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Ransom (other)
Ransom is the practice of holding a prisoner to extort money or property to secure their release, or it can refer to the sum of money involved. Ransom or The Ransom may also refer to: People * Ransom (surname) * Ransom (given name) Places in the United States * Ransom, Illinois, a village * Ransom, Kansas, a city * Ransom, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Ransom, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Ransom County, North Dakota * Ransom Township (other) * Ransom House (other), various buildings on the National Register of Historic Places Film and television * ''The Ransom'' (1915 film), a lost American silent drama * ''Ransom'' (1928 film), a lost American silent film * '' Ransom!'', a 1956 American film starring Glenn Ford * ''Ransom'' (1974 film), a British film starring Sean Connery * ''The Ransom'' (1977 film), an American thriller film starring Oliver Reed * ''Ransom'' (1996 film), an American remake of the 1956 film, starring Mel Gibs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ransom
Ransom refers to the practice of holding a prisoner or item to extort money or property to secure their release. It also refers to the sum of money paid by the other party to secure a captive's freedom. When ransom means "payment", the word comes via Old French ''rançon'' from Latin ''redemptio'', 'buying back'; compare " redemption". Ransom cases Julius Caesar was captured by pirates near the island of Pharmacusa, and held until someone paid 50 talents to free him. In Europe during the Middle Ages, ransom became an important custom of chivalric warfare. An important knight, especially nobility or royalty, was worth a significant sum of money if captured, but nothing if he was killed. For this reason, the practice of ransom contributed to the development of heraldry Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, Imper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |