Swords · Minor Arcana
Knight of Swords
Upright
skillbraverycapacitydefence
Skill, bravery, capacity, defence, address, enmity, wrath, war, destruction, opposition, resistance, ruin. There is therefore a sense in which the card signifies death, but it carries this meaning only in its proximity to other cards of fatality.
Reversed
imprudenceincapacityextravagance
Imprudence, incapacity, extravagance.
✦ Symbolism & Description
The imagery
He is riding in full course, as if scattering his enemies. In the design he is really a prototypical hero of romantic chivalry. He might almost be Galahad, whose sword is swift and sure because he is clean of heart.
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