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What (who) is curtana - definition
SWORD, ONE OF THE CROWN JEWELS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
Courtain; Sword of Mercy; Sword of mercy; Edward the Confessor's sword; Cortana (sword); Curtein
![An early 20th century likeness of Curtana, with ragged tip after a 1661 catalog by [[Sir Edward Walker]], [[Garter King of Arms]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Burlingtonmagazi41-p58-figC-Curtana.jpg?width=200 "An early 20th century likeness of Curtana, with ragged tip after a 1661 catalog by [[Sir Edward Walker]], [[Garter King of Arms]].")
Curtana
·noun 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.
curtana
[k?:'t?:n?, -'te?n?]
¦ noun the unpointed sword carried in front of English sovereigns at their coronation to represent mercy.
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Latin curtana (spatha) 'shortened (sword)', from OFr. cortain, the name of the sword belonging to Charlemagne's paladin Roland (the point of which was damaged), from cort 'short', from L. curtus 'cut short'.
Curtana
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 symbolise mercy.
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Curtana
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 symbolise mercy.
