Trial by combat: the real history behind The Last Duel
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Em Er - The Biblical Story of David and Goliath
The foundational case that everybody's interested in is the biblical story of david and goliath. Em er was also fought in 13 86, the same year as the so called 'last duel m' which is commented on quite widely because it sort of problematizes trial by combat. An and were there any other really notable, real cases the were often kind of commented on, or that were seen as particularly foundational or particularly interesting?
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