in the movie braveheart what was it called when the king took a mans wife away on their wedding night?

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Droit de seigneur - the right of the lord.

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  1. SnowSnowSnow Says:

    prima nocte = first night
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  2. scoutma53 Says:

    Droit de seigneur - the right of the lord.
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  3. JimmyStritz1889 Says:

    jus primae noctis is a Latin term for ‘law of the first night’. However, it should be noted that much of Braveheart, as much as I loved this movie, was not historically accurate.

    http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1139/did-medieval-lords-have-right-of-the-first-night-with-the-local-brides
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  4. turtlegirl23 Says:

    Kidnapping, I don’t know!
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in the movie braveheart what was it called when the king took a mans wife away on their wedding night?

Posted by admin on April 7th, 2010 and filed under braveheart movie |


Droit de seigneur - the right of the lord.

4 Responses

  1. SnowSnowSnow Says:

    prima nocte = first night
    References :

  2. scoutma53 Says:

    Droit de seigneur - the right of the lord.
    References :

  3. JimmyStritz1889 Says:

    jus primae noctis is a Latin term for ‘law of the first night’. However, it should be noted that much of Braveheart, as much as I loved this movie, was not historically accurate.

    http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1139/did-medieval-lords-have-right-of-the-first-night-with-the-local-brides
    References :

  4. turtlegirl23 Says:

    Kidnapping, I don’t know!
    References :

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