Feuds

18th century samurai battle

A feud , also known in more extreme cases as a blood feud, vendetta, faida, clan war, gang war, private war, or mob war, is a long-running argument or fight, often between social groups of people, especially families or clans. Feuds begin because one party perceives itself to have been attacked, insulted, injured, or otherwise wronged by another. Intense feelings of resentment trigger an initial retribution, which causes the other party to feel greatly aggrieved and vengeful. The dispute is subsequently fueled by a long-running cycle of retaliatory violence. This continual cycle of provocation

war of succession (1534–36) that brought about the Reformation in Denmark

Large-scale Peasant revolt

conflict between the dynasties of the Capetians and Plantagenets

civil war in Lithuania from 1697 to 1702

15th-century skirmishes in northern England

law of vendetta among South Slavic peoples

conflict in Russian military leadership

document in which a feud was announced