Curtana
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Curtana is the ceremonial Sword of Mercy, a key piece of the British Crown Jewels traditionally borne in royal coronations.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Crown Jewel
ⓘ
Sword of Mercy ⓘ ceremonial sword ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British monarchy
ⓘ
Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ
surface form:
English monarchy
|
| carriedBy |
a great officer of state
ⓘ
a high-ranking noble ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important symbol in British state ceremonial ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
coronation iconography
ⓘ
official coronation portraits ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Sword of Spiritual Justice
ⓘ
Sword of Temporal Justice ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Sword of Mercy
ⓘ
Sword of Mercy of the Crown Jewels ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ceremonial
ⓘ
symbolic ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | derived from the legendary sword of Ogier the Dane ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
bejewelled hilt
ⓘ
blunt tip ⓘ double-edged blade ⓘ gilded hilt ⓘ |
| hasType | state sword ⓘ |
| keptAt | Tower of London ⓘ |
| legalStatus | regalia ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Royal Collection Trust
ⓘ
Royal Household of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Household
|
| material |
gold
ⓘ
precious stones ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| notableFeature | truncated or squared-off point ⓘ |
| owner | the Crown ⓘ |
| partOf | Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionInSet | one of the three coronation swords ⓘ |
| presentDuring |
coronation service in Westminster Abbey
ⓘ
procession to the coronation ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Anglican rite
ⓘ
surface form:
Church of England coronation rite
|
| symbolizes |
justice tempered with mercy
ⓘ
mercy ⓘ the royal prerogative of mercy ⓘ |
| use |
coronation ceremonies
ⓘ
royal investitures ⓘ symbolic representation of mercy ⓘ |
| usedIn |
coronation of British monarchs
ⓘ
coronation of English monarchs ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.