A man attempts to rape a woman, she fights him off and escapes. One king institutes a "prima nocta", meaning that lords have the right to sex with any woman on her wedding night. In one instance, a lord is seen coming to claim this "right": her husband fights the soldiers but she stops him and goes with the lord, as otherwise they would both probably be killed. Nothing is shown on-screen but it is made clear that the woman is raped, and it is implied that this happens to many other women. This is referenced several times throughout the film.