• IronBird@lemmy.world
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      28 days ago

      iirc, historically, the practice of dueling eventually died out because “professionals” would go around insulting rich poofs, instigating duels against idiots with more ego than sense for easy $.

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        28 days ago

        More typically they’d go after farmers and merchants since only the elite and soldiers could carry swords and were trained to use them.

        Hand the average guy a sword, have him face a trained fighter, and he’ll be kebab meat in half a minute.