We primarily teach from German longsword fencing sources, stemming from the Liechtenauer tradition. That being said, there are many good resources on historical weapon systems. The following is a list we recommend to people interested in HEMA:

The massive Wiki on most major medieval treatises: ➢https://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Main_Page

Breakdown of major sources and timelines: ➢https://www.reddit.com/r/wma/comments/gro56e/i_made_this_chart_of_known_masters_in/

German Sources:

A common source for Liechtenauer’s zettel on Longsword: ➢https://hroarr.com/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2016/08/wiktenauer-Liechtenauer-long-and-short-sword-gloss-compilation-2016-1.pdf

Meyer’s sources on several weapons: ➢https://www.hroarr.com/manuals/fiore/omsg_lanza.pdf ➢http://www.adelaideswordacademy.com/uploads/1/0/7/0/10705704/forgeng-meyer_english_translation.pdf
Talhoffer’s source on several weapons: https://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Hans_Talhoffer/Württemberg
Interpretation on Liechtenauer: ➢https://ernstfechten.wordpress.com/2018/04/30/measure-in-liechtenauers-long-sword/

Albrecht: ➢https://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Albrecht_D%C3%BCrer#HEMA_Contributions

Goliath: ➢https://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Goliath_Fechtbuch_(MS_Germ.Quart.2020)

Italian Sources:

Fiore’s sources on several weapons: ➢https://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Fiore_de%27i_Liberi ➢https://www.hroarr.com/manuals/fiore/omsg_lanza.pdf ➢https://hroarr.com/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2016/08/wiktenauer-Fiore-de-i-Liberi-compilation-2016.pdf

Marozzo: ➢
https://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Achille_Marozzo

Vadi:
➢https://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Philippo_di_Vadi
Figueyredohttps://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Diogo_Gomes_de_Figueyredo#Greatsword