trial by combat
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Trial by combat was a medieval judicial practice in which disputing parties settled legal accusations through armed combat, with the outcome believed to reflect divine judgment.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judicial practice
ⓘ
legal procedure ⓘ ordeal ⓘ |
| abolishedIn | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| abolishedYear | 1819 ⓘ |
| allowedRepresentationBy | champion ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
judicial duel
ⓘ
trial by battle ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
chivalric epics
ⓘ
medieval romances ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
chivalric culture
ⓘ
honor culture ⓘ ordeal by fire ⓘ ordeal by water ⓘ |
| basedOnBeliefIn |
God’s intervention
ⓘ
divine judgment ⓘ |
| decisionRule |
defeat or death implied guilt
ⓘ
victor deemed to have just cause ⓘ |
| declineReason |
church opposition to ordeals
ⓘ
increasing use of written evidence ⓘ rise of rational legal procedures ⓘ |
| influenced |
dueling traditions
ⓘ
literary depictions of chivalry ⓘ |
| legalContext |
Germanic customary law
ⓘ
common law (early English) ⓘ feudal law ⓘ |
| legalSystemType | medieval European law ⓘ |
| method | armed combat between parties ⓘ |
| notableCase | Carrouges–Le Gris duel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCaseYear | 1386 ⓘ |
| participants |
accuser
ⓘ
champion ⓘ defendant ⓘ |
| practicedIn |
Holy Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
medieval England NERFINISHED ⓘ medieval Europe ⓘ medieval France NERFINISHED ⓘ medieval Germanic territories ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
feudal courts
ⓘ
royal courts ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| typicalArmor |
mail armor
ⓘ
plate armor ⓘ |
| typicalWeapons |
club
ONNER
ⓘ
lance ONNER ⓘ sword ⓘ |
| usedFor |
determining guilt or innocence
ⓘ
resolving accusations ⓘ resolving legal disputes ⓘ |
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