Stories that go into history books
Each deck has 13 cards from 2 to Ace. That’s because each season has 13 weeks. A day has day and night so the pieces will have 2 colors red and black. The J, Q, and K cards have 12 cards representing the 12 months of the year. But what is more interesting is that all the J, Q, and K cards contain stories of real historical characters. Who are they? How thrilling is their story?
Among the cards, K is the king (King), Q is the queen (Queen) and J is the soldier (Jack). Many experts in the field of gambling have analyzed their meanings.
Army KY
The most famous and perhaps the most sought-after mystery is the K card, also known as the suicide king card. It is believed that the image of a king holding a sword to his head is that of King Charlemagne Charles the Great (742-814).
Charlemagne was the great king of the Franks, and later Roman Emperor, who reigned for more than 50 years and owned half of Europe. During his 14 years on the throne, he made more than 50 conquests, owning more than half the territory of Europe.
Under him, Rome reached its peak and flourished. However, in a woodcarving to sculpt Charlemagne’s figure, the sculptor accidentally chiseled the upper lip of this work of art and “discolored” his mustache. K cards, there is only one king without a mustache and that is King Charlemagne Charles the Great.
Meanwhile, the King card represents a great military man, another great Roman general was Gaius Julius Caesar (100 – 44 BC).
Gaius Julius Caesar came from an aristocratic family, worked as an official, judge, and supervisor. In 49 BC, he led an army to invade Rome, establishing power with a dictatorship. Caesar had a great influence on the Roman empire and is also one of the characters who left many legacies in world history. He played a key role in converting the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.
Unfortunately, in 44 BC, he was betrayed by his subordinates and murdered. The image of Caesar on Roman Empire coins is italicized. Of the 4 cards, K is the only card with an ax in his hand.
K shrimp has another story in it. This card is said to depict Alexander the Great (356-332 BC) – 14th King of the Argead family in the Kingdom of Macedonia. He was the son of King Philip II but had little time to rule the country in his native Macedonia.
At the age of 20, this talented military man inherited the throne and had ambitions for world domination. In fact, if he lived longer than died at 32, perhaps that ambition would not be so far away. The reason is because, after 13 years of fighting in the saddle, Alexander made most of his enemies speechless and could only bow at his feet.
However, at the height of his life, he suddenly died in mourning of the empire.
King David is the king pictured on the spade card. King David (1040 BC – 970) was a famous king of the united kingdom of Israel. He was famous not because of his fighting ability or leadership ability, but because of his artistic talent.
He played the harp very well and wrote many hymns from the bible, so in his paintings there are images of the harp. In addition, in another sermon, it was stated that King David liked to act, so the costume he wore was the costume of the play.
Army Q
The Q card has the image of Queen Judith – a legendary figure in the Old Testament Bible. She is a widow who not only has amazing beauty but also possesses a superhuman intellect. With beauty and ingenuity, she killed General Holoferne to save the people of Bethulia.
Next, the checkered Q card is Queen Rachel. She is also a very famous person in the legend. According to Genesis, Rachel was the second wife of Jacob, the ancestor of the Jews, and the wife he loved most. She is also the sister of Leah, Jacob’s first wife.
The most prominent is probably Queen Argine, who makes the symbol for the Q clover. Behind this card is the story of the war of roses of the nobility in England. The Lancaster royal family chose a red rose as its symbol, while the York royal family chose a white rose. After the two royal houses went through a war of roses, they reconciled and “shaken hands” with each other. Queen Argine is the person who has great merit in the reconciliation between the two sides. That is why the card shows her holding a rose in her hand.
The last of the Queen cards is Queen Eleanor. She was the third wife of Emperor Leopold I. She was also the mother of King Charles VI. This is the most “fighting” woman because only the Q spade card has the image of a queen holding a weapon.
Army J
The embodiment of J is the Knight of La Hire (1390-1443). He was originally a close retainer of King Charles VII le Victorieux. After that, he was the effective “right hand man” of Jeanne – the famous female holy warrior of France.
There is still a lot of controversy surrounding the story of who has become the symbol of the J checkered card. But many people believe that it is Prince Hector, the son of King Priamus.
After his brother Paris causes great disaster, Hector must lead the army of Troy against the Greek army. Although he foresaw a dark future that the entire family of Troy and Priam would be annihilated, Hector did not run away. He led the people of Troy to fight the Greeks to protect what they loved most. He eventually died after a duel with Achilles in the Battle of Troy.
The character appearing on the J clover is Knight Lancelot – one of King Arthur’s most loyal and multi-talented knights, but is entangled in a love affair with the queen.
When discovered, King Arthur gave the queen death, Lancelot rushed in to save her and has since become the king’s rival. When the rebels threatened King Arthur’s throne, Lancelot returned to his aid, but it was too late.
As a result, the king was murdered, the queen also became a nun, Lancelot renounced his knighthood and lived the rest of his life as a priest.
The last card is J of spades. Many people believe that Joseph was General Albrecht von Wallenstein – a military and political leader who served under the Roman Emperor Ferdinand II. He was the most influential figure in the 30-year war (1618-1648) when he commanded the Emperor’s army from 30,000 to 10,000 men in this war. Some others believe that this is the image of Ogier – a subordinate of King Charlemagne.
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