“Charlemagne et ses leudes” by Charles and Louis Rochet
Charlemagne and His Guards (Olivier and Roland with his sword Durendal)
Square Charlemagne
Parvis Notre-Dame - place Jean-Paul-II
Quartier Notre-Dame, 4th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011
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3 comments:
Fearsome!
I love that swords had names.
And amazing what your link teaches:
"In The Song of Roland, the sword is said to contain within its golden 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."
Carolus Magnus. Was he the first European?
Charlemagne is a bigger than life figure of times past...this stature with his guards and sword certainly does him justice...I like the angle of the shot, well done VP
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