XEE4155575: Les Merovingiens - Merovingian dynasty - Pharamond or Faramund (- Chlodio (Clodius, Clodion, Cloio or Chlogio) (Clodion le Chevelu) (ca. 390 - ca. 450) - Merovech (Merovee or Merowig, ca. 412-457) and Clovis (ca. 466-511” - engraving from “Usi e Costumi di Tutti i Popoli dell'Universo. Ovvero Storia del governo, delle leggi, della milizia, della religione di tutte le nazioni dai piu remoti tempi fino ai giorni nostri” 1856, Anonymous / Bridgeman Images
GNG5281774: Gurdwara Sisganj, Old DelhiThe Khanda (Punjabi: kha ) is one of most important symbols of SikhismIt is a collection of four weapons commonly used by Sikhs at the time of Guru Gobind SinghIn the centre of the insignia is the two-edged sword which symbolises the creative power of GodOne edge of the Sword symbolises divine justice, the other symbolises freedom, and authority governed by moral and spiritual valuesOn the left is the Sword of Spiritual Sovereignty (Piri); On the right is the Sword of Political Sovereignty (Miri) There must always be a balance between the two, and this balance is emphasised by the chakra circle insideIt is the symbol of oneness, unicity of Justice, humanity and immortalityAlmost all Sikh warriors used to wear it in the eighteenth century, and nihangs still do today, Delhi, India / Bridgeman Images
FLO4674156: Sergeant at arms, royal guard, mac-bearer, 13th century. When guarding the king, he wore a full suit of plate armour over chainmail, and a cabasset or helmet with veil. He holds the mace and wears a sword. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from “” French Costumes from KingClovis to Our Days,”” Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834., Massard, Leopold (1812-1889) / Bridgeman Images