In pre-industrial societies, there tend to be three levels of homicide. At the most intimate level, killing within the family or local descent group is felt to bring the threat of permanent mystical misfortune, because it violates the most fundamental...

. The phenomenon of private war reveals essential aspects of medieval French society and government, particularly those relating to chivalry, violence, and the growth of royal sovereignty. Private war in fact existed long before it took on codified...

A feud (pronounced /ˈfjuːd/) is a long-running argument or fight between parties—often, through guilt by association, groups of people, especially families or clans. Feuds tend to begin because one party (correctly or incorrectly) perceives...