Droit de seigneur - the right of the lord.
in the movie braveheart what was it called when the king took a mans wife away on their wedding night?
in the movie braveheart what was it called when the king took a mans wife away on their wedding night?
Droit de seigneur - the right of the lord.
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SnowSnowSnow Says:
April 7th, 2010 at 5:52 amprima nocte = first night
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scoutma53 Says:
April 7th, 2010 at 5:58 amDroit de seigneur - the right of the lord.
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JimmyStritz1889 Says:
April 7th, 2010 at 6:26 amjus 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.
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turtlegirl23 Says:
April 7th, 2010 at 6:51 amKidnapping, I don’t know!
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April 7th, 2010 at 5:39 am
prima nocte = first night
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April 7th, 2010 at 6:15 am
Droit de seigneur - the right of the lord.
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April 7th, 2010 at 6:27 am
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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April 7th, 2010 at 6:35 am
Kidnapping, I don’t know!
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