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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
The Emperor's Amulet is based off of the Talisman of Charlemagne which is an reliquary encolpion that is rumored to to have belonged to Charlemagne, a member of the Carolingian Dynasty, and king of both the Franks and the Lombards. This rumor very well may be false, and be related to him in name only, as there's dubious evidence to say that it did belong to him.<ref>[https://www.ssef.ch/talisman-of-charlemagne/#:~:text=At%20various%20times%20it%20has,origin%20remains%20doubtful%20and%20unproven. https://www.ssef.ch/talisman-of-charlemagne/#:~:text=At%20various%20times%20it%20has,origin%20remains%20doubtful%20and%20unproven.]</ref> | |||
It's said to contain a splinter of the True Cross, which is the real cross that Jesus was crucified on, as well as a lock of hair from the Virgin Mary,<ref>[https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/spring-2019-talisman-charlemagne-new-historical-and-gemological-discoveries#:~:text=The%20Talisman%20of%20Charlemagne%20is%20a%20sumptuous%20jewel%20that%20has,which%20sacred%20relics%20are%20kept. https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/spring-2019-talisman-charlemagne-new-historical-and-gemological-discoveries#:~:text=The%20Talisman%20of%20Charlemagne%20is%20a%20sumptuous%20jewel%20that%20has,which%20sacred%20relics%20are%20kept.]</ref> making it a holy relic. | |||
===Design=== | ===Design=== |
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