About the rules of knight duel

In a duel between knights, the losing side will be captured, horses, weapons and armor will be given to the winning side, and his family will pay a ransom for redemption.

There are also many examples of duels being killed, especially if there is resentment between the two sides, it will be easy to end the contest with death.

As for being captured on the battlefield, it depends on what enemy is captured. If you meet a pagan, chivalry won't work. If it happens to be a battle between Christian countries, according to chivalry, prisoners should hand over their horses, weapons and armor before they can get respect and preferential treatment. The victorious party will notify the families of the prisoners after the war and let them redeem them with money.

In fact, medieval wars were more about money. There is an established rule among medieval knights that ransom is exchanged for prisoners, and it is clearly marked.

For example, in the Battle of Alkukin in the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France, France was defeated and more than 2,000 French troops were captured. On the second day after the war, the British army made a proposal to France:

2 heavy cavalry+1 archer 22000 Duckett.

1 jazz 16000 Duckett

1 heavy cavalry 8000 Duckett

1 archer 360-650 Duckett

1356, French king John II was captured after his defeat. In Britain, the lion demanded a ransom of 3 million gold Louis, which was several times more than the annual revenue of France, so that it took ministers four years to collect the money.

1360- 1370, Edward III gained 268,000 gold Louis through the war between Britain and France, far more than its tax revenue. As a result, the king of England talked about peace at a meeting with ministers and said a famous saying that will never go down in history: "Don't talk to me about peace, the consequence of maintaining peace is poverty."

Because of the popularity of redemption system, war is just an expensive game for knights, and being captured increases the excitement of the game. For the winner, catching a few knights can get thousands of Duckett for nothing, which is much more cost-effective than the income of the manor. It is natural to reduce the killing on the battlefield, because every killing of a knight represents a great loss of money. And treat the prisoners with courtesy. The first is the god of wealth, who represents an income when he is alive. Second, the situation has reversed. In case you are captured that day, you can also have a good meal. For a loser, it's just a loss of money. Try to catch a few prisoners in the next war and get the losses back. Therefore, westerners don't think surrender is shameful. War is a profession that makes money by investing, especially for those knights who have no land. Taking part in the war is an opportunity to get rich.