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"Sword and shield" by Johan Aronson

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Tag As FavoriteComment		The wargear of a templar.

On the brim of the shield it says 'We who are about to die salute you, Lord'
Paeniteo means 'Repent'
Deus Vult means 'God wants it'
On the blad of the sword it says 'not to us Lord, not to us. but to thy name give the glory'

(I must translate or the mods get grumpy ;)


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8 May 2005:-) Ashley Fiona Bruce
Beautiful sword and shield. I am especially impressed with the folds in the fabric, which is something I have yet to master.
2 Jul 200545 Krypto
A nicely done, and cool picture! I was amused too see the dragon on the lower bit of the picture. Is it taken from any sagas?

:-) Johan Aronson replies: "Thanks! It's supposed to be the wargear of a knight templar, so the icons and symbols are christian. I think the devil is sometimes portrayed as a dragon, so the little picture actually shows a templar fighting the devil. 2"
9 Sep 2005:-) Joanna ´Vi´ Wasilewska
Marvelous2 I appreciate. It's such a great contrast to the rest of your gallery - it's great you can create something eye-catching and simply beautiful in many different styles.
I love the details and light There is something sad in this picture, a specific atmosphere that remind me about time passing and a dimmed light.
25 Jan 2006:-) Damir Lesic
Wow!..Awesome2..
9 Jun 2006:-) Denise van de Walle
This is really good. You should make it for real, and put it on the wall! I really like the shape of the swordsblade, and the cross on the shield.

2 Johan Aronson replies: "Thanks! Personally I'm not too fond of "fantasy" style swords, but I tried to make this a little more exotic than a real-life medieval sword and yet *somewhat* realistic."
23 Aug 2006:-) Nico Kastepohja
More latin... ita est...
30 Oct 200645 Chris <teine_sionnic@hot...com&
Wow, I would not have the patience to paint all the individual letters on that hilt..
31 Oct 200645 Demios
hm.. the only things i could translate was: deus vult,
which means god will, something like that. Am i correct?
Nice reflections on the sword.

:-) Johan Aronson replies: "Correct. "God's will", or "god wills it". It was the motto of the templars."
7 Oct 2010:-) Nathanael Stjin Patae
Hi, it is a nice work you got there.
I would like to use this drawing for my website.
Here is my e-mail adresse : deuxiemelignearcol@yahoo.fr

Please, contact me.

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'Sword and shield':
 • Created by: :-) Johan Aronson
 • Copyright: ©Johan Aronson. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Latin, Shield, Sword
 • Categories: Still Life, Items (Like books, swords, shields), Weapons, Bows, Swords, Blades, Rapiers...
 • Techniques: Watercolour
 • Submitted: 2005-04-08 15:23:56
 • Views: 1738
 • Resolution: 494x700

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