German fencing students getting their dueling scars, circa 1900. Dueling scars have been seen as a “badge of honour” since as early as 1825. Known variously as “Mensur scars”, “the bragging scar”, “smite”, “Schmitte”, or “Renommierschmiss”, dueling scars were popular amongst upper class Germans and Austrians involved in academic fencing at the start of the 20th century. Being a practice amongst university students, it was seen as a mark of their class and honour, due to the status of dueling soc
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Rocks vs. Club. The practice appears in the 1467 German fencing manual (Fechtbuch) attributed to Peter von Danzig. Under customary law, a wife could petition for separation on grounds of cruelty, infidelity, or abandonment. If her husband refused, the court granted a single judicial duel on neutral ground. To level the field, she was given three round stones and a sling, while he wielded a stout wooden club and stood in a shallow pit—his defensive posture compensating for her lighter weapon. Com
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