Anonymous Monk
Sacerdos (Priest)
Unknown medieval monk and author of the oldest surviving European martial arts treatise MS I.33.
Quick Facts
Date of Birthca 1300
Era13th–14th century
Country of Origin
Germany
GermanyRank / TitleCleric & Fencer
Active Yearsca 1300
Biography
An anonymous German cleric created MS I.33 around the year 1300. It is the world's oldest surviving European combat manuscript, detailing sword and buckler fighting.