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Joyeuse ((:ʒwaˈjøz)), is the name tradition attributed to Charlemagne's personal sword. The name translates as "joyous". ==Joyeuse in legend== Some legends claim Joyeuse was forged to contain the Lance of Longinus within its pommel; others say the blade was smithed from the same materials as Roland's Durendal and Ogier's Curtana.〔Bullfinch's Mythology, Legends of Charlemagne, Chapter 24〕 The 11th century ''Song of Roland'' describes the sword: :''() was wearing his fine white coat of mail and his helmet with gold-studded stones; by his side hung Joyeuse, and never was there a sword to match it; its colour changed thirty times a day.'' Some seven hundred years later, ''Bulfinch's Mythology'' described Charlemagne using ''Joyeuse'' to behead the Saracen commander Corsuble as well as to knight his comrade Ogier the Dane. The town of Joyeuse, in Ardèche, is supposedly named after the sword: Joyeuse was allegedly lost in a battle and retrieved by one of the knights of Charlemagne; to thank him, Charlemagne granted him an appanage named Joyeuse. Baligant, a general of the Saracens in ''The Song of Roland'', named his sword Précieuse, in order not to seem inferior to Charlemagne. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joyeuse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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