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[[Image:Melee.jpg|thumb|450px|An example of Melee]]

[[Image:Melee.jpg|thumb|450px|An example of a melee]]

A '''melee''' is a [[Middle Ages|medieval]] term for disorganized group combat.

A '''melee''' is a [[medieval]] term for disorganized group [[combat]]. Frequently a melee would occur if the combattants on one side were not a rigorously trained [[army]], but rather were a [[militia]], a mob of local [[peasant]]s, or a ragtag group of [[mercenary|mercenaries]].

 

The term comes from the French word ''mélée'', the feminine benefactive form of the verb ''méler'' (alternately ''medeler''). This verb means ''to mix'' and is related to the English words ''medley'' and ''mettle''.

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