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| Joyeuse, on display in the Louvre. |
Still, it's an interesting piece of history. Here's a picture of Louis XIV in happier times, holding Joyeuse.
That's quite a haircut.
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one..."
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Joyeuse, the Sword of Charlemagne
I've been working on a new short story, and it needs a magic sword. In auditioning famous swords in history, one of the ones I considered was Joyeuse, the sword of Charlemagne.
I decided not to use it, however, because it's too famous. In fact, it was very easy to find its curent location using Google and Wikipedia.
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Whichever sword you use it should be mighty and rustic, like an old sweater. Worn and loved. That is the sword, i think, for Andre.
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