Kendra Brown is a swordswoman, researcher, and translator of the Latin version of Fiore’s Il Fior di Battaglia (known as the Florius manuscript). She has an awesome blog at https://darthkendraresearch.wordpress.com/
In this wide ranging conversation we discuss the perils and pitfalls of translation, women in combat in medieval times, and even what a very pregnant Caterina Sforza wore to occupy the Castel Santangelo.
In this episode we cover a lot of ground, and make a lot of references. Here for your convenience and delight, is a list of links:
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The Fiore compilation books featuring her work (and mine!): https://www.lulu.com/search/?contributor=Kendra+Brown
The Florius translation: https://wiktenauer.com/wiki/User:Kendra_Brown
Article about Florius challenges: https://hroarr.com/article/florius-de-arte-luctandi-challenges-and-discoveries-in-a-contemporary-latin-translation-of-fiore-dei-liberi/
Annotated slides from Swordsquatch with photos and artwork of women’s armor: https://darthkendraresearch.wordpress.com/2020/08/29/ladies-in-plating-updates-again/
Swordsquatch presentation video: https://www.tota.world/article/2762/
More about swordswomen research: https://darthkendraresearch.wordpress.com/2019/03/31/swordswomen-links/
More about the Virgin Mary and Sir Walter: https://darthkendraresearch.wordpress.com/2019/11/17/sir-walter/
More about artwork from medieval chronicles: https://darthkendraresearch.wordpress.com/2020/09/07/the-first-of-many-questions-whither-gilding/
Index of presentation and podcast appearances: https://darthkendraresearch.wordpress.com/lectures-and-recordings/
Index of articles and other projects: https://darthkendraresearch.wordpress.com/writing-and-other-projects/
Pandemic masks with manuscript art from my research: https://society6.com/darthkendra/masks (wasn’t public yet when we recorded, so not mentioned in the episode, but just fun)