Esperacchius

Esperacchius, the "Sword of Hope", is one of the Swords of the Cross, wielded by the Knights of the Cross. Its current weilder is Sanya. It is revealed to be thesword Durendal.

Description
Esperacchius, or the Sword of Hope, is one of the three Holy Swords made from the nails of Christ's crucifixion. It looks like a cavalry saber, and has the Egyptian heiroglyph for the sun on the pommel.

Like the other two swords, its powers become vulnerable when the wielder succumbs to the opposite principles the sword holds. In this case, the wielder giving in to despair will make the sword vulnerable. (ref?)

Details

 * It has the form of a cavalry sabre.
 * It's current wielders is Sanya.


 * It was confirmed by the spirit of Sir Stuart Winchester, that Esperacchius is the legendary Frankish sword, Durendal.


 * It has been reworked since it's creation.





History
Durendal once belonged to Roland the Frank, the first wielder, the chief paladin of Charlemagne and a symbol of hope for France against the Spanish Saracens. (DF ref?)

Before Sanya, it was wielded by a man known as "the Egyptian", who is mentioned briefly in Death Masks - he was killed by Ursiel.

Afterwards it was wielded by Sanya, who was given the sword by the Archangel Michael after giving up his Denarian coin.

Word of Jim
The Author had this to say about inscriptions on Esperacchius:
 * "Sanya's sword actually has an Egyptian heiroglyph for the sun on the pommel, and he could use it as a letter-seal if he was of a mind to do it. The Egyptian, who had the sword before Sanya, often did. Sanya isn't really the wax-seal-letter-writing kind."

External References

 * Durendal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 * Durendal: The Holy Sword of Roland


 * Badass of the Week: Count Roland
 * Roland - Wikipedia
 * Biography of Roland
 * The American Cyclopædia (1879) / Roland - Wikisource
 * Charlemagne - Wikipedia
 * Song of Roland Background | GradeSaver
 * Roland and Oliver | Mythology Secrets