Dr. Autismo
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Learned about this on the real life example section for the neutral female trope on tvtropes
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Neutral Female - TV Tropes
The hero and the villain are having a Sword Fight or similar one-on-one altercation. Meanwhile, our lovely heroine, whom the narrative will insistently claim is physically capable, is just standing around... and doing absolutely nothing (and not …
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A literal example could occur during medieval sieges. Depending on how well a castle was fortified and supplied, a siege could last years or even decades, so the leader of the attacking army sometimes ended up bringing all the comforts of home along, including his wife. Since women were considered neutral in all conflicts, the lady of the castle and the wife of the attacker were sometimes given safe passage to come and go as they pleased, and may become friends and even make social visits to each other, with each side forbidden to even touch them. Obviously, they would make invaluable hostages or infiltrators, but this didn't always happen. It was unchivalrous.





