09-24-2003, 10:32 PM
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| Mensur pictures
Hi all,
I am a British writer and I have just written a piece about the mensur in germany.
I am trying to find some decent pictures and I wonder if anyone knows of any good sources.
For any help I would be indebted.
Kind regards,
Jonathan Green
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09-25-2003, 07:27 PM
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| I'd get in touch with Chris Amberger if I were you; his website is www.swordhistory.com, I believe there's some contact information there. | |
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09-25-2003, 11:30 PM
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09-26-2003, 02:41 AM
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| Try the BBC as well. They had a series in the 70's hosted by Bob Anderson about Fencing that also included Schlager fencing. It included footage from a drama production (I forget which) where a mensur was staged. One of the coaches at my club had it one video but he has now retired and I am not sure of his contact details. | |
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09-26-2003, 01:41 PM
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Hi everyone,
Thanks so much.
Chris Amberger is a friend of mine but I wanted to paste up here as well.
I had the privilige of going to Germany recently to witness a mensur.
I am a writer and needed some pictures to with my piece.
Thanks all for replying - very kind.
I'll keep you updated on when and where my story will run.
Kind regards,
Jonathan www.jonathan-green.com
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09-27-2003, 06:25 AM
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| i feel really inept asking this, but what is a mensur? i tried finding out but all the sites were in german!
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09-27-2003, 04:27 PM
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| Schlager fencing, popular among university societies, the point of which is the acquisition of facial scars. ( Vast oversimplification. ) | |
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10-10-2003, 03:17 PM
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Not really a reply, but a continuation of subject
Is there anyone in UK studying mensurfechten or an equivalent 'activity'.
I would be very interested in discussion or sharing information | |
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10-10-2003, 11:27 PM
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| I have an old black and white picture of a young man after a mensur bout on my work computer. I'll have to see if I can find it and send it to you. He's sitting on a chair with blood all down the front of him, while his friends are around him. | |
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10-11-2003, 02:08 PM
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that would be great thanks - can you send it to jjagreen@mac.com
I would really, really appreciate it.
Best,
Jonathan www.jonathan-green.com
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10-14-2003, 09:59 PM
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| schlager7 I love your avatar! where did u get it?
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10-16-2003, 11:47 PM
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| For anyone who is interested, I posted the mensur picture in the photo section. If I remember correctly, I actually got it from someone here at fencing.net, but don't recall who it might have been. Can anyone tell me? | |
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11-04-2003, 05:01 PM
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| where is the photo section?
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11-04-2003, 07:17 PM
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11-04-2003, 08:52 PM
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| Well, that picture was pretty disgusting...
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11-04-2003, 10:33 PM
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| I gotta agree with you, Eric. I can't imagine anyone wanting to shed so much blood to be a member of ANY group! I can imagine his OTHER friends, asking, "WHAT were you THINKING?!?!?" | |
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11-05-2003, 02:44 PM
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Well, I have to say that I'm glad that pic is in B&W!! Please note also that his friends don't seem to show the marks of any previous bouting, but they are sure proud of scar face! Oh, the days before you had to glove up to handle bloody remnants..... 
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11-05-2003, 03:02 PM
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| Mensur fencing happened in the late 1800s to early 1900s. Don't think they had color film then.
And his compadres probably all had some scars of some sort. You just can't see them clearly because of the lack of resolution.
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11-06-2003, 03:04 PM
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| Yes, yes. I am aware that polychromatic photography was not available in the 1800- early 1900's. Thanks.
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