ELD4886689: The suicide of Roman General Varus (Publius Quinctilius Varus) (46 BC-9 AD) on his sword at the Battle of Teutoburg (Teutoburger Wald or Teutberg) opposing the Romans to the Germans in 9 AD (Suicide of roman general Varus at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, 9 AD) Feather drawing from “Historische Memorabilian of the In-und Auslandes”” (Historical Souvenirs) by Anton Ziegler, 1840 Private Collection, Geiger, Peter Johann Nepomuk (1805-80) / Bridgeman Images
XKH144540: Top: St. Jacob as a Pilgrim and St. Matthew Holding a Book and a Sword; Bottom: St. Lawrence Holding a Grid Iron and St. Sebastian Holding a Bow and Arrow, reverse of a panel from an altarpiece depicting scenes from the Passion and Saints, 1490 (oil on panel) (see also 144537-9), Master of the Luneburg Footwashers (15th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4326213: The hara kiri: condemnation of a noble to ritual suicide; condemns him, a knee on the white mat will use the knife to open his belly, then the samurai stands behind him, decapitates him with a sword. Engraving to illustrate the voyage to Japan, in 1863-1864, by Aime Humbert, minister of the Swiss Confederation, in “” Le tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages”” published under the direction of Edouard Charton, 1867, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4861969: The Paladin Roland tries to break his dope Durandal on a rock so that it does not fall into the hands of the Saracens at the Battle of Roncesvaux, the rock se romp thus opening Roland's breche in 778 (The creation of breche of Roland by Count Roland with his sword Durendal in an attempt to destroy that sword, after being defeated during the Battle of Roncesvalles in 778) Illustration by Edouard Francois Zier in Our-glories-nationales”” 1920 Private collection, Zier, Edouard Francois (1856-1924) / Bridgeman Images