Incorrectly Reported as a Goof!


The Goofs section states the combat at the end between Myles and Alban is a joust, and there should ave been a railing between them.

I asked this be deleted as there is an obvious mistake. My reasons:

What Myles and Alban are doing is not jousting, but trial by combat. TRIAL BY COMBAT! There is a BIG difference here. In an earlier scene, Myles and Sir James face each other in their horses and armed, with lances. This is as close as can be made to a joust. There is a rail between them. A joust is more like two boxers sparring in a friendly fight. Sometimes in a joust people die or were badly hurt. That was not the intention.

Trial by combat, on the other hand, could / would result in the death of one of them so there is no rail! This is more like a championship super fight. Look at this drawing, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_by_combat#/media/File:Gerichtskampf_mair.jpg and tell me where is the rail?

This type of trial was at the time accepted for religious reasons. According to them, God would not abandon the right one.

Remember that trial by combat is not a joust. People, research before you post!

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