Dueling

thumb|The Code Of Honor—A Duel in the Bois De Boulogne, Near Paris, wood-engraving after Godefroy Durand, ''[[Harper's Weekly'' (January 1875)]]

300px|right|thumb|Egill Skallagrímsson engaging in holmgang with Berg-Önundr, painting by [[Johannes Flintoe]] Holmgang (, , Danish and , ) is a duel practiced by early medieval Scandinavians. It was a legally recognized way to settle disputes.

thumb|331x331px|A duel between Ali and Amr ibn Abd al-Wud in the [[Battle of the Trench]] The Mubarizun (, "duelists", or "champions") formed a special unit of the Rashidun army during the Muslim conquests of the 7th century. The Mubarizun were a recognized part of the Muslim army with the purpose of engaging enemy champions in single combat. In Arab, Byzantine, and Sassanian warfare, battles usually began with duels between the champion warriors of the opposing armies.

term

1503 battle of the Third Italian War

1140 battle between Leon and Portugal

The ability to quickly draw a handgun and accurately fire it upon a target in the process

type of pistol

former Olympic sport