TIL that the last sword duel in France took place in 1967, between the mayor of Marseilles and the presidential candidate of the Socialist Party.

garfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 3 years ago

TIL that the last sword duel in France took place in 1967, between the mayor of Marseilles and the presidential candidate of the Socialist Party.

CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one · 3 years ago

Ridley Scott lied to me.

Bad_Company_Daps@lemmy.ca · 3 years ago

If you were wondering, the mayor won the duel

BallzofFury@lemmy.one · 3 years ago

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

Bad_Company_Daps@lemmy.ca · 3 years 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.

TIL that the last sword duel in France took place in 1967, between the mayor of Marseilles and the presidential candidate of the Socialist Party.

TIL that the last sword duel in France took place in 1967, between the mayor of Marseilles and the presidential candidate of the Socialist Party.

The last sword duel in history, France, 1967