Joyeuse

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Joyeuse was the legendary personal short sword used by the Frankish king Charlemagne. Made with a gold and gem-encrusted hilt, the blade was forged from the same metal that made Durendal, a sword wielded by the heroic paladin Roland. Adding to its fabled stature, the pommel of Joyeuse was further believed to contain the head of the Spear of Destiny, the spear that pierced Jesus of Nazareth as he was crucified.

After Charlemagne's death, the blade was acquired by the remaining members of the local Hidden Ones. In spite of their formal withdrawal from the Roman Empire's province of Gaul in the mid 5th century, the few Frankish Hidden Ones recovered the scattered keys, locked the blade in a chest inside the Lutetia bureau beneath Paris, and then returned the keys to their hiding places around Francia.

In 886, the Viking jarlskona Eivor Varinsdottir of the Raven Clan found the bureau keys and claimed the weapon for herself while aiding Sigfred's efforts in laying siege to Paris.

Weapon statistics

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Class	Atk	Spd	Stun	Crit Pre	Wgt	Availability
Perks
Poison your Weapon after 5 successive Heavy hits
Description
The legendary sword of Charlemagne, with a hilt of gold and precious gems. Forged from the same metal as Roland's Durendal, it is said to contain within its pommel the head of the lance that pierced Christ's side.

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Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris