Thursday, May 20, 2010

Who is the man in the Diamond Jack of the playing cards?

Hector of Troy


alternately, Roland of France





per the graph at the web below (this took me 1/2 hour to find your answer!)


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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