Guiding Principles from Brantome on Duels

Aman had toenter the lists resolved toconquer ordie: seeing that bythose aforesaid Danish andLombard laws theconqueror didjust what hepleased with hisunsuccessful opponent
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If you were sofortunate astokillyour opponent, ought youtoburn hisbody orletthe family bury it? Could a“second”make avalid surrender forhisprincipal?
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The question—even thequestion ofchivalry, the defence ofthehonour offair ladies—resolved itself into afew cut-and-dried formulas.
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Every one,weunderstand, wasbound todefend thecharacter ofthefairsexwhatever hemight happen tothink orknow.
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Late inlife, aswelearn from theopening pages of theRodomontades Espagnolles, hewas foralong period disabled byafallfrom awhite horse
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