A Late Medieval Depiction of Judicial Combat Between a Man and a Woman. Germany, 1459

Would you like to have to do physical battle to get a divorce? In Medieval Germany divorces were often settled in such a manner.

In the Middle Ages and early Renaissance it was not uncommon for disputes between citizens and peasants to be settled with “trial by combat”.  Even duels between men and women were quite common.  Often the man was forced to fight buried in a hole hip deep with one arm tied in order negate his advantage of size and strength.


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Read more about trial by combat in various countries.

Thanks Bruce!