Episode 26: Swords, Fighting Manuals and the Code of Chivalry

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Segment 1: Interview: Artist Ben Boos, author of Swords: An Artist’s Devotion

• See Ben’s artwork depicting the forging of a king’s sword;
• Buy Swords: An Artist’s Devotion» ;

Segment 2: Interview: Prof. Jeffrey L. Forgeng, author of The Medieval Art of Swordsmanship

• Learn more about the Higgins Armory Museum and the interpretation work of the Higgins Sword Guild, including a photo and video library of medieval martial arts in action (Prof. Forgeng, in red at right, demonstrates his professorial skill with an arming sword and buckler);
• Buy books by Prof. Jeffrey L. Forgeng at the Chivalry Today Bookshop:
  • The Medieval Art of Swordsmanship»
  • Knights In Shining Armor: Myth and Reality 1450-1650»
  • Meyer’s The Art of Combat»

Segment 3: The Ideals of the Round Table at King Arthur Flour

King Arthur Flour Recipes

• Recipe: White Bean & Sausage Stew In A Bread Bowl;
• King Arthur Flour named “Top Small Workplace” by WSJ

Related posts:

1. Episode 22: Zombies, Time Travelers and King Arthur
2. Episode 10: Chivalry and the Benedictine Rule
3. Episode 24: Monty Python and the Code of Chivalry
4. Episode 3: Women and Chivalry
5. Episode 8: Chivalry & Charny’s Laws of Arms