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This episode is a short talk about the quarterstaff, it discusses some of the histories of the staff, and some of the people that used the staff as a weapon of defense.
We go through a brief explanation of how the staff has progressed down through the ages to modern times.

The name "quarterstaff" is first attested in the mid-16th century.

George Silver, an English Gentleman, and Maister of the English martial arts who wrote two books (1599, 1605) including lengthy sections on staff fighting uses the term "short staff" Joseph Swetnam, writing in 1615, distinguishes between the "quarterstaff" of 7 or 8 feet (2.1 or 2.4 m) in length and the "long staff" of 12 feet (3.7 m).[3]

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English Quarterstaff

The Wanderer Anglo Saxon History, mythology, Folklore and religion

published 3y ago

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MP3•Episode hjem

Indhold leveret af Frank Docherty. Alt podcastindhold inklusive episoder, grafik og podcastbeskrivelser uploades og leveres direkte af Frank Docherty eller deres podcastplatformspartner. Hvis du mener, at nogen bruger dit ophavsretligt beskyttede værk uden din tilladelse, kan du følge processen beskrevet her https://da.player.fm/legal.

This episode is a short talk about the quarterstaff, it discusses some of the histories of the staff, and some of the people that used the staff as a weapon of defense.
We go through a brief explanation of how the staff has progressed down through the ages to modern times.

The name "quarterstaff" is first attested in the mid-16th century.

George Silver, an English Gentleman, and Maister of the English martial arts who wrote two books (1599, 1605) including lengthy sections on staff fighting uses the term "short staff" Joseph Swetnam, writing in 1615, distinguishes between the "quarterstaff" of 7 or 8 feet (2.1 or 2.4 m) in length and the "long staff" of 12 feet (3.7 m).[3]

… continue reading

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#Frank Docherty #Anglo Saxon #Society

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