oath of truce

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• Truce of God — Latin Treuga Dei, or Treva Dei. In the 10c Wido, bishop of Puy, persuaded knights and peasants to swear to protect Church property and not to plunder. At a more formal level, it can be traced back to the *Synod of Elne in 1027, which suspended… …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

• Truce of God — Measure by the medieval Roman Catholic Church to suspend warfare on certain days of the week and for certain church festivals and Lent. It was instituted in France as early as 1027, and elsewhere in Europe (excluding England) during the next… …   Universalium

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• God, Truce of — ▪ ecclesiastical decree Latin  Treuga Dei, or Treva Dei,         a measure by the medieval Roman Catholic Church to suspend warfare during certain days of the week and during the period of certain church festivals and Lent.       It is traceable… …   Universalium

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