The Queen is a playing card with a picture of a queen on it. The usual rank of a queen is as if it were 12 (or 13), that is, between the King and the Jack, or Knight.
In the standard English playing card deck, the Queen and the other face cards represent no one in particular, although legend states the Queen of Hearts is a representation of Elizabeth of York, queen consort of Henry VII of England. Certainly the headdress the queen wears under her crown is of the Early Tudor era.
In contrast, French deck manufacturers traditionally assigned each court card a particular historical or mythological personage. The Queens in a French deck have traditionally assigned names as follows:[1][2] Queen of Spades: Athena Queen of Hearts: Judith (Biblical figure) Queen of Diamonds: Rachel (Biblical figure) Queen of Clubs: Argine (an anagram of Regina, Latin for "queen")
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In decks with English faces, the jack and the other face cards represent no one in particular — this is in contrast to the historical French practice, in which each court card is said to represent a particular historical or mythological personage. The jacks in a French-styled deck have traditionally assigned names as follows:[2][3] Jack of Spades: Ogier the Dane (legendary hero of the chansons de geste)[4] or Holger Danske (a knight of Charlemagne) Jack of Hearts: La Hire (French warrior) Jack of Diamonds: Hector (mythological hero of the Iliad) Jack of Clubs: Lancelot or Judas Maccabeus
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And all the time I thought they were pimps for the Queens....!
I've always felt that the jacks were untrustworthy fellows. I mean, what are they doing there? You have your kings and queens, nice couples. Then the jacks are lurking about. Are they there to cause rouble between the kings and queens?
Well... you know Kings are busy guys, with all that kinging they need to do. Maybe the knights hang around to keep the Queens happy? You've heard the saying, "when the woman isn't happy, no one is." ;>
Did you know:
Do the queens and jacks represent real people, too?
ReplyDeleteI never knew that one!
ReplyDeleteOrbs...
ReplyDeleteThe Queen is a playing card with a picture of a queen on it. The usual rank of a queen is as if it were 12 (or 13), that is, between the King and the Jack, or Knight.
In the standard English playing card deck, the Queen and the other face cards represent no one in particular, although legend states the Queen of Hearts is a representation of Elizabeth of York, queen consort of Henry VII of England. Certainly the headdress the queen wears under her crown is of the Early Tudor era.
In contrast, French deck manufacturers traditionally assigned each court card a particular historical or mythological personage. The Queens in a French deck have traditionally assigned names as follows:[1][2]
Queen of Spades: Athena
Queen of Hearts: Judith (Biblical figure)
Queen of Diamonds: Rachel (Biblical figure)
Queen of Clubs: Argine (an anagram of Regina, Latin for "queen")
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In decks with English faces, the jack and the other face cards represent no one in particular — this is in contrast to the historical French practice, in which each court card is said to represent a particular historical or mythological personage. The jacks in a French-styled deck have traditionally assigned names as follows:[2][3]
Jack of Spades: Ogier the Dane (legendary hero of the chansons de geste)[4] or Holger Danske (a knight of Charlemagne)
Jack of Hearts: La Hire (French warrior)
Jack of Diamonds: Hector (mythological hero of the Iliad)
Jack of Clubs: Lancelot or Judas Maccabeus
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And all the time I thought they were pimps for the Queens....!
I've always felt that the jacks were untrustworthy fellows. I mean, what are they doing there? You have your kings and queens, nice couples. Then the jacks are lurking about. Are they there to cause rouble between the kings and queens?
ReplyDeleteWell... you know Kings are busy guys, with all that kinging they need to do. Maybe the knights hang around to keep the Queens happy? You've heard the saying, "when the woman isn't happy, no one is." ;>
ReplyDeleteKK, I never heard that one. Now I know where I went wrong.
ReplyDeleteWhile the kings are kinging, the queens should be queening, and nobody should be jacking around.
ReplyDeleteAnd that's a fact, Jack!
ReplyDeleteI think the Joker has them all fooled!
ReplyDeleteYou're probably right, SER. ;-)
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