Method of settling accusations within Germanic law by dueling
For the 1976 film, see Trial by Combat.
Trial by combat (also wager of battle, trial by battle or judicial duel) was a method of Germanic law to settle accusations in the absence of witnesses or a confession in which two parties in dispute fought in single combat; the winner of the fight was proclaimed to be right. In essence, it was a judicially sanctioned duel. It remained in use throughout the European Middle Ages, gradually disappearing in the course of the 16th century.
Trialbycombat (also wager of battle, trialby battle or judicial duel) was a method of Germanic law to settle accusations in the absence of witnesses...
TrialbyCombat (US title: Dirty Knights' Work) is a 1976 British action adventure comedy film directed by Kevin Connor and starring John Mills and Donald...
unpleasant, usually dangerous experience. In medieval Europe, like trialbycombat, trialby ordeal, such as cruentation, was sometimes considered a "judgement...
a trialbycombat, in which the winner of a physical fight was deemed righteous in their cause. Brought to trial Legal process Trial graphics Trial of...
Riverlands throughout A Clash of Kings. When Tyrion Lannister demands a trialbycombat in A Storm of Swords, the accuser Cersei Lannister chooses Gregor as...
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Joffrey Baratheon, Oberyn volunteers to champion for Tyrion in the trialbycombat, so he can fight and seek revenge from the rival champion, Ser Gregor...
her champion in her trialbycombat. However, Tommen announces that trialbycombat has been abolished and replaced bytrialby the Seven. Cersei arranges...
Gris' insistence on defending his case by chivalric trialbycombat, rather than opting for the safer church trial (to which, as a cleric in minor orders...
Prince Baelor again, Dunk chooses trialbycombat rather than mutilation for his attack on Aerion, who demands a 'Trial of Seven' (in which two parties...
Meereen; and Tyrion Lannister's trialbycombat takes place in King's Landing. The title refers to Tyrion's trialbycombat, a duel between Gregor "The Mountain"...
Catelyn's sister Lysa Arryn rules as regent, Tyrion is put to trial. Tyrion demands trialbycombat, naming as his champion the sellsword Bronn, who is victorious...
for a normal trial, but a frail old man asked for trialbycombat, and bested the young Jew. The Jew confessed his crime, and was hanged by his feet between...
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position by challenging his predecessor and proving himself the strongest in the tribe. The Fremen system of justice relies primarily on trialbycombat, and...
death. However, Doran refuses, as Oberyn's death was via trialbycombat, and therefore by Westerosi law, Gregor Clegane did not murder Oberyn. Ellaria...
and subjects Rebecca to a "trial" for witchcraft. At Bois-Guilbert's secret request, she claims the right to trialbycombat; and Bois-Guilbert, who had...
appears to have made his living teaching, including training people for trialbycombat. The first known reference to Talhoffer is in 1433, when he represented...