Do u ever wonder who are those kings,queens,jacks in a set of bridge card? Well, it has a meaning on each symbol of bridge cards actually. In a set of bridge cards we have 52 cards (excluded Joker). Each symbol has 13 cards. There are 4 symbols which are spades, hearts, diamonds and Clubs (sometimes called as clovers).Those Kings, Queens and Knaves whose names are taken are famous and historical people. Who are they? Let us check it out! :)
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| Upper Black: Clovers/Clubs, Upper Red: Hearts. Below Red: Diamonds, Below Black: Spades. |
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The Kings Behind Those Cards:
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| David played a harp |
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The King of spades is
David (in Indonesian, we called him as "
Daud"), the King of Israel (the Psalmist,
standing by a Harp). He defeated Goliath, the giant and was also well-known as wise King.
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| Charles The Great |
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The King of Hearts is
Charles The Great (
usually called as
Charlemagne, the founder
of the Roman Empire (carrying a Globe, the Emperor of the Christian World).
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| Julius Caesar |
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The King of Diamonds is
Julius Caesar, the Dictator of Rome (his robe
displays Roman eagle).
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| Alexander the Great |
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The King of Clubs is Alexander the Great, the young Macedonian General
lead his troops from Greece to India (wearing a costume embroidered with a lion).
The Queens Behind Those Cards:
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| Pallas Athene |
The Queen of spades is
Pallas and well-known as
Athene, she was a warrior goddess (Minerva).
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| Judith |
The Queen of Hearts is
Judith, believed to refer to the wife of
Louis I, or perhaps a reference to Isabelle, wife of Charles VI.
Others feel Judith simply refers to the Judith described in Apocrypha that
slew General Holofernes and his invading Army.
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| Rachel |
The Queen of Diamonds is
Rachel, was based on the matriarch, described
in the Book of Genesis.
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| One of a movie use the character of Queen Argie |
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The Queen of Clubs is
Argine, has a somewhat convoluted background.
Some believe Argine is based on an anagram of the Latin word for Queen
(Regina)
The Knaves/Jack Behind Those Cards:
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| Holger Danske |
The knave of Spades is
Ogier the Dane/Holger Danske (a knight of Charlemagne).
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| La Hire |
The knave of Hearts is
La Hire (comrade-in-arms to Joan of Arc, and member of Charles VII's court).
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| Hector, Prince of Troy |
The knave of Diamonds is
Hector, the Prince of Troy.
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The knave of Clubs is Judas Maccabee, who led the Jewish rebellion
against Syria (some prefer to call the CJ Lancelot).
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