Judgement of God. Two knights fight a duel. Engraving
Middle Ages. Judgement of God. Trials by means of duels and combats to elucidate who was the possessor of the truth or to be right. Each side chose a champion to act on their behalf. The winner was proclaimed the possessor of the truth. Two knights fight a duel. Engraving from a miniature of Conquetes de Charlemagne, 15th century. Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Age et a l'Epoque de la Renaissance'. Paris, 1877
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