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	Feast of Disting Holmganga Tournament
		The Holmganga was also fought in a hazeled field - a fighting area of specially marked out.
		A cloak or hide was pegged to the ground and then around the cloak at one foot increments where to be marked.
		a) Combatants begin holmganga each in separate squares on opposite sides.
	members.tripod.com /norske/holmganga.html (339 words)

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	US Bazaar.com : Encyclopedia Pages : Duel
		The word is ultimately from the root "to burn, to destroy", cognateto Old English teona "damage".
		Physical confrontations related to insults and social standing pre-date human society, but the formal concept of a duel, in Western society, developed out of medieval judicial duel and older pre-Christian practices such as the Viking Age Holmganga.
		Judicial duels were deprecated by the Lateran Council of 1215, but in 1459 (MS Thott 290 2), Hans Talhoffer reports that in spite of this, there were still seven capital crimes that were still commonly accepted to be settled by a judicial duel.
	encyclopedia.us-bazaar.com /?title=Duel (3201 words)

	Siðr: Customs and Conduct (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Historically, there were circumstances in which differences between two men could only be resolved through the conduct of a duel, sometimes to the death, other times not.
		Einvigi is the less formalized form of the two, with no restrictions on weapons or locale, and with the only requirement being the marking out of the "dueling circle".
		It was the law of the holmgang that the hide should be five ells long, with loops at its corners.
	www.goldenfuture.net /njheathen/customs.html (2685 words)

	River Scheldt Viking Sword
		The exact details haven't survived, but we do know that "Holmganga" meant "going out to the island".
		Serious stuff, that sort of duel, and that's one of the reasons the Vikings took their swordmaking so seriously.
		It was found in the River Scheldt which runs from France, through Belgium and the Netherlands, emptying into the North Sea.
	www.aurorahistoryboutique.com /A000048.htm (185 words)

	Real swords? - Page 2 - Sword Forum International
		I think that objectively speaking, the "best" swords of the past were the ones that were actually used and served the user well without bending or folding or breaking in combat and saved the users life over and over repeatedly.
		Some of the Icelandic Sagas mention in a real way, not a mythical way, such swords, like one that Egil Skallagrimson was known to have carried into a holmganga, and a sword owned by a Thrall named Hall.
		Like the real William Wallace sword, they may not exactly have been the most pleasing examples of the swordmakers art to the eye, but if they worked, worked well and did not get destroyed in battle, that would, in my mind, make them the best.
	forums.swordforum.com /showthread.php?t=3527&page=2 (6209 words)

	Battle Ready Swords for Sale, Armor, Medieval, Weapons & Pool Cues - Viking Swords
		The Vikings had two kinds of duels, the Holmganga and the Einvigi.
		The exact details haven't survived, but we do know that "Holmganga" meant "going out to the island." We don't suppose both parties came back.
		Serious stuff, that sort of duel, and that's one of the reasons the Vikings took their...
	www.swordsandcues.com /category_540_Viking_Swords.html (1119 words)

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	Vikings Of Middle England - Revenge of Ivarr the Boneless
		VME have become familiar performers at the castle, which was originally built in the 1070's for one of William the Conqueror's Barons.
		Their last visit was in November when they staged the terrifying Holmganga, reported in Skirmish No.28.
		Guesting with VME were members of Peterborough-based group - Clan Wulfhar and maintaining contact from Essex came a lone member of the Colchester Historical Enactment Society (CHES).
	www.vikingsofmiddleengland.co.uk /scene_revenge.html (2152 words)

	Formby History, facts and Interesting information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		They were, however, pagans who held family life close to the heart and held many rituals.
		One of these rituals we see here and this was called the "Holmganga".
		The Age of the Vikings ended when Christianity was introduced to their homeland of Scandinavia.
	www.formby-online.co.uk /community/viking.htm (758 words)

	SingaporeMoms - Parenting Encyclopedia - Duel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		John Wilkes, who did not stand upon ceremony in these little affairs, when asked by Lord Talbot how many times they were to fire, replied, "just as often as your Lordship pleases; I have brought a bag of bullets and a flask of gunpowder."
		Physical confrontations related to insults and social standing pre-date human society, but the formal concept of a duel, in Western society, developed out of medieval trial by combat and older pre-Christian practices such as Holmganga.
		Most societies did not condemn dueling, and the victor of a duel was regarded not as a murderer but as a hero; his social status often increased.
	www.singaporemoms.com /parenting/Duel (1586 words)

	Acidophilus Related Terms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The word is ultimately from the root "to burn, to destroy", cognate to Old English teona "damage".
		Physical confrontations related to insults and social standing pre-date human society, but the formal concept of a duel, in Western society, developed out of medieval judicial duel and older pre-Christian practices such as the Viking Age Holmganga.
		Judicial duels were deprecated by the Lateran Council of 1215, but in 1459 (MS Thott 290 2), Hans Talhoffer reports that in spite of this, there were still seven capital crimes that were still commonly accepted to be settled by a judicial duel.
	www.acidophiluseffects.com /notes/?title=Duel (2964 words)

	Thorgal 14 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In Holmganga moet Thorgal een tweegevecht aangaan met Bjorn.
		In de tranen van Tjahzi helpt Aaricia een blinde god terug te keren naar de Asgard, het godenrijk.
		Wat wel leuk is de manier waarop de gewoonten en gebruiken van de Vikings naar voren komen zoals onder andere de lijkverbranding, de Holmganga en het Althing.
	home.tiscali.nl /~thorgalsons/14.htm (91 words)

