Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 858 Weapons and Holy Relics
When talking about the relics of Joan of Arc, they quickly discussed about the weapons on the battlefield, and at this time Joan explained to Mary, who knew nothing about this aspect, why she left so many weapons in history.

"To be honest, I have used many weapons. From ordinary knight swords and long spears to Burgundy daggers and axes, it can even be said that on some battlefields I have to change several weapons in one battle."

After hearing Mary talk about weapons, Joan changed her sitting position. "So I'm curious about one thing, that is, I have even used hundreds of weapons on the battlefield, why can't I see many of them today?"

Unlike games or movies, where a sword is cut from head to tail, weapons need to be replaced frequently on the battlefield of real cold weapons. After all, weapons made of steel have their own limits.

Therefore, warriors on the ancient battlefield often carried several weapons as long as they had the conditions. Therefore, it is not uncommon for Joan of Arc to carry several weapons on the battlefield, so as to ensure that the weapons can be replaced in time after they are destroyed in battle.

And this can be found in the history of all countries in the world. For example, ancient Japanese warriors often carried three knives and a long-handled weapon on the battlefield.
This set of weapons includes a Nodachi or long spear, a Taidao or Taidao, a Wakizashi and a short sword, not including those weapons that were picked up temporarily on the battlefield.

What I want to say here is that many people think that Wakizashi is used to commit seppuku, but this view is wrong. The real Wakizashi is about 30~60cm long, and it is a spare weapon, used temporarily when the main weapon is damaged. in use.

Taidao or Taidao are generally not used at the same time as Wakizashi in fighting, but Miyamoto Musashi, who is said to be number one in Japan, uses the Erdao style.The "two swords" of the two swords style means Taidao and Wakizashi.

In addition, it is different from Hito or Taidao, which are strictly limited to only samurai.Wakizashi is also a self-defense weapon that is allowed to be carried by ordinary people, citizens, businessmen and other people who are not samurai.

Therefore, in many Japanese sword and halberd films (movies similar to Chinese martial arts dramas), the protagonists in the street usually use such a weapon. Of course, his opponents often hold a sword or a sword.

For Joan of Arc, in addition to a knight sword and a spear, she often carries a dagger on her body, and at the same time carries spare swords, axes, and warhammers on the horse.

Although under normal circumstances, as a commander, she would not need to directly participate in the battle, but Joan of Arc often likes to take the lead in the charge, so weapons and armor must be prepared.

"Lances are the best to use, but it's a pity that they can only be used when charging." Because the discussion has come to this point, Joan also told everyone about her previous experience in using these weapons.

"As for the knight's sword, it's easy to use against infantry, but it's hard for knights of the same level to penetrate their armor, so this weapon is just a spare weapon, and it's far inferior to a mace, battle ax or war hammer."

"But even the best weapons are consumables, especially long guns are almost disposable, so I have discarded at least 100 weapons. So now I am very curious about what I have kept until today when I discarded so many weapons Why are there so few things?"

"Actually, in my time, I was sure that there were about 20 relics left behind by you, but unfortunately, basically all of them disappeared during the chaos of the French Revolution." Mary said with some embarrassment.

Historically, after Joan of Arc was judged as a witch, the armor and sword she wore when she was captured were destroyed and thrown into the swamp. This is a common way to deal with witches.

However, considering that these weapons are consumables, there must be a lot of weapons left in France. Unfortunately, they all disappeared in the war and chaos during the French Revolution.

Of course, it was just an accident that this kind of thing was destroyed. After all, both nobles and commoners in France at that time respected Joan of Arc very much, and there was no intentional damage.

"It would be a pity if this is the case." Liang En sighed, and then immediately changed the subject. "So considering the rarity and importance, this sword should be the most valuable treasure in this batch of treasures."

"I think it's average, and it's not even as valuable as dyes." Mary seemed a little helpless, "You also heard from Joan just now that she guessed that this sword belonged to Charlie the Hammer, but there is no proof."

"As for Joan of Arc's sword—I think we all have Joan of Arc herself here, so her weapon isn't of much value to us."

"Well, the value I mean is the value in the worldly sense, not for us—" Hearing what Mary said, Liang En immediately realized where the problem was.

"At least for the general public, the remains of this weapon are the only certifiable relics of Joan of Arc, so they are of high value from all angles."

"Ah, it makes sense if that's the case." After being reminded by Liang En, Mary realized that her understanding of certain things was different from normal people after she had been in contact with Joan of Arc for too long.

"At least for those outsiders, this relic of Joan of Arc that can be confirmed to come from the Palace of Versailles and has been certified is likely to be the only relic of Joan of Arc left in the world, and it will even be considered a holy relic by the church."

"That's right, and I also made some marks on the counterweight of this sword, which may greatly increase the value of this sword today." Joan of Arc said, pointing to the layers of layers on the side of the weight ball. Rust said.

"If I didn't guess wrong, I carved something on it back then, and I should be able to see it now after cleaning up the rust."

"Really? Let me see." After hearing Joan of Arc's words, Liang En immediately used the [Repair (N)] skill. With the output of extraordinary power, the original rust on the counterweight gradually disappeared. The original copper color was revealed.

At this time, Liang En discovered that the dagger counterweight, which was half filled with lead and covered with a layer of silver-plated copper, had a circle of French engraved on the outside.

If translated, this sentence means: Victory in the battle of Orleans, may the gods bless us - Joan of Arc...Obviously, this is the memorial left by Joan of Arc after her victory in the first war.

From the perspective of history and archaeology, these words have greatly increased the value of Joan of Arc's relics, because they represent the most intuitive commemoration of Joan's first war.

It can even be said that such a cultural relic can be used as a treasure of a top museum and allow the public to have a direct understanding of a period of history.

And such a top-level cultural relic is only a small part of the overall harvest. According to Liang En's estimate, the value of this treasure can reach eight figures in pounds.

Of course, reaching eight figures does not mean that this item can reach eight figures when it is taken out, but it is just an estimate, just like many cultural relics with an estimate of hundreds of millions, there is a reason why there is no market at all.

But in any case, the harvest this time is huge. According to Mary, this batch of treasures can even support a small but not low-grade museum.

(End of this chapter)