A History of Fencing
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1 min readNov 30, 2016
Swordplay has been a part of human history for a very long time. In fact, Fencing is one of the few sports to have a history spanning thousands of years. So it should come with no surprise that the art of the sword has evolved to fit the needs of society.
What was once used as an instrument of war is now a highly competitive and elegant sport with millions around the world keeping the tradition alive.
From the time of the duel to the modern Olympics… Flip through this timeline to see how Fencing has changed throughout history:
See some of the links below for more information!
Fencing History:
- http://acfencers.tripod.com/briefhistory.html
- https://www.olympic.org/fencing-equipment-and-history
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_fencing
- http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~fencing/oldweb/history/fencinghistory.html
- http://academyoffencingmasters.com/blog/fencing-duel-the-dawn-of-competitive-fencing/
