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Joyeuse
Sword attributed to Charlemagne / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Joyeuse (disambiguation).
Joyeuse (pronounced [ʒwajøz] ⓘ; Old French: Joiuse; meaning "joyous, joyful") was, in medieval legend, the sword wielded by Charlemagne as his personal weapon. A sword identified as Joyeuse was used in French royal coronation ceremonies since the 13th century, and is now kept at the Louvre.
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