Free flail translations?

[Jason Taylor]

I've been working with the PHM flail material a bit recently, and I know there are translations out there that people are working from. I know there's one in the Polearms of PHM book, which I don't have and can't really afford right now. Is there a free translation somewhere that I can start working from the primary source material with? I have the German version on the Wiktenauer, but my Old German isn't quite good enough to knock out my own. When there's an existing translation, I can use the original as a backup and to check the author's interpretation, but going from scratch is a bit tough.

Any suggestions?

Jason

[Michael Chidester]

The Flail material is actually in Masters of Medieval and Renaissance Martial Arts (not the polearms book), if you can get access to that.

[Jason Taylor]

Oh, okay. Well, I don't have access to that one at this moment, either....moving into my new suck-free condo rental is kind of absorbing all of my money.

Jason

[James Head]

That's about it for English translation of Flail (or Peasant Staff). :-/

[Jeffrey Hull]

You should either buy that PH Mair book by D.Knight & B.Hunt from Paladin Press or have you local county library obtain it for you via ILL.

That book it really worth owning, those two fellows really did a fine job of it.

[Jason Taylor]

Yeah, I'd love to have it. I like polearms. Just no funding--thought the ILL thing is a good idea. Maybe I can get my university library to get it on loan from somewheres....they'll do a lot for faculty involved in research.

Jason