Ceremonial sword
The ceremonial sword is a part of the imperial regalia of the Roman-German kings and emperors of the Holy Roman Empire .
After the coronation of the emperor, the emissaries of the city of Nuremberg , where the imperial regalia were kept, were ritually raised to the knighthood with the ceremonial sword .
Appearance
The sword has a length of 108.5 cm. The handle and quillons are made of wood. The wood was covered with gold plates. The pommel made of gold-plated silver bears a one-headed imperial eagle on one side and a Bohemian lion on the other and is a complement to Emperor Charles IV.
The sharply ground blade bears a sword sweeper's mark in the form of a cross . The scabbard , with a length of 92.5 cm, consists of a strong linen fabric, which is tightly surrounded on the outside with gold-plated silver threads. Gold plates adorned with pearls and rubies were attached to it. Another wooden scabbard was inserted into the linen scabbard to stiffen it.
Bohemian lion on the pommel
Handle
Scabbard
literature
- Hermann Fillitz : The insignia and jewels of the Holy Roman Empire. Schroll, Vienna et al. 1954.
- Jan Keupp , Hans Reither, Peter Pohlit, Katharina Schober, Stefan Weinfurter (eds.): "... die keyerlichen zeychen ..." The imperial regalia - emblems of the Holy Roman Empire. Schnell + Steiner, Regensburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-7954-2002-4 .
- Sabine Haag (ed.): Masterpieces of the Secular Treasury (= short guide through the Kunsthistorisches Museum. 2). Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna 2009, ISBN 978-3-85497-169-6 .
