Fencing

The new Italian fencing master is taking the Duchy by storm. The high and low born alike flock to his Salle on a daily basis. Today even the Duke himself was swept up in the latest craze to sweep the Duchy. Lessons at Court proved uneventful as the Duke ( already an accomplished fencer and exponent of the long defunct Talhofer school of longsword) put the Italian through his paces. Honours proved to be about even and members of the Inner Council fenced contentedly well into the night. The evening was ended with wine under the stars as all thrilled at the Fencing Master's tales of duels lost and won...