It all began, what is most interesting in long Germany. Moreover, Russia actively cultivated this kind of relationship. Russian women also know a lot about duels. In the course of the duel by fighting rivals often joined by their secondand gualandi smeared the tips of the swords irritating compositions to a wound caused terrible pain brawling and fighting with pistols, the two rivals shot up to as long as one of them was killed or seriously wounded. From ten duels between women, eight had a fatal outcome (for comparison: male duel ended with murder in four cases out of ten). And the cruelty exhibited by them in the duels, shocking. When a noise frightened nuns rushed into the room, then they opened a terrible picture: on the floor lay two blood-soaked ladies, one of whom was dead and the other dying.

But locked in my room, ladies, instead start praying, drew his daggers and rushed at each other. They asked the mother superior permits room for her prayer. Benedicts is mentioned that on in the monastery arrived two noble ladies. Thus, in the chronicle of Milan's convent of St. But as the documentary sources of the period, we can say, no, I'll move time forward. The countdown also Chronicles women's duels could lead to ancient times, when reigned matriarchy and women have taken a more active stance. This fight was not something special, but, thanks to Richelieu, in the notes which mentions this event, and the memories themselves duelyantok, he left a mark in history. The duel ended with the victory of the Countess who shot her rival in the ear. Women, too, were not averse to fighting each other, moreover, the duel between them was not so rare and for the most part, much more bloody and sophisticated. The duel is considered a prerogative of men, but this view is mistaken.

The Twentieth Century by Albert Robida