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* In the days when kinship dominated the political scene honorable hostage exchange was a quirky example of this. Though a hostage could be executed if his ruler broke a treaty until then he was treated as a guest. Some versions of this had the guest fighting in the host's army and it was not unknown for a famous warlord to win his spurs in this way.
* Similarly high-class prisoners of war could receive positively regal treatment. Treatment at a lower level ranged from mundane but decent, to hellish. However if resources and good will were available, sometimes even lower ranks sat out the war in comfort. This custom continued almost until the present day including some rather old-fashioned seeming graces. Military Historian, John Keegan
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