minus-squareBad_Company_Daps@lemmy.catoToday I learned@lemmy.ml•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.linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoIt 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. linkfedilink
minus-squareBad_Company_Daps@lemmy.catoToday I learned@lemmy.ml•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.linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoIf you were wondering, the mayor won the duel linkfedilink
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.