As we are learning about Charlemagne I was very interested
in some of the artifacts that came around this time, but one that I found is so
elegant, the piece is called Talisman of Charlemagne. This piece is a huge necklace
sapphire encrusted with pure gold and precious gems. It was also said to be
named The Talisman of Charlemagne, because supposedly in 800 Charlemagne was Crowed
the Holy Roman Emperor of all of Europe all because he chased the Lombard’s out
of Europe, one year after his crowning according to L’Ecole School of Jewelry
Arts the piece was made and given to Charlemagne by either the Harun al Rashid or
Queen Irene of Constantinople.
After Charlemagne had received the Talisman of Charlemagne it
was said by many historians that he had worn it, in battle and he was buried with
it, but because he had been unburied so many times the Talisman was taken out
of his grave and given to Josephine de Beauharnais, she held on to it for the rest
of her live until; She then leaves it to her daughter who love Talismans very
much, she even made them to give to people, so on it made it way to Empress Eugenie.
When Empress Eugenie was later confronted to return it to Aix-la- Chapelle, but
because of I believe World War I she Changes her mind and gives it to the
Cathedral of Lies you can actually go see it today.
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| Real live picture of Talisman of Charlemagne |
Students of Occult History, Los Angeles. “The Talisman
of Charlemagne.” Students of Occult History, www.studentsocculthistory.com/talisman-of-charlemagne.html
Joailliers, Itinéraires. “Charlemagne's Talisman at
the Palais Du Tau, Reims.” The French Jewelry Post by Sandrine Merle, 9
May 2017, www.thefrenchjewelrypost.com/en/it-joailliers/talisman-de-charlemagne-palais-tau/.
Unknown. “The Talisman of Charlemagne.” L'École Des
Arts Joailliers, 31 Mar. 2016,
www.lecolevancleefarpels.com/en/video/talisman-charlemagne.
That is a very beautiful artifact one can definitely see the Roman Influences in this piece of art.
ReplyDeleteWhere can we go see it today? That might be of interest. Also, did the stones contain anything?
ReplyDeleteI wonder why the talisman was given to Josephine de Beauharnais. It kind of makes me sad that Charlemagne was unburied so many times! So much history can be destroyed whenever artifacts and even the bodies of people are handled so many times. Unfortunately, without historians digging up these kind of things, so much of history would be lost to us. The talisman is very beautiful though!
ReplyDeletePersonally, I love the giant sapphire set within the gold. i think it works well with the coloring of the stone, the pale blue looks wonderful with the bold gold metal work. This definitely looks like something the Holy Roman Emperor would wear!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading and learning about Charlemagne and the Carolingian Era. I know he was an emperor but it seems to be really big! I feel like it would be a pain to wear. But it's really pretty!
ReplyDeleteThis is a really interesting artifact. This is a great example of how regalia can be used to display great power
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