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Paintings and miniatures of this period from France and England sometimes include depictions of trefoil pommels, sometimes in combination with the curved guards also seen in Spain (and the Jerpoint stone above).



13th and 14th century seal matrices are a good source for hilt variants. Among these, the seal of Charles of Anjou is perhaps the the clearest depiction of a fleur-de-lys pommel, as befits a member of French royalty. The seal and coins of the Latin emperor, Philip of Courtenay are similar.




Particularly in Italian art, the trefoil form is sometimes abstracted and more resembles three conjoined discs or globes. This style also seems to be shown on some seals, like that of James III of Mallorca.



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