Description Product Details: Charlemagne Sword – Deluxe Charlemagne Sword – Deluxe. This Charlemagne Sword a copy of a sword in the Louvre that traditionally attributed to being Charlemagne’s personal sword. Called “Joyeuse” (Joyous) and carried at the coronation processions of the French kings from 1270 to 1824. The 11th century Song of Roland describes the sword: “Charlemagne was wearing his fine white coat of mail and his helmet with gold-studded stones; by his side hung “Joyeuse”, and never was there a sword to match it; its colour changed thirty times a day”. Total length: 101cm Blade length: 83cm Grip length: 10 cm Weight: 1414 grams Thickness of Blade at the base: 0.4cm Width of Blade at the base: 3.9cm Material of Blade: Stainless Steel Edge: Blunt Pommel: Threaded Scabbard: None All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece. From a collection of reproduction swords available online also in our shop
