That never actually happened; it's a legend that was already found in songs from the 1100s. The 1361 or 71 date is from an invented marginal comment in an editi

That never actually happened; it's a legend that was already found in songs from the 1100s. The 1361 or 71 date is from an invented marginal comment in an edition of Montaigne's works: http://gatinais.histoire.pagesperso-orange.fr/Chien_de_Montargis.htm http://gatinais.histoire.pagesperso-orange.fr/Chien_de_Monta... Judiciary combat probably wasn't that common in the late 1300s, although it still existed.