Superstition and Force Essays on the Wager of Law, the Wager of Battle, the Ordeal, Torture
CHAPTER XI.
BIER-RIGHT.
Doubtful origin 359 Examples of its use 361 It lingers to the present day 367 Attempts to explain it 368 Weight ascribed to it 369
Superstition and Force Essays on the Wager of Law, the Wager of Battle, the Ordeal, Torture
BIER-RIGHT.
Doubtful origin 359 Examples of its use 361 It lingers to the present day 367 Attempts to explain it 368 Weight ascribed to it 369