	The Norse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The major decisions of the country - choice of King, declaration of war, or fundamental problems of justice - were reached at the great regional assemblies called the Landthing, held at Viborg in Jutland, Ringstad in Zealand, and Lund in Skane.
		Complicated disputes were often decided by duels (holmganga) fought under elaborate traditional rules, or by jarnburor (ordeal by fire).
		The most dreaded punishment was banishment, and those who refused to accept the decision of the local Thing and whose case therefore came before the higher court of the Landthing risked this dire fate.
	www.inisfail.com /~ancients/history/the-norse-history.html (9238 words)

	The evolution of blond hair and blue eyes among Nordics
		Speaking of Holmganga, I am sure that you will find equivalent behavior in several other cultures, irrespective of the sexuality of the population.
		J Richards writes: Speaking of Holmganga, I am sure that you will find equivalent behavior in several other cultures, irrespective of the sexuality of the population.
		The exact details vary across cultures, but it would be remarkable if something like Holmganga were found in one group only.
	majorityrights.com /index.php/weblog/comments/the_evolution_of_blond_hair_and_blue_eyes_among_nordics (15534 words)

	Cleasby/Vigfusson, page b0280
		The holmganga differed from the plain einvigi or duel, as
		Court in 1004 and the abolition of the ordeal of holmganga 'a few years
		champions, sprang from the heathen holmganga, though this was always
	lexicon.ff.cuni.cz /html/oi_cleasbyvigfusson/b0280.html (906 words)

	AFTER GROG BLOG: NORSE PLAY
		Those that couldn't be settled at these quarter sessions went to the Althing at Thingvellir.
		Only when a dispute couldn't be adjudicated according to law did the disputants wade out to an island in the Oxara river to fight it out (they called it "holmganga" - to go out to the island).
		And THAT is why, oh best beloved, the Norse brought the word "law" to the English language.
	aftergrogblog.blogs.com /agb/2005/04/norse_play.html (611 words)

	RuneGame.com Forums - just got the demo... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Like I said, with "dialup", I go in to have fun and meet others whether I "live" or "die".
		In RUNE "1 on 1 Honor" maps, this is more like a Viking "Holmganga" or duel as you may have read or seen (ie "13th Warrior").
		However, there are no guarantees that all will honor waiting their turn.....
	www.runegame.com /vbf/showthread.php?t=24852 (2344 words)

	Atlantian Minister of the List - Handbook - Part 2 - VI. Types of Tournaments
		Depending upon the number of fighters and time period allowed, two bear pits can be run simultaneously.
		A variant of the bear pit is a "Holmgang." The word "holmganga" in Norse literally meant "go to a small island." It referred to a trial of combat used to settle legal disputes or to defend one's honor.
		A public challenge would be issued, naming the time and location of the fight.
	mol.atlantia.sca.org /Handbook/Types.html (6730 words)

	A Study of Tyr
		As Tacitus recorded, only the priests were allowed to mete out punishment, from floggings to death.
		These punishments were decided at the Thing, at first by the Godar, then in later times by the "holmganga" (trial-by- combat) (Davidson 1964).
		Both of these methods fall under the auspices of Tyr.
	www.crimsonmane.org /spikevision/tyr.html (2216 words)

	Malory VIII.6-7
		Primitive combat between Tristram and Marhalt, on an island in the Old Norse manner: This form of combat was called homlganga ("island-going") in Old Norse.
		Another example of holmganga is Tristram's combat with Elyas, the leader of the Saxon army (Malory X.30).
		Judicial combat in Morte Darthur: Malory's narrative includes four types of combat.
	www.csuohio.edu /english/mal8c6.html (65 words)

	Deadly Duels DVD : Canadian Blu-Ray and DVD Store - - CinemaClock.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Dramatic reenactments bring the swordsmen, knights in armor and pistol duelists from different eras into fascinating contemporary focus.
		Duels of Chivalry - Explores the origins of dueling in the Age of Knights and the Teutonic tradition of “trial by combat.” Famous duels include the vicious Holmganga knife duel and Jarnac versus La Chastaigneraye, the finest French swordsman of the time.
		Duels of Honor - Europe, from the 16th century renaissance through today.
	www.cinemaclock.com /dvd/dvd.aw/p.clock/r.ont/m.Orangeville/j.e/i.915581/n.1/f.DEADLY_DUELS.html (317 words)

	Dark Ages Movies? - Sword Forum International
		Another "Viking" film, not as accurate as The Vikings, I must admit this film has grown on me to the point where I enjoy it quite a bit, despite it's weak story line and inaccuracies in terms of arms and armor.
		However, the depictions of the Viking ethos, religion and mentality are pretty accurate, and the duel is a pretty accurate rendition of a Viking holmganga.
		Still, Robert Crichton's book Eaters of the Dead was better, and made things a bit more understandable (then again, Beowulf itself is better yet).
	forums.swordforum.com /showthread.php?t=37937 (2540 words)

	[MR] [Fwd: Fw: A Viking Thyng]
		We offer again many of your favorite pastimes.
		We encourage you to play in persona-bring suit before the Thyng, join a clan and help settle a feud (melee battle), barter and trade, or challenge an opponent to holmganga.
		Please bring your Viking tents to add to the atmosphere; there is a period only camping area.
	www.atlantia.sca.org /pipermail/atlantia/2001-August/002172.html (680 words)

	Judicial Combat in Malory
		By this means, Malory calls into question the validity of judicial combat as a legal procedure.
		Primitive holmganga between single combatants representing nations or armies in order to determine which shall pay tribute to the other; with witnesses, but no judges:
		Malory VIII.6-7: Tristram (desiring to become a Round Table knight) against Marhalt, champion of Ireland
	www.csuohio.edu /english/malduel.html (1322 words)

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