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wolviex · 22nd May 2005, 10:33 PM

In Poland the most important sword is Szczerbiec (The Jagged Sword) (word comes from sword wyszczerbic - to jag in English). This sword is coronation sword of Polish kings. Its name is from legend, and is used to say that it was belonged to first Polish king Boleslaus Chrobry, who during his campaign against Russ in 1018, has jagged this sword on the gate of Kiev. But of course it is only a legend, while the sword is a bit later, from the 2nd quarter of the 13th century. By the way your first post, we can find here some inscriptions on the handle of this sword: on the pommel HEC FIGURA VALET AD AMOREM REGUM PRINCIPUM IRAS IUDICUM; on the grip Apostles with inscr. IHOANNES MMTHCUS MARCUS LUCAS; on quillons CON CITOMON EEVE SEDALAI EBREHEL on one side, QUICUMQUE HEC NOMINA DEI SECUM TULERIT NULLUM PERICULUM EI OMNINO NOCEBIT on the other.

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22nd May 2005, 10:33 PM	#2
wolviex Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Poland, Krakow Posts: 418	Szczerbiec In Poland the most important sword is Szczerbiec (The Jagged Sword) (word comes from sword wyszczerbic - to jag in English). This sword is coronation sword of Polish kings. Its name is from legend, and is used to say that it was belonged to first Polish king Boleslaus Chrobry, who during his campaign against Russ in 1018, has jagged this sword on the gate of Kiev. But of course it is only a legend, while the sword is a bit later, from the 2nd quarter of the 13th century. By the way your first post, we can find here some inscriptions on the handle of this sword: on the pommel HEC FIGURA VALET AD AMOREM REGUM PRINCIPUM IRAS IUDICUM; on the grip Apostles with inscr. IHOANNES MMTHCUS MARCUS LUCAS; on quillons CON CITOMON EEVE SEDALAI EBREHEL on one side, QUICUMQUE HEC NOMINA DEI SECUM TULERIT NULLUM PERICULUM EI OMNINO NOCEBIT on the other. Regards Attached Images