Where can I see a pic of 'misericorde?'

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Frantium

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It's supposedly a blade (presumably narrow) used in medieval times to deliver a death blow to a mortally wounded knight (ewwww...!). Anybody has one?

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Reynaert
 
Hmmm, never heard that one. There is a medieval wood carving art form known as a misercorde. These are often grotesque figures carved beneath church pews. They can be very interesting and some woodcarvers like to make reproductions of them.

I will be interested to hear if anyone has ever heard of a miserycorde knife.

Paracelsus
 
I should do more research before I post
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From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 1913 we learn that a misericorde is a dagger. The roots of the word stem from the latin words for mercy, compassion; miser wretched + cor, cordis, heart.

As a weapon, it is defined as: A thin-bladed dagger; so called, in the Middle Ages, because used to give the death wound or "mercy" stroke to a fallen adversary.

A picture of a modern reproduction of a misericorde dagger can be seen at Misericorde

Interesting question!!!

Paracelsus



[This message has been edited by Paracelsus (edited 09-28-2000).]
 
Been away for a while. Thanks all.

Para and Blades, those are some nice (and wicked) pics. The first time I see ones.


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Reynaert
 
The Glossary of Arms and Armor written by George Cameron Stone Page 451 showes a nice picture. He writes "The "dagger of mercy" intended to be trust between the plates of a fallen foe and give him the "coup de grace". The sight of the uplifted dagger often caused him to surrender, hence the name. It had a long narrow blade intended solely for thrusting.(Hewitt I,319)"

The other interesting thing is it would also be thrust through the eye slots in the helmet.

In figure 572 same page the blade profile is a long tapered diamond shape. Standard cross quillion with a wire wrap handle a small ball for the pommel.

Museum Replicas comes to mind as having several daggers shaped like this in there catalog. Most of there stuff is made in India and quality is all over the place.

Chris Poor makes Top Notch Replicas his web site is www.armor.com. Go to the dagger section and look at the "Itallion Stilleto".
This is very close to what Stone calls the "Misericorde"

Hope this helps.

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There is no man worth a leke,
Be he sturdy, be he meke,
But he bear a basilard.




 
Bors,

That link goes to Microsoft's page for Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack. Any chance for a correct one
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