Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—J

Joyeuse

(2 syl.). Charlemagne's sword, which bore the inscription Decem oræceptorum custos Carolus; the sword of Guillaume au Court-Nez; anyone's sword. It was buried with Charlemagne. (See Swords.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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