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Durendal Sword
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Durendal Sword of Roland. Legednary Durendal sword. Sword of the knight Roland a Paladin of Charles the Great. Roland died in a heroic fight against 100 000 Moors (Muslims) in Pyrenees. Roland is a symbol of the true medieval knight.
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Durendal Sword of Roland
Luxury sword of Roland, the legendary knight of Charlemagne.
As told in the Matter of France, Durandal is the name of the sword of Charlemagne's paladin Roland (Roldan). According to Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando Furioso it once belonged to Hector of Troy, and was given to Roland by Malagigi. In The Song of Roland, the sword is said to contain within its hilt one tooth of Saint Peter, blood of Saint Basil, hair of Saint Denis, and a piece of the raiment of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In the poem, during the Roncesvalles battle (August 15th 778) Charlemagne's troops, coming back from the siege of Saragossa, were ambushed by 100,000 Saracens helped by moors. Count Roland, fighting a loosing rear guard action for the Frank army, attempts to destroy the sword to prevent it from being captured by the ambushing Saracens and creates La Brèche de Roland, a pass on the Pirenees, in the process. But Durendal proves indestructible, so he hurls it into a poisoned stream instead. Local folklore claims Durendal still exists, preserved in Rocamadour, France. An inscription on Ogier the Dane's sword Curtana read My name is Cortana, of the same steel and temper as Joyeuse and Durendal.
The Sword of Roland by Marto of Toledo has a tempered steel blade, ornamented with 24K Gold engravings on the upper part. The 24K Gold plated cast metal hilt has the quillons, in the design of twin Lions heads, bended toward the blade with a heraldic shield and crest centered. The leaf-shaped pommel and is decorated with relief figures.
Durendal sword features
Overall Length: 117 cms - 46 inches.
Blade: Tempered AISI 440 Stainless Steel - 24K Gold etching.
Medieval knight swords.
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Attic Find and possibly rare variant?
So, I did some research after finding this sword in my friend's father's attic. Cliche as hell of course, however there's something different about my Durendal. No gold engraving, and the Hilt is FAIRLY darker than the bright gold within the image. Time has treated this blade well, as well as the sword being full tang instead of half. Still has Marto Toledo as the Spanish Manufacturer, but this sword is unlike anything else In the shop. I'm unsure of the quality of Toledo's actual swords, but I'll review it anyway and give 5 stars. I'm also the first to review. This sword is as good as it gets.