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  2. Knight of Swords - Wikipedia

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    The Knight of Swords is a card used in Latin-suited playing cards which include tarot decks. It is part of what tarot card readers call the "Minor Arcana". Tarot cards are used throughout much of Europe to play tarot card games. [1] In English-speaking countries, where the games are largely unknown, tarot cards came to be utilized primarily for ...

  3. The Swords Trilogy - Wikipedia

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    403 pp. ISBN. 0-425-03468-2. The Swords Trilogy is a series of fantasy novels by Michael Moorcock about Corum Jhaelen Irsei, an aspect of the Eternal Champion. It consists of three books published in 1971: The Knight of the Swords, The Queen of the Swords, and The King of the Swords. In the UK the trilogy has been published under the titles The ...

  4. Nine of Swords - Wikipedia

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    The Nine of Swords is a Minor Arcana tarot card, also known as the Lord of Cruelty. In many countries around Europe it is used as a game card. This card has the numerical value of nine. According to certain traditions and beliefs, tarot cards are believed to tell the future, or have a divination usage. According to these traditions, it is a ...

  5. Corum Jhaelen Irsei - Wikipedia

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    The Sword and the Stallion (1974) Created by. Michael Moorcock. Corum Jhaelen Irsei (known also as "the Prince in the Scarlet Robe" and "Corum of the Silver Hand") is a fictional fantasy hero in a series of novels written by Michael Moorcock. The character was introduced in the novel The Knight of Swords, published in 1971.

  6. Sir Balin - Wikipedia

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    W. H. Margetson 's illustration for Legends of King Arthur and His Knights (1914) Balin / ˈbeɪlɪn / the Savage, also known as the Knight with the Two Swords, is a character in the Arthurian legend. Like Galahad, Balin is a late addition to the medieval Arthurian world. His story, as told by Thomas Malory in Le Morte d'Arthur, is based upon ...

  7. Flaming sword (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    The flaming sword is an attribute of both Jophiel and Uriel. According to the Bible, a flaming sword (Hebrew: להט החרב lahat chereb or literally "flame of the whirling sword" Hebrew: להט החרב המתהפכת lahaṭ haḥereb hammithappeket) was entrusted to the cherubim by God to guard the gates of Paradise after Adam and Eve were ...

  8. List of backmasked messages - Wikipedia

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    The message is composed of rearranged verses from earlier in the song. The B-52s "Detour Thru Your Mind" "I buried my parakeet in the backyard. Oh no, you're playing the record backward. Watch out, you might ruin your needle." [4] A reversed message in Fred Schneider's voice, starting at the 4:35 mark.

  9. Knights of the Round Table - Wikipedia

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    The Knights of the Round Table (Welsh: Marchogion y Ford Gron, Cornish: Marghekyon an Moos Krenn, Breton: Marc'hegien an Daol Grenn) are the legendary knights of the fellowship of King Arthur that first appeared in the Matter of Britain literature in the mid-12th century. The Knights are an order dedicated to ensuring the peace of Arthur's ...