Mêlée in the context of "Efe (zeybek)"

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⭐ Core Definition: Mêlée

A melee (/ˈmeɪleɪ/ or /ˈmɛleɪ/) is a confused hand-to-hand fight among several people. The English term melee originated circa 1648 from the French word mêlée (French: [mɛle]), derived from the Old French mesler, from which medley and meddle were also derived.

The 1812 tabletop wargame Kriegsspiel, and H.G. Wells' 1913 Little Wars, referred to the hand-combat stage of the game as a melée, or mêlée, respectively. The term was brought over to tabletop role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, and in turn to role-playing video games, to describe any close-combat encounter.

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👉 Mêlée in the context of Efe (zeybek)

The Efe were the leaders of Turkish irregular soldiers, called the Zeybeks and Kızan. There are several theories about the origins of the word Efe. For Turks, Efe is a special culture.For this reason, Efe people are still respected and Zeybek dances are performed at special celebrations.

The organization of the Efe and Zeybeks was first seen in the 16th century during the Jelali revolts which dismantled power throughout the Ottoman Empire. After that time, men who rebelled against local pressures and injustices and settled in the mountains were called Efe or Zeybek. The Efe were distinctive in their attire, weapons and general appearance, which were created for survival and to best suit the life of an Efe. For example, they wore shorter trousers than were common at the time, and a yataghan with only one side with a sharpened point which was useful in mêlée combat.

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Mêlée in the context of Hastilude

Hastilude is a generic term used in the Middle Ages to refer to many kinds of martial games. The word comes from the Latin hastiludium, literally "lance game". By the 14th century, the term usually excluded tournaments and was used to describe the other games collectively; this seems to have coincided with the increasing preference for ritualistic and individualistic games over the traditional mêlée style.

Today, the most well-known of the hastiludes are the tournament, or tourney, and the joust, but over the medieval period a number of other games and sports developed, which differed in popularity and rules from area to area, and from period to period. Distinction was made between the different types by contemporaries in their description, laws, prohibitions, and customs.

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← Efe (zeybek) ← Hastilude
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Hand-to-hand combat → Wargame → Kriegsspiel → H.G. Wells → Little Wars → Tabletop role-playing game → Dungeons & Dragons → Role-playing video game →