Didn’t want to clutter the board, so I’m making a single thread with two unrelated questions. If it’s a big no-no, mods, feel free to split it.
Question number 1 : When did the last honor duel happen in the West ? And are there places in the world where such duels are still not only legal but happening ?
I’m talking about your honest to Og formalized affair, at an appointed time, with witnesses, rules and so on ? Let’s only focus on duels to the death of one (or both) participants, because frankly, first blood is for wusses. Note also that while I started the thread thinking about sword duels, pistol duels are OK too. But no dueling banjos !
Question number 2 : whenever someone dies on TV, another character will get all weepy, then when The Emotional Moment has passed and it’s time to move on, will slowly pass a hand on the dead person’s face to close his/her eyes.
Does this really happen in reality ? Why ? Does it have anything to do with the Ancient Greek tradition of putting coins for the Ferryman on the eyes of the dead ?