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  • A REAPPRAISAL OF THE CLOSIN...
    PAVLOVIĆ, MILIJA N.; WALKER, ROGER M.

    Medium aevum, 01/1989, Volume: 58, Issue: 2
    Journal Article

    The duels that bring the medieval "Poema de mio Cid" to a close have been misinterpreted by critics as simple trials by ordeal. Critics have failed to recognize that the "rieptos" that precede the duels are not merely challenges but represent an elaborate and discrete legal institution, which did not necessarily have to end in a duel.