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Knight of Swords from the Rider–Waite tarot deck. The Knight of Swords is a card used in Latin-suited playing cards which include tarot decks. It is part of what tarot card readers call the "Minor Arcana". Tarot cards are used throughout much of Europe to play tarot card games. [1]
Knight of Swords from an Aluette deck. A knight or cavalier is a playing card with a picture of a man riding a horse on it. It is a standard face or court card in Italian and Spanish packs where it is usually referred to as the 'knight' in English, the caballo in Spanish or the cavallo in Italian.
The Rider–Waite Tarot is a widely popular deck for tarot card reading, [1] [2] first published by William Rider & Son in 1909, based on the instructions of academic and mystic A. E. Waite and illustrated by Pamela Colman Smith, both members of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.
The character was introduced in the novel The Knight of Swords, published in 1971. This was followed by two other books published during the same year, The Queen of Swords and The King of Swords . The three novels are collectively known as the "Corum Chronicles trilogy" or "the Chronicles of Corum".
The swords symbolize the intellect, and the heart, the emotions which always suffer under this treatment. The Four of Swords symbolizes avoidance. Setting problems to the side, (the swords on the wall), while one prays for deliverance. This card can also represent surrender, or in some cases, pacifism. The Five of Swords symbolizes victory by ...
Nine of Cups: Near completion of the suit, the nine of a given suit typically represents a near completion of the symbolism (as with the Suit of Cups and Suit of Pentacles), or an overwhelm by the symbolism (as with the Suit of Swords and Suit of Wands). In the Rider-Waite Tarot; a well fed, self-satisfied individual sits with nine cups behind.
This deck, also known as Colleoni-Baglioni and Francesco Sforza, was produced around 1451. [5] Originally composed of 78 cards, it now contains 74, i.e. 20 trumps, 15 face cards, and 39 pip cards. The Morgan Library & Museum in New York City has 35, the Accademia Carrara has 26 in its catalogue, while the remaining 13 are in the private ...
Spanish-suited playing cards or Spanish-suited cards have four suits, and a deck is usually made up of 40 or 48 cards (or even 50 by including two jokers). It is categorized as a Latin-suited deck and has strong similarities with the Portuguese-suited deck , Italian-suited deck and some to the French deck .