Curtana
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Curtana, also known as the Sword of Mercy, is a ceremonial sword used at the coronation of British kings and queens. One of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, its end is blunt and squared to symb
Procession in the 1685 coronation of James II, including blunt Curtana sword (E) borne by the Earl of Shrewsbury.—Engraving from Sandford (1687), History of the Coronation of James II
Tristan
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Tristan, also known as Tristran or Tristram and similar names, is the folk hero of the legend of Tristan and Iseult. While escorting the Irish princess Iseult to wed Tristan's uncle, King Mark of Corn
Curtana
…There are several swords answering to this description. The original is thought to be the same as the unnamed regalia sword purported to be the sword of Tristan, although he may be a fictional character contrived by a bard. The original may also be the sword of Edward the Confessor, although this provenance is…
Tristan and Isolde (Life) by Rogelio de Egusquiza (1912)
"Tristain's" attributed arms
August Spieß's painting of Tristan and Isolde being discovered by Mark
N. C. Wyeth' illustration from The Boy's King Arthur (1922), adapted from Le Morte d'Arthur by Sidney Lanier: "'Oh, gentle knight,' said la Belle Isolde, 'full woe am I of thy departing'."