Saturday, August 15, 2009
RANDOM ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA
DUEL-pg 511-515, deadly combat between 2 people.
1. the judicial combat, a-for in a trial w/ prevailed in the middle ages, or ordained by law as a proof of guilt or innocence or 2 the modern duel-pre-arranged combat w/ deadly weapons to settle a private quarrel.
in 501 gondebaid, king of the burgundians, passed a law authorizing this new form of 'trial'.
1385 a duel preposterous to make the most LOSE faith in god. a certain jacques legris accused by the wife of jean carronge of disguising himself as her husband + having sex w/ her. duel in presence of charles VI-legris defeated + hanged. not long after a criminal arrested + he admitted to the crime. thece, no longer judicial, but just wounded honor.
last authorised in france between francois de vivonne de la chat aiguerie + guy chabot de jarnac july 10,1547 in the courtyard of the chateau of st. germain-en-laye in front of the king + other coutiers. famous for 2 reasons. enriched the french language w/ a new phrase- a sly + unforeseen blow, such as that by which de jarnac worsted la c has since been called a coup de jarnac + henry, grieved the death of his favorite, swore a solemn oath that no duels be faught + 1st anti-duel edict.
no duels in england before norman coquest. but judicial duel never as big. blah blah blah
DUEL-pg 511-515, deadly combat between 2 people.
1. the judicial combat, a-for in a trial w/ prevailed in the middle ages, or ordained by law as a proof of guilt or innocence or 2 the modern duel-pre-arranged combat w/ deadly weapons to settle a private quarrel.
in 501 gondebaid, king of the burgundians, passed a law authorizing this new form of 'trial'.
1385 a duel preposterous to make the most LOSE faith in god. a certain jacques legris accused by the wife of jean carronge of disguising himself as her husband + having sex w/ her. duel in presence of charles VI-legris defeated + hanged. not long after a criminal arrested + he admitted to the crime. thece, no longer judicial, but just wounded honor.
last authorised in france between francois de vivonne de la chat aiguerie + guy chabot de jarnac july 10,1547 in the courtyard of the chateau of st. germain-en-laye in front of the king + other coutiers. famous for 2 reasons. enriched the french language w/ a new phrase- a sly + unforeseen blow, such as that by which de jarnac worsted la c has since been called a coup de jarnac + henry, grieved the death of his favorite, swore a solemn oath that no duels be faught + 1st anti-duel edict.
no duels in england before norman coquest. but judicial duel never as big. blah blah blah
