A History of Matrimonial Institutions, Vol. 1 of 3Howard, George Elliott
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A History of Matrimonial Institutions, Vol. 1 of 3
Howard, George Elliott
Families; Marriage -- History
Thus, in Altmark, after the
wedding feast, followed by a dance, a runaway match takes place
between the newly married pair. "Two lusty young fellows take the
girl between them, the bridegroom gives her a 'start,' and the race
begins. If the lover does not succeed in overtaking her, he must
look out for the gibes of the crowd."[544]
[536] LUBBOCK, _op. cit._, 115, 116.
[537] POST, _Geschlechtsgenossenschaft_, 58;
LUBBOCK, _op. cit._, 114-16; MCLENNAN,
_op. cit._, I, 13-15. For symbols of rape in India see
KOHLER, in _ZVR._, VIII, 91, 114 (Dekkan); IX, 325
(Bengal); X, 74-77 (Bombay).
[538] For the Slavs see DARGUN, _op. cit._, 103 ff.;
and for the Germans, _ibid._, 111-40; DÜRINGSFELD,
_Hochzeitsbuch_, 22 ff., 65 ff., 113 ff., _passim_.
[539] This custom, in some form, prevails throughout Europe:
DARGUN, _op. cit._, 107 ff., 135 ff. On all these
practices compare SCHROEDER, _Hochzeitsbräuche_, 57 ff.
[540] "In Schweden wird die Braut an manchen Orten vom
Bräutigam und seinen Gehilfen tief im Heu versteckt
gefunden."--DARGUN, _op. cit._, 132;
DÜRINGSFELD, _Hochzeitsbuch_, 9.
[541] WEINHOLD, _Deutsche Frauen_, I, 389; _cf._
DARGUN, _op. cit._, 130.
[542] DARGUN, _op. cit._, 130, 131; _cf._
SCHROEDER, _op. cit._, 72-78.
[543] In the _Brautlauf_ "eine Beziehung auf den Frauenraub ist
anzunehmen, ebenso wie beim analogen Ausdruck 'Brautjagd' in
Lothringen, beim altnordischen 'qvânfang, konfang, verfang,'
d. h. Frauenfang für Ehe und beim gothischen 'quên liugan' das
Weib verhüllen, verschleiern, binden für Heiraten, sowie beim
gleichbedeutenden mittelhochdeutschen: 'der briute binden.'"
DARGUN, _op. cit._, 130; _cf._ SCHMIDT,
_Hochzeiten in Thüringen_, 40; DÜRINGSFELD, _op. cit._,
155 ff.
[544] DARGUN, _op. cit._, 130, 131. WEINHOLD,
_op. cit._, I, 384 ff., gives many examples of similar wedding
customs, and SCHMIDT, _Jus primae noctis_, 126-46,
discusses the _Brautlauf_ and like practices, citing the sources
in detail. _Cf._ GRIMM, _Rechtsalterthümer_, 419;
_idem_, _Wörterbuch_, II, 336 ff.
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