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Etc: Clip Art Etc: The Spiritual and the Temporal Power
St. Peter gives to Pope Leo III the stola and to Charlemagne the banner of Rome as symbols of the spiritual and temporal power. The portrait of Charlemagne here shown is with little doubt the oldest in existence.-Myers, 1905
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Trial by Combat
The trial by combat, or wager of battle, was a solemn judicial duel. It was resorted to in the belief that God would give victory to the right.-Myers, 1905
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Typical Medieval Castle
An example of a medieval castle.
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Etc: Clip Art Etc: Wager of Battle Between a Man and Woman
There are instances mentioned, however, where even women performed the wager of battle; in which case, to equalize the conditions, the man was placed in a pit waist-deep, with his left hand tied behind his back.-Myers, 1905