fair Territory und dem seitlichen Begrenzungszaun nennt man Foul Territory. Bälle, die in diesen Bereich kommen, können zwar auch gespielt werden, grundsätzlich findet das Baseballspiel aber im Fair Territory statt. 4. HIT AND RUN! DAS SPIEL DER OFFENSIVE Ziel der Angreifer ist es, durch gute Schläge (Hits) die drei Bases im Infield zu umrunden und beim Überqueren der Home Plate einen Punkt (Run) zu erzielen. Nach einem Schlag wird der Batter zum Läufer (Runner) und versucht, so viele Bases wie möglich zu erlaufen. Je nach Qualität des Hits kann er eins, zwei oder drei Bases erlaufen und ist dort sicher (safe). Schafft er sogar alle vier Bases auf einmal zu umlaufen, nennt man dies einen Home Run. 5. OUT! DAS SPIEL DER DEFENSIVE Ziel der Defensive ist es, drei Angreifer aus (out) zu machen, um selbst das Schlagrecht zu erlangen und somit die Möglichkeit, Punkte zu erzielen. Hierzu haben die Verteidiger vier Möglichkeiten: \ Das Strike Out: Wie unter 3.
The Conflict of Idealism and Naturalism in the Works Of

Ouachita Baptist University Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita Graduate Theses Archives and Special Collections 1968 The onflicC t of Idealism and Naturalism in the Works of Katherine Anne Porter: Fiction in Search of Reality Frances Cantrell Wolber Ouachita Baptist University Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/grad_theses Part of the Fiction Commons, and the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Wolber, Frances Cantrell, "The onflC ict of Idealism and Naturalism in the Works of Katherine Anne Porter: Fiction in Search of Reality" (1968). Graduate Theses. 32. http://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/grad_theses/32 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives and Special Collections at Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Theses by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE CONFLICT OF IDEALISM AND NATURALISM IN THE WORKS OF KATHERINE ANNE PORTERa FICTION IN SEARCH OF REALITY A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School Ouachita Baptist University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts 1'Y Ltbr~ry OuactH td baptist ~niv_ersit~ ( by Frances Cantrell Wolber August 1968 THE CONFLICT OF IDEALISM AND NATURALISM IN THE WORKS OF KATHERINE ANNE PORTER: FICTION IN SEARCH OF REALITY by FRANCES CANTRELL WOLBER TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. THE PROBLEM AND DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED • • • The Problem • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A History Untold by Valdis V

“Tearing Apart the Bear” and British Military Involvement in the Construction of Modern Latvia: A History Untold by Valdis V. Rundāns BASc, Waterloo, 1975 BA, Victoria, 2008 A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER of ARTS in the Department of History © Valdis V. Rundāns, 2014 University of Victoria All rights reserved. This thesis may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by photocopy or other means, without the permission of the author. ii Supervisory Committee “Tearing Apart the Bear” and British Military Involvement in the Construction of Modern Latvia: A History Untold by Valdis V. Rundāns BASc, Waterloo, 1975 BA, Victoria, 2008 Supervisory Committee Dr. Serhy Yekelchyk (Department of History) Supervisor Dr. Perry Biddiscombe, (Department of History) Departmental Member iii Abstract Supervisory Committee Dr Serhy Yekelchyk (Department of History) Supervisor Dr. Perry Biddiscombe (Department of History) Departmental Member Despite significant evidence to the contrary in the Latvian language, especially the memoirs of General Pēteris Radzinš, Latvians, historians included, and others, have persisted in mythologizing the military events of 8 October to 11 November 1919 in Riga as some sort of national miracle. Since this Latvian army victory, first celebrated as Lāčplēsis Day on 11 November1920, accounts of this battle have been unrepresented, poorly represented or misrepresented. For example, the 2007 historical film Rīgas Sargi (The Defenders of Riga) uses the 1888 poem Lāčplēsis by Andrējs Pumpurs as a template to portray the Latvians successfully defeating the German-Russian force on their own without Allied military aid. Pumpurs’ dream and revolutionary legacy has provided a well used script for Latvian nation building.