Timeline for What are the rules of Trial by Combat in Game of Thrones?
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| Nov 2, 2016 at 16:35 | comment | added | TheMathemagician | After his demand for trial-by-combat had been agreed, Tyrion stated that as Lysa had chosen to use a champion he also had that right. This implies that under Westerosi laws the accused had to fight themselves if they demanded trial-by-combat but their accuser chose to fight in person. | |
| Apr 8, 2015 at 3:48 | comment | added | user36551 | I don't think it's spelled out explicitly, but since in a trial you either get convicted or nothing happens (you don't counter-convict the court), it would seem reasonable that only the status of the defending champion is important at the end of the trial. If the prosecuting champion inflicts a mortal blow but dies first, the gods have still struck down the defendant. | |
| May 15, 2014 at 10:28 | comment | added | Stefan Urziceanu | From what I've read in the books, I believe so. In this example (which I will not spoil), the second one dies from wounds inflicted during the fight, while the first one dies during the fight, so the one that lives the longest is the winner. | |
| May 15, 2014 at 1:18 | comment | added | Justin Ethier | What happens if both combatants kill each other? Is the loser the first one that dies? | |
| May 14, 2014 at 15:23 | comment | added | coburne | Refresh my memory on the yielding, I only remember bouts ending in death. | |
| S May 14, 2014 at 14:49 | history | suggested | nnnn | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 14, 2014 at 3:10 | comment | added | Stefan Urziceanu | I figured it was a bit unrelated to the question | |
| May 14, 2014 at 3:09 | comment | added | asteri | You didn't have to edit the spoiler out. Just wrap it in a spoiler text box! Nice post. Agree that it would do well with citations. | |
| May 14, 2014 at 3:05 | history | edited | Stefan Urziceanu | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 14, 2014 at 2:47 | comment | added | Braiam | "Of course, some find workarounds." you mean loopholes ;) | |
| May 14, 2014 at 2:26 | comment | added | Nick T | Good post; would be excellent with citations though. | |
| May 13, 2014 at 16:49 | comment | added | puser | "Also only a knight of the Kingsguard can champion a queen in a trial by battle if she has been accused of treason." - i can only assume this is a spoiler... | |
| May 13, 2014 at 16:19 | comment | added | System Down | Anointed knights can also request trial by combat even if they are humbly born. We see it happen in The Hedge Knight. | |
| May 13, 2014 at 12:36 | vote | accept | KharoBangdo | ||
| May 13, 2014 at 8:47 | comment | added | Royal Canadian Bandit | +1. A few additional points: In Book/Season 1, the individual who chose trial by combat in the Vale was not permitted his first choice of champion, and had to make do with someone else. (But that trial was being presided over by Lysa Arryn, who is, shall we say, eccentric.) Trial by combat only seems to be open to knights/nobility; none of the common criminals on the Wall mentioned it as an option. Finally, the champion does have to be willing to fight for the accused. You can't just name anyone you like so that he will be forced to fight for you. | |
| S May 13, 2014 at 7:46 | history | suggested | Einer | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 13, 2014 at 6:51 | history | edited | Stefan Urziceanu | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 13, 2014 at 6:44 | history | answered | Stefan Urziceanu | CC BY-SA 3.0 |