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Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d'Arc; ca. 1412 – 30 May 1431) was a national heroine of France and a Catholic saint.^[1]

Biography

Joan was born a peasant girl in France during the year 1412.^[1] At some point she came into possession of the Sword of Eden.^[2]

She claimed that she had visions from God, telling her to free the land of English domination.^[1] She used the sword to lead the French army to numerous victories in the Hundred Years' War.^[2]

Joan was finally captured by English troops, accused of witchery, and burned at the stake on May 31 1431, at the age of 19. The Templars had orchestrated her execution in order to steal the Sword.^[2]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Wikipedia article on Joan of Arc
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Assassin's Creed II - Glyphs

Gallery

Joan of Arc being executed by the Templars.
Joan of Arc.

[wikipedia-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Wikipedia article on Joan of Arc

[ac2-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Assassin's Creed II - Glyphs

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-'''Joan of Arc''' (French: '''Jeanne d'Arc'''; ca. 1412 – 30 May 1431) was a national heroine of [[wikipedia:France|France]] and a [[wikipedia:Catholic Church|Catholic]] saint.<ref name="wikipedia">Wikipedia article on [[wikipedia:Joan of Arc|Joan of Arc]]</ref>
+'''Joan of Arc''' (French: ''Jeanne d'Arc''; ca. 1412 – 30 May 1431) was a national heroine of [[wikipedia:France|France]] and a [[wikipedia:Catholic Church|Catholic]] saint.<ref name="wikipedia">Wikipedia article on [[wikipedia:Joan of Arc|Joan of Arc]]</ref>
 ==Biography==
-She was a peasant girl born in France in the year 1412.<ref name="wikipedia"/>  At some point she came into possession of the [[The Sword|Sword of Eden]].<ref name="ac2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' - [[Glyphs]]</ref>
+Joan was born a peasant girl in France during the year 1412.<ref name="wikipedia"/>  At some point she came into possession of the [[The Sword|Sword of Eden]].<ref name="ac2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' - [[Glyphs]]</ref>
-Joan claimed that she had visions from God, telling her that she must free the land of English domination.<ref name="wikipedia"/> She used the sword to lead the French to numerous victories in the Hundred Years' War.<ref name="ac2"/>
+She claimed that she had visions from God, telling her to free the land of English domination.<ref name="wikipedia"/> She used the sword to lead the French army to numerous victories in the Hundred Years' War.<ref name="ac2"/>
-Joan was finally burned at the stake as a witch on May 31 1431, at the age of 19.  Her death was orchestrated by the [[Templars]] so they could steal the Sword for themselves.<ref name="ac2"/>
+Joan was finally captured by English troops, accused of witchery, and burned at the stake on May 31 1431, at the age of 19.  The [[Templars]] had orchestrated her execution in order to steal the Sword.<ref name="ac2"/>
 ==References==