Museum Replica - Holy Lance, The Holy Lance 1816423000

Museum replica - Holy Lance

First-class, high-quality museum replica of the Holy Lance , which is now in the Vienna Treasury .
It is a winged spearhead that is cleverly pierced and elaborately wrapped in sections with silver wire.
and edged with a sheet of brass.

On the bronze blade is the inscription in Latin: LANCEA ET CLAVUS DOMINI, which is
translates as the spear and the nail of the Lord .

The Holy Lance (also Lance of Longinus, Lance of Maurice or Lance of Destiny) is the oldest piece of imperial regalia of the kings and emperors of the Holy Roman Empire. It supposedly contains a piece of a nail from the cross of Christ (Holy Nail). According to legend, the lance belonged to Maurice, the leader of the Thebaic Legion, or, according to other sources, to the Roman captain Longinus, who used it to check the death of Jesus so that he would also be soaked in his holy blood.

At times it was the most important piece of insignia, later the imperial crown took its place. The spearhead was kept in a cavity within the crossbar of the Reichskreuz. A ruler who possessed this spear was considered invincible. It was the visible sign that his power emanated from God and that he was the representative of Christ.

Details:

- Museum replica based on the original in the Vienna Treasury

- Material: Steel, wrapped with silver wire and decorated with brass leaf

- Wrapped in velvet cloth

- Total length: approx.47 cm

- Weight: approx. 950 g

- Axle not included.

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