What a Medieval Duel Really Looked Like

Claim your special offer for MagellanTV here: Start your free trial TODAY so you can watch “Knights 4K,” which tracks the brutal and glorious reality of knighthood, and the rest of MagellanTV’s history collection right here: -------- The magnificent age of knights, bards, and sprawling kingdoms. We focus today on the bloody, messy reality of judicial duels or trials by combat. Among its most renowned practitioners were Jean de Carrouges and Jacques Le Gris of “The Last Duel” fame. Today, the knights Guy of Steenvoorde and Herman the Iron square off in a savage one will leave with their manhood intact. ----------- SUPPORT OUR CHANNEL Join the Patreon here! COOL HISTORY MERCH Buy episode-themed merch here! dose?sort=recentlyadded PRINTS OF EPISODE ARTWORK dose ---------- MUSIC Epidemic Sound Artists: August Wilhelmsson Bonnie Grace Johannes Bornlof ---------- An enormous thank you to all of our wonderful Patreon supporters, especially: Nick Stringari Christopher NightDocs Fernando Lopez Ojeda Frausty the Snowman RamrodJohnston Nicholas Koval Sean ------------ SOURCES “The Centerfold: Guy of Steenvoorde versus Iron Herman.” Medieval Warfare, vol. 7, no. 5, Karwansaray BV, 2017, pp. 29–31, Bruges, Galbert of. The Murder of Charles the Good. Translated by James B Ross, Medieval Academy of America, 1982, , Janin, Hunt. Medieval Justice: Cases and Laws in France, England and Germany, 500-1500. McFarland, 2009.