Manual Name:	Fior di Battaglia
Manual Publish Date:	1410
Author:	Fiore dei Liberi
Classification:	Renaissance
Weapons:	longsword, dagger, wrestling, single handed sword, mounted combat, armoured combat spear
Nationality/Culture:	Italian
Keywords:	longsword, dagger, wrestling, single handed sword, mounted combat, armoured combat spear
Brief Description:	Fior Furlan de Civida d’Austria son of Messer Benedetto, of the noble house of dei Liberi of Premariacco, of the diocese of the Patriarchate of Aquileia, in his youth wanted to learn how to fight and the art of combat in the barriers. Of Spear, Axe, Sword and Dagger, and of fighting on foot or mounted, armoured or not armoured. Also, he wanted know tempere of steel. And features of each weapon, both for defence and for offence, and most of all the matters of combat to the bitter end. Also, other amazing and undisclosed things which are known by very few men in the world.
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