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henryfjordan on Sept 23, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: 60 knights paused a war to fight a battle royale

>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

varjag on Sept 25, 2022 [–]

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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