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Furthermore, if the sword in Joan of Arc's coat of arms represented a baton of bastardy, then it would be unique in heraldry; it is inconsistent with the laws of heraldry that a sword party per pale (see "Coat of Arms of Jeanne d'Arc" [3]) be considered a sign of illegitimacy. It would also mean that Joan of Arc and several witnesses perjured ...
Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d'Arc [ʒan daʁk] ⓘ; Middle French: Jehanne Darc [ʒəˈãnə ˈdark]; c. 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of France during the Hundred Years' War.
A sword identified with Charlemagne's Joyeuse was carried in front of the Coronation processions for French kings, for the first time in 1270 , and for the last time in 1825 (at the Coronation of Charles X). The sword was kept in the Treasury of Saint-Denis since at least 1505, before it was moved to the Louvre in 1793.
Joan of Arc's sword, Joan's "voices" told her that a magical and holy sword would be found in the Church of Saint Catherine of Fierbois. It had five crosses upon it and that the rust was easily removed. Joyeuse, sword of Charlemagne. Some legends claim Joyeuse was forged to contain the Lance of Longinus within its pommel; others say the blade ...
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Joan of Arc Kissing the Sword of Deliverance: Dante Gabriel Rossetti: Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Strasbourg: oil on canvas, 61.2 × 53.2 cm (24.1 × 20.9 in) 1864 Jeanne d'Arc Prisoner of the English: Stanisław Chlebowski: Musée Barrois (Bar-le-Duc), France 1864 Joan of Arc: Dante Gabriel Rossetti: private collection
Preface (by Charles T. Wood); Joan of Arc's Sword in the Stone (by Bonnie Wheeler). A brief discussion of Joan's sword, obtained from the church of Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois and its relation to other famous swords with mystic powers such as those of King Arthur (), Roland (), El Cid (Tizona and Colada), Charlemagne (), and others.
Joan of Arc chasing off camp followers. On 24 June, preceded by her squire, Louis de Coutes , who held her banner emblazoned Jhésus Maria, Joan of Arc — arriving at Gien wearing her armor forged in Tours and the sword of Fierbois, [13] found Charles VII. [14]