knightly duel with twohanded swords | realistic, non-choreographed medieval combat

Duels with two-handed swords were a popular sport among nobles in tournaments in the late Middle Ages and especially in the early modern period. The book about the largest tournament in history, “Freydal,” shows two knights dueling with two-handed swords. With his sword raised high, one uses the false edge of Posta Bicorno to hit his opponent's head, while the other rams his blade with crossed hands into the opponent's visor with a long stab. Even in a tournaments, stabbings were often allowed and deaths were not too uncommon.