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EP 30: So You Think You Can Fence?
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Welcome back to part two of this special episode of History Spelunkers. In this one we continue talking about the origins of the sport of fencing, with a special focus on how western culture transitioned to stabbing people with swords for honor to instead doing it for points!
Shownotes:
- Episode art is "Säbelmensur" by Georg Mühlberg c. 1900
- Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds
- By the Sword: A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbucklers, and Olympic Champions by Richard Cohen
- Julie d'Aubigny: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_d%27Aubigny
- Helene Mayer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helene_Mayer
- Example of a Mensur Scar: Dr. Thomas Krüger, Bonn, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_Pieper_(2002).jpg
- https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-long-history-behind-fencers-hitdetecting-electrified-gear#:~:text=It%20wasn't%2C%20in%20fact,been%20practiced%20since%20time%20immemorial.
- https://www.academia.edu/25105787/Fencing_sport_weapon_handles_grips_the_short_chronology_and_history
- http://museumofamericanfencing.com/wp/category/fencing-history/
- https://www.britannica.com/sports/fencing
- https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/25/sports/in-fencing-a-new-day-for-women.html
- https://olympics.com/en/news/the-sabre-the-only-weapon-to-have-been-at-every-games-since-1896
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