26TIL that the last sword duel in France took place in 1967, between the mayor of Marseilles and the presidential candidate of the Socialist Party.(rarehistoricalphotos.com)posted 1 year ago bygarfaagel@sh.itjust.worksin todayilearned@lemmy.mlView comments7 commentssavehidereportSort:HotTopControversialNewOldYou are viewing a single thread.View all comments View context [ +- ]Bad_Company_Daps@lemmy.ca1 point1 year agoIt was a just a regular duel, the point isn’t to kill but basically “touch” the other guy like in a fencing match. The other guy got hit twice and survived but had to go to his wedding the next day. permalinksavereportparentreply
