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Patrick Kelly
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 Posted: Mon 17 Oct, 2005 3:20 pm Post subject: Crossword question? |
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I received this question in an e-mail:
| Quote: | I wonder if you could kindly help my poor mother in law who is battling with the Last clue on a cross word. The clue is “Round ended coronation sword”. We have the following letters:
C – R – ANA. |
Any ideas?
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Nathan Robinson
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| Posted: Mon 17 Oct, 2005 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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Curtana Sword
The pointless sword carried before English monarchs at their coronation, and emblematically considered as the sword of mercy. The sword of Edward the Confessor.
Form Wiki: Curtana or Cortana or Courtain, was the sword of King Edward the Confessor. Today, the sword is carried in procession before the British sovereign at his or her coronation. The sword has no point and is an emblem of mercy. It bears an inscription which reads "My name is Cortana, of the same steel and temper as Joyeuse and Durendal."
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M. Taylor
Location: Chesterland, Ohio Joined: 01 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Mon 17 Oct, 2005 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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Patrick,
That would be:
Curtana
\Cur*ta"na\ , n. The pointless sword carried before English monarchs at their coronation, and emblematically considered as the sword of mercy; -- also called the sword of Edward the Confessor.
From Dictionary.com
"Only people not able to grow tall from their own efforts and achievements seek to subdue their fellow man."
"Only people not being able to find comfort in their own mind seek to silence others. " - Per Bylund
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M. Taylor
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| Posted: Mon 17 Oct, 2005 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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Beaten to the puch again  . NIce work, Nathan!
"Only people not able to grow tall from their own efforts and achievements seek to subdue their fellow man."
"Only people not being able to find comfort in their own mind seek to silence others. " - Per Bylund
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Nathan Robinson
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M. Taylor
Location: Chesterland, Ohio Joined: 01 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Mon 17 Oct, 2005 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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It's also called the 'Sword of Mercy', which is why the broken (or rounded point) is significant. Found this picture.
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"Only people not able to grow tall from their own efforts and achievements seek to subdue their fellow man."
"Only people not being able to find comfort in their own mind seek to silence others. " - Per Bylund
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Bob Burns
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| Posted: Tue 25 Oct, 2005 8:52 am Post subject: Curtana |
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Dayum, continuously learning in here!
Bob
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Steve Grisetti
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Cool. That's a new one for me, too. Anybody know if this was really the sword of Edward the Confessor? Or, how/why did the point get broken?
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M. Taylor
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No, this is not the sword of Edward the Confessor. I don't know anything in particular about the sword other than that it was probably made for Charles II in 1661; that's all I could find from Google searching. From what I read, the point is broken to symbolize mercy, which tempers justice. It was a fun few minutes of detective work to find out what I did.
"Only people not able to grow tall from their own efforts and achievements seek to subdue their fellow man."
"Only people not being able to find comfort in their own mind seek to silence others. " - Per Bylund
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Greg Griggs
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| Posted: Wed 26 Oct, 2005 8:06 am Post subject: |
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| M. Taylor wrote: | | No, this is not the sword of Edward the Confessor. I don't know anything in particular about the sword other than that it was probably made for Charles II in 1661; that's all I could find from Google searching. From what I read, the point is broken to symbolize mercy, which tempers justice. It was a fun few minutes of detective work to find out what I did. |
Gotta love learning tibbits of information like this; keeps the mind sharp. Isn't it amazing how instruments of war can be turned into such wonderful pieces of symbolism that affect how even a monarch is enthroned.
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This is a standard topic