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Gregory Stevens-Cox
Alderney
Retired schoolmaster
Interests: Medieval history, Victor Hugo
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N [omine] In the name
D [ei] of God
sign of cross
O [mnipotentis] the all-powerful
then perhaps an invocation
C [ustodi] guard
H [unc] this
W [name]
D [e]
R [name]
G [ladio] [sword]
H [hoc] with this sword
D [vocative of the noun Deus, because followed by a cross] o God
sign of cross
O [mnipotens] all-powerful
R [ex] king
V [isibilis] visible
I [invisibilis] invisible
= In the name of God, the all-powerful, guard this [name - e.g. Walter de Rochester] with this sword, o God all-powerful, king visible and invisible.
Commented Aug 8, 2015 on Help us decipher this inscription at Medieval manuscripts blog
Help us decipher this inscription
In 2015 we blogged about the medieval sword then on loan to the British Library’s exhibition Magna Carta: Law, Liberty, Legacy. We have been thrilled by the huge number of suggestions we have received about it, from all corners of the globe. But all correspondence about the sword and its inscrip...
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