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Holmgang is a duel practiced by early medieval Scandinavians. It was a legally recognized way to settle disputes.
Egill Skallagrímsson engaging in holmgang with Berg-Önundr, painting by Johannes Flintoe
Egill Skallagrímsson engaging in holmgang with Berg-Önundr, painting by Johannes Flintoe
Holmgang duel in a stone circle
Holmgang duel in a stone circle
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A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two people with matched weapons.
The Code Of Honor—A Duel in the Bois De Boulogne, Near Paris, wood-engraving after Godefroy Durand, Harper's Weekly (January 1875)
The Code Of Honor—A Duel in the Bois De Boulogne, Near Paris, wood-engraving after Godefroy Durand, Harper's Weekly (January 1875)
Depiction of a judicial combat in the Dresden codex of the Sachsenspiegel (early to mid-14th century), illustrating the provision that the two combata
Depiction of a judicial combat in the Dresden codex of the Sachsenspiegel (early to mid-14th century), illustrating the provision that the two combatants must "share the sun", i.e. align themselves perpendicular to the sun so that neither has an advantage.
Minamoto no Yoshihira and Taira no Shigemori (Japan in 1159)
Minamoto no Yoshihira and Taira no Shigemori (Japan in 1159)
Commemorative poster for the fourth centennial of the Disfida di Barletta, the Challenge of Barletta, fought on 13 February 1503 between 13 Italian an
Commemorative poster for the fourth centennial of the Disfida di Barletta, the Challenge of Barletta, fought on 13 February 1503 between 13 Italian and 13 French knights all shown wearing full plate armour.