Military and religious life in the Middle Ages and at the period of the Renaissance (1870)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884 · London : Bickers & Son · leaf 209
rise to trial by ordeal, or the judgment of God, whichincluded ordeal by fire, by boiling water, by the cross, and by the sword, towhich women, and even princesses, were subjected. Mankind, in the sim-plicity of its belief, appealed to God, the sovereign judge, and implored Himto grant strength and… … Fig. 125.—Fight between Baymbault de Morueil and Gruyon de Losenne. The Abbot of St. Denisat the feet of the Archbishop of Paris, taking oath that his cause, defended by Baymbault, isa just one.—Fac-simile of a Miniature in the Romance of Charles Martel, enlarged byDavid Aubert. Manuscript of the…
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