this post was submitted on 03 Jul 2023
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you were wondering, the mayor won the duel

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What happened to the other guy? Was this a duel to the death?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

He lived

The first touch was against Ribière in the arm, but he called for the resumption of the duel. After a second touch in the arm against Ribière, the duel was stopped by Lipkowskiin. Just how considerable an effect Ribière’s dueling injuries had on his wedding night, however, history has not recorded.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

It was a just a regular duel, the point isn't to kill but basically "touch" the other guy like in a fencing match. The other guy got hit twice and survived but had to go to his wedding the next day.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Ridley Scott lied to me.