Trial by combat. Guilt or innocence established in judicial combat

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Trial by combat. Guilt or innocence established in judicial combat.

Tests. · Tests of truth. · Tests of guilt or innocence. · Test of guilt or innocence. · view the constellation · filed as H218

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Scholars’ trail — 12references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

EnglishChild V 490 s. v. "ordeal", Wells 97 (Chevalere Assigne)
Icelandic*Boberg
Italian Novella*Rotunda
JewishNeuman
HinduTawney I 396.
general Thien Motive 41f.
general *Schoepperle II 338ff.
general Dickson 74, 77 n. 38, 78 n. 40, 130f., 153, 174, 226
general *Ashdown Modern Lang. Review XVII 113ff.
general Bell ibid XVIII 22ff.
general *Boje 88
general *Hibbard 35ff., 132 n. 11. Irish myth: *Cross

Within the index

Filed under Test of guilt or innocence.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Vindication by champion. Usually noble lady or king accused Judicial combat interrupted by friends of loser Wrestling to test legitimacy of son

Filed beside it

Guilt or innocence of souls tested by bridge Criminal detected by having child hand knife to him Magic manifestation at execution proves innocence Indications of innocence Decision made by contest

Travels with

Decision of victory by single combat between army leaders. (Cf. H218.)

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