How married couples solved family problems in medieval Germany (3 photos)

Married couples from medieval Germany are essentially nothing different from today's married couples. As then, as today, husbands and wives quarrel and argue with each other. And such conflicts often end very sadly. Therefore, in order to rightly decide this dispute, we need a third unbiased party. So how are the German did the spouses of that era solve everyday difficulties? That's right, they called a friend duel friend! But not in the classical sense of this event.

It is clear that in an equal fight, justice will not be enough. AND since everything happens on absolutely legal grounds, it should to triumph the justice of the judiciary. Therefore, in order to equalize strength, the man had to fight from the pit, with his hand tied. A woman could move freely and was armed with a bag of stones.

And whoever gave up in the end is the one to blame.