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Re:60 knights paused a war to fight a battle royale by hprotagonist on Friday September 23, 2022 @02:40PM (#32955553)
"you can't ransom the dead!" and basically all the combatants were noble.
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Re:60 knights paused a war to fight a battle royale by varjag on Friday September 23, 2022 @03:25PM (#32956023)
Weren't they all executed in the end?
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Re:60 knights paused a war to fight a battle royale by henryfjordan on Friday September 23, 2022 @03:52PM (#32956302)
>All the prisoners were treated well and were released promptly on the payment of a small ransom.

https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Thirty

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Re:60 knights paused a war to fight a battle royale by varjag on Sunday September 25, 2022 @01:10PM (#32973461)
But then again,

According to the visitors' guide to the Chateau de Josselin "As evening fell that day, the victor, Captain de Beaumanoir, returned the prisoners to Josselin and had them executed."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_of_the_Thirty#Battle

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