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Paulus Kal

Fencing Master

Bavarian noble fencing master and author of the vital illustrated combat treatise Cgm 1507 (1470).

Quick Facts

Date of Birth15. století
Date of Death15. století
Era15th century
Country of OriginGermany (Bavaria)Germany (Bavaria)
Rank / TitleAuthor of Codex Paul Kal (1470)
Active Years1450–1480

Biography

Paulus Kal served the Dukes of Bavaria, composing manuscript Cgm 1507 around 1470. He documented the 17 masters of the Society of Liechtenauer alongside refined color illustrations.

Associated Martial Arts

German School of FencingCodifier→

The longsword tradition traced to master Liechtenauer in the fourteenth century. It is not an unbroken line of teaching — today's HEMA reconstructs it from manuscripts.