Editing Duel (section)

====Holy Roman Empire and Germany====
In [[Early New High German]], the duel was known as ''Kampf'', or ''Kampffechten''. The German dueling tradition originates in the Late Middle Ages, within the [[German school of fencing]]. In the 15th century, duels were fought between members of the nobility wearing full [[Plate armour|plate armor]]. During the late 16th and the 17th century, this tradition was gradually replaced with the modern fencing with the rapier following the [[Dardi school]], while at the same time the practice of dueling spread to the [[Bourgeoisie|bourgeois]] classes, especially among [[Academic fencing|students]].

The term ''Kampf'' is replaced by the modern German ''Duell'' during the same period, attested in the Latin form ''duellum'' from c. 1600, and as ''Duell'' from the 1640s.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/etymologisches00klug |title=Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache |language=de |last=Kluge |first=Friedrich |year=1899 |edition=6th |via=Internet Archive |access-date=2021-10-07 |location=Strasbourg |publisher=Trübner}}</ref> A modern remnant of German dueling culture is found in the non-lethal Mensur tradition in academic fencing.