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2026-05-17 12:54 UTC
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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@phutatorius@lemmy.zip 2026-05-17 13:30
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.