n late Victorian England, swordsmanship experienced a unique revival, even as the sword was being rendered useless on the battlefield. The precise origins are murky, but likely began with the Romantic movement of the later 18th century, which created a new interest in medievalism, and captured the popular imagination when Sir Walter Scott published Ivanhoe [...]
Archive for February, 2012
The Duel of Honor as It Emerged in Medieval Italy
Posted in Chivalry, Dueling, History, Medieval Martial Arts, tagged Giovanni da Legnano, judicial duel, medieval Italy, Tom Leoni on February 6, 2012 |
n the last few months, I have had a chance to deepen my understanding of judicial-dueling jurisprudence, especially as it developed in Italy in the era of Fiore de’ Liberi. I will post a few of my findings here, hoping that they will be of interest to the students of the subject. Let us start [...]
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