RDN's Lucifer (nerthos)'s status on Thursday, 26-Jun-14 02:51:32 UTC
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@metaltao Yet in the modern world, without a system of castes, those flaws are gone. You didn't need to fight anyone who insulted to the death, fighting until one of the parts just accepted defeat is an option that was used a lot. You can, sure, fight someone to the death for a deeply harming insult, but it's not a common thing, otherwise a third of the population would have wiped itself out by dueling back then. Also an important part of settling disputes by the chivalric way were godfathers, who talked to eachother to find a solution that didn't require bloodshed and satisfied both parties.
