RE: [DL] Couple of Questions.

["Heivilin, Jim" <banzai@missouri.edu>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nick Zachariasen [mailto:zacharin@pluto.dsu.edu]
> Subject: Re: [DL] Couple of Questions.
> 
> > And secondly does anyone know of a Legendary Swordsman (Living or
> > fictional) (Apart from Zorro), that I can name a sword relic after.
> 
> Use either Inigo Montoya (from The Princess Bride) or his 
> father Domingo.
> 
Miyamoto Mushasi
"Greatest Kenjutsu Master in History"

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"fencing" Encyclopćdia Britannica Online. 
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...
Skillful swordplay became of paramount importance, both in war and in a
gentleman's daily life. By the 15th century, guilds of fencing masters were
formed throughout Europe, the most notable of which was the Marxbrüder, or
the Association of St. Marcus of Löwenberg, which was granted letters patent
by the Emperor Frederick III in 1480. Early fencing methods were somewhat
rough-and-ready and included wrestling tricks. The guilds jealously guarded
their secret strokes, making the unexpected thrust or movement an effective
means of mortifying the enemy. Many of these strokes are now more-or-less
orthodox fencing moves.
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The mask was reinvented in the 18th century by the French master La
Boëssičre. 
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A couple of others. 

Jim