Trial By Combat 
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3/7/2021
The History Behind Demands for "Trial by Combat"
by Eric Jager
A call for "trial by combat" may seem desperate or insane, but may also hint at a desire for a clear, definitive verdict when truth proves elusive. A medievalist reconstructs the world that allowed the last legal, judicial duel.
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