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| Unnamed Guard- Hans Talhoffer Fectbuch 1467 |
Of course, Talhofer doesn't explicitly name the guard shown in this plate, stating only 'Both stand in their wards.' As it happens, there isn't a single place where nebenhut for longsword is both described and illustrated. The three places I know where nebenhut is described and illustrated are, unfortunately, an equestrian source and Meyer's rapier and staff.
It currently seems clear to me that nebenhut, shrankut, and weschelhut should typically be treated as separate guards. They're listed separately too many times to not make a distinction. Eisenporten, however, is at one point or another associated with multiple guards.
Unfortunately, while attempting to define nebenhut things become increasingly muddled. Some masters say nebenhut is on the right only, others on the left, others still say it can be done from both sides. So admittedly trying to make a distinction between guards is difficult, and there's always the possibility (likelihood) that the various masters don't actually agree with each other.
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| Nebn Hut (right)- Andre Paurenfeindt |
- Left foot forward.
- Sword held to the right.
- Long edge forward.
- Point dropped, and roughly following the right leg.
- Additional consideration/research into fingering the cross I think is needed.
Another point is the single handed sources consistently show a similar angle of sword, with the arms extended to the knee, knuckles out, and point forward.
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| Nebenhut for Rappier- Meyer 1560 |
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| Nebenhut - Goliath Fetchbuch |
If this angle were rotated to accommodate a 2-handed grip it would lead to a position much like the one pictured above in Paurenfeindt's manual. If this is how the longsword nebenhut developed, then the real question would be if the point should be back at all, since that would require additional rotation from the single sword guards.
I would also like to propose a term 'unterhut' and call it a day.
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