Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Playing Cards - Historical Personage

Playing Card

Historical Personage

King of Hearts Charlemagne
Queen of Hearts Judith (of the Book of Judith,
an Apocryphal Book of the Bible)
Jack of Hearts "La Hire," a famous French warrior
a.k.a. Etienne de Vignoles
King of Spades King David
Queen of Spades Pallas, a.k.a. Minerva
Jack of Spades Hogier the Dane,
one of Charlemagne's paladins
King of Diamonds Julius Caesar
Queen of Diamonds Rachel (of the Bible)
Jack of Diamonds Hector of Troy
alternately, Roland of France
King of Clubs Alexander the Great
Queen of Clubs Argine
An anagram of Regina
Jack of Clubs Lancelot

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