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After about four or five minutes, everyone’s excitement calmed down a little, and the scene became a little quieter and not so noisy.
The same goes for Fresis. He has recovered from the critical hit just now, and his pale face has some color.
After he came back to his senses, he reluctantly looked at the Scottish buckler of the beautiful prince Charlie, then raised his head and looked at Ye Tian, and said with a wry smile:
“Stephen, you are so crazy. The Scottish buckler you bought for 6,500 euros turned into a national treasure-level antique worth 15 million euros in the blink of an eye. You can’t even steal money like this. Hurry! “
“Hahaha, Fresis, you are an antique dealer. You should know what it is like to pick up leaks. Making a living in this business depends on your eyesight and a bit of luck!
Fortunately, my eyesight is pretty good and I rarely make mistakes. I have always had good luck and have discovered many treasures and antiques that have been overlooked or seriously underestimated.”
Ye Tian said with a chuckle, without being polite at all.
“Your luck is extremely good. The rumors are absolutely correct. God will always stand with you and will always take care of you. He cannot see us at all, even if we are very pious!”
Fresis said angrily, his eyes filled with endless envy, but his tone was extremely sad.
Not just him, everyone at the scene looked at Ye Tian with envy and at the Scottish buckler of the beautiful Prince Charlie, wishing they could take it as their own.
Some of them were so jealous that their eyes were red, and they were about to bleed!
Of course, there are also people with ulterior motives here, with greedy eyes flashing.
After chatting for a few words, Fresis couldn’t wait to say:
“Steven, you have appraised this Scottish buckler belonging to Prince Charley and gave an accurate valuation. All of this makes me heartbroken and I wish I could turn back time!
Is it time for you to fulfill another promise? Help me identify other items here, so that I can get some comfort, otherwise I really don’t know how to spend today! “
After the words fell, Ye Tian immediately smiled and nodded and said:
“Okay, Fresis, since I have already nodded and agreed, I will not break my promise. I will help you identify the other goods on the stall right away. Just wait for the surprise!
One thing must be stated in advance. I will only help you identify the three most valuable items, not every item. I will not announce the authenticity and value of the remaining items! “
“No problem, Steven, you can help me identify three pieces of goods. I am already very satisfied. How can I ask for too much”
Fresis nodded excitedly and responded, his happy old face almost bursting from laughter.
Next, Ye Tian put aside the Scottish buckler in his hand, then walked to Fresis’ stall and began to look at the cold weapons one by one.
Fresis, who was standing aside, stared at his every move with his eyes, unwilling to look away for a moment. His eyes were full of expectation, extremely hot, even a little hot.
The scene fell silent. Everyone looked at Ye Tian and the cold weapons placed on Fresis’s stall. Everyone’s eyes were full of curiosity and expectation!
In just a moment, Ye Tian suddenly picked up an ancient knight’s sword from the stall, held it with one hand and waved it gently, then turned to look at Fresis.
“Tell me about this knight’s sword, Fresis, how did you identify this knight’s sword? Where did this sword come from, and how did you get it?”
Fresis looked at the knight sword, and then expressed his judgment.
“I collected this knight’s sword at a market in Provence. As we all know, Provence is a ‘city of knights’ and there are many such cold weapons in the antique market there.
As you can see, this knight’s sword is not in very good condition. There are a lot of rust marks on it. The original guard on the hilt has long since decayed and fallen off. The current guard was installed by me later.
Judging from the shape, I think this is a medieval knight’s sword. Although there are two capital ‘W’s engraved on the sword, there is no way to tell which ancient knight’s weapon it was.
That’s all I can see. Now it seems that this knight’s sword must have a great background. Steven, tell me about your appraisal conclusion. What do you think of this knight’s sword? “
While saying these words, Fresis’s eyes were fixed on the knight sword in Ye Tian’s hand, his eyes were extremely hot, just like looking at his first love!
Ye Tian looked at the knight sword in his hand again, waved it lightly, and then said with a smile:
“First of all, let’s be sure that this is indeed an antique weapon, not a modern handicraft. It is an antique weapon with a great background, and there is a **** story behind it.
Secondly, I want to correct that the capital letters engraved on the base of the sword and above the cross guard are not two capital ‘W’s, but two capital ‘V’ and one capital ‘W’.
Due to its age and poor maintenance, a lot of rust has grown on this knight’s sword. Coupled with problems with the carving process, the letters look like two capital ‘W’s.
Let’s talk about the shape of this knight’s sword. This knight’s sword is a one-handed sword developed from the Viking sword. It can be used for both horseback and walking combat. It was widely popular in the Middle Ages.
Compared with other medieval knight swords, this knight sword retains more features of the Viking sword, and the sword body is longer, the middle spine of the sword is thicker, and the natural weight is heavier.
More importantly, the forging process of this knight’s sword, the patterns on the sword body and hilt, and the engraving technique of the text all have a very obvious Baltic style.
