Sword of Mercy
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Sword of Mercy is a ceremonial British coronation sword, traditionally associated with the legend of Tristan and used as one of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sword of Mercy canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British coronation sword
ⓘ
Crown Jewel of the United Kingdom ⓘ ceremonial sword ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Order of the Bath ⓘ |
| associatedWithLegend |
Matter of Britain
ⓘ
Tristan ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonarch |
Charles II of England
ⓘ
Edward the Confessor ⓘ Henry III of England ⓘ |
| bladeCharacteristic | blunt tip ⓘ |
| category |
European swords
ⓘ
Medieval weapons ⓘ Regalia of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| ceremonialRole | carried before the monarch in coronation procession ⓘ |
| collection |
Royal Collection, United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Collection of the United Kingdom
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depictedAs | Tristan's sword with broken or blunted tip ⓘ |
| depictedIn | medieval romances ⓘ |
| displayedAt |
Jewel House
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewel House, Tower of London
|
| governedBy |
Royal Household of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Household
|
| hasAlias |
Courtain
ⓘ
Curtana ⓘ Sword of Mercy of the Crown Jewels ⓘ
surface form:
Sword of State of Edward the Confessor
|
| hasFeature |
decorative scabbard
ⓘ
ornate hilt ⓘ straight double-edged blade ⓘ |
| hasPart |
crossguard
ⓘ
hilt ⓘ pommel ⓘ scabbard ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | national treasure of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | medieval origin ⓘ |
| location | Tower of London ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| owner |
the Crown
ⓘ
surface form:
The Crown
|
| partOf | Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Sword of Spiritual Justice
ⓘ
Sword of State (United Kingdom) ⓘ Sword of Temporal Justice ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
clemency of the sovereign
ⓘ
mercy ⓘ royal justice tempered with mercy ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British monarch
ⓘ
Lord Great Chamberlain ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coronation of British monarchs
ⓘ
state ceremonial ⓘ |
| usedIn | coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey ⓘ |
| usedInEvent |
Coronation of Charles III
ⓘ
surface form:
coronation of King Charles III
coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.