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duels come from martial tradition
the enlisted/conscripted classes typically did exactly that.
2 guys would brawl till 1 was the clear winner. no one would interrupt their duel.
dueling with pistols and swords was a tradition of officers (aristocratic/leadership class) and it was often to the death, because the amount of authority granted to them was so high, for them to be challenged by a peer was very serious.
it was holmgang