It can be said with certainty that this is a knight’s sword from the Baltic Sea region. From this, it can be seen that the knights who originally used this knight’s sword should come from the Baltic Sea coast area.
Let’s look at the cross engraved on the end of the sword hilt. In the Middle Ages, almost every knight’s weapon had a cross engraved on it, but this cross has a special meaning.”
As he spoke, Ye Tian turned the knight’s sword upside down and showed the cross at the end of the sword’s hilt in front of Fresis, and then showed it to the many onlookers at the scene.
Fresisca looked at the small cross, and then asked curiously:
“Stephen, what’s so special about this cross? I’ve also seen engraved crosses on other medieval knight swords, but in different positions!”
Not only Fresis, but also many onlookers at the scene were confused and had no idea.
Ye Tian glanced at everyone present, and then said loudly:
“If I hang this knight’s sword up, with the hilt facing up and the tip of the sword facing the ground, and everyone combines the cross with this knight’s sword and observes it, I don’t know what they can think of”
As he spoke, Ye Tian held the knight’s sword with one hand and assumed the shape he said.
Looking at this knight’s sword with its tip pointing toward the ground, many people are still confused and don’t know what it means!
Only a handful of people, their eyes suddenly lit up, and they nodded thoughtfully, as if they understood something, but they were not sure!
After a while, an unconfident voice came out from the crowd.
“Steven, when you combine the cross with this knight’s sword, it looks like the emblem of the Knights of the Sword. Is this a knight’s sword of the Knights of the Sword?”
“Bingo! Sir, your guess is very correct. This is a knight sword of the Knights of the Sword, and it has a great background!”
Ye Tian raised his finger and pointed at the source of the sound, and said loudly with an exaggerated expression.
“What? Did I hear it correctly? This is actually the knight sword of the Knights of the Sword. It must be worth a lot of money!”
“Please, can anyone explain what kind of organization the Knights of the Sword is? I have only heard of the three major knights, and there is no Knights of the Sword among them!”
There was a lot of discussion at the scene. Some people were stunned and some were still confused. The scene instantly became very lively.
At this time, Fresis was completely dumbfounded and froze on the spot, his eyes filled with ecstasy, as if he couldn’t believe what he was hearing.
Before he could recover, Ye Tian’s clear voice came out again and reached the ears of everyone present.
“The Knights of the Sword was founded in 1202, also known as the Livonian Brotherhood of the Sword and the Brotherhood of the Sword. It is a knightly order in the Baltic Sea region. It is small in scale and its members are basically Germans.
In the second half of the twelfth century, the Crusader knights arrived at the Baltic Sea coast, armed with sharp swords and trying to conquer this new land. At the same time, Germanic and Catholic missionaries also arrived at the Baltic Sea coast.
In 1202, Bishop Alibert of the city of Riga organized the knights along the Baltic Sea coast and formed the Knights of the Sword, imitating several famous knights established in Jerusalem.
Historically, as an independent military organization, the Knights of the Sword existed for a short time. In the Battle of Sule in 1236, the Knights of the Sword suffered a heavy blow and almost the entire army was destroyed!
In this battle, the Lithuanians and Samogitians killed most of the Knights. The surviving members of the Knights of the Sword were incorporated into the famous Teutonic Knights the next year.
The Knights of the Sword were renamed the Livonian Knights and became an independent branch of the Teutonic Knights in the Baltic Sea until the beginning of the twentieth century, when they disappeared with the demise of the Russian Empire.
If you know about the Knights of Swords, then you know that the shield of the Knights of Swords consists of a cross and a knight’s sword, with the cross on top and the sword on the bottom”
After hearing this, many onlookers at the scene understood the purpose of Ye Tian just asking everyone to observe the knight sword and the cross on the hilt!
Looking at it again now, the combination of the cross and the knight’s sword is the symbol of the Knights of the Sword!
After a pause, Ye Tian continued:
“After being merged into the Teutonic Knights and renamed the Livonian Knights, the original Knights of the Sword ceased to exist, and their unique shield emblem could no longer be used.
Due to its short existence, only thirty-five years, the Knights of the Sword have very few items left in the world. Each of them is a valuable antique cultural relic, including this knight’s sword.
Let’s take a look at this knight’s sword again. The shape also has some features of the Viking sword, the casting process, the decorative patterns, the engraved text, etc., all of which have an obvious Baltic style,
In the Middle Ages, only knights along the Baltic Sea used this kind of sword. Coupled with the cross on the hilt, the answer is obvious. This is the sword used by the knights of the Knights of the Sword!
What’s more important are the capital letters at the root of the sword, two V and one W. They are the initials of Walkerwin von Winterstanten, the second grand master of the Knights of the Sword.
Before the destruction of the Knights of the Sword, there were only two Grand Masters. Walkerwin von Winterