Was Trial By Combat Ever Actually a Thing?

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While dueling outside of the legal system to resolve a dispute has been around in one form or another seemingly as long as there have been humans, trial by combat (determining guilt or innocence with, essentially, a duel sanctioned by the courts) dates back to around the 7th century CE and Germanic law, becoming a relatively common practice in Europe through the 16th century.

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Sources:

https://priceonomics.com/a-brief-history-of-trial-by-combat/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashford_v_Thornton
http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/the-duel-between-guy-of-steenvoorde-and-iron-herman/
https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/events/dispute_resolution/reilly_trial_by_combat.authcheckdam.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmgang
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachsenspiegel
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/06/the-historical-precedent-to-game-of-thrones-trial-by-combat/372016/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_by_combat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_by_ordeal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duel
https://books.google.com/books?id=GJSWG2WSMGMC&pg=PA307&lpg=PA307&dq=Adam+Bruntfield+killed+James+Carmichael&source=bl&ots=-kBnHbO1zC&sig=Fj3ZExjfuLyIsy9orZhb4XfWlN8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjg_-qVqo3WAhVolFQKHVMbAyIQ6AEILDAC#v=onepage&q=Adam%20Bruntfield%20killed%20James%20Carmichael&f=false
https://books.google.com/books?id=1uYSDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT83&lpg=PT83&dq=Adam+Bruntfield+killed+James+Carmichael&source=bl&ots=GW9ZvEdvIk&sig=cdvzv2N90B7SffVhsJWslvgvDRg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjg_-qVqo3WAhVolFQKHVMbAyIQ6AEIJjAA#v=onepage&q=Adam%20Bruntfield%20killed%20James%20Carmichael&f=false
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashford_v_Thornton

Image Credit:

https://www.bigstockphoto.com/ru/image-214635292/stock-photo-duel-between-cowboys-affair-of-honor
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https://www.bigstockphoto.com/ru/image-105495986/stock-photo-not-guilty-words-in-3d-letters-on-a-wood-judge-gavel-or-block-as-a-verdict-in-a-court-case-acquiting-the-defendent-in-a-case-or-trial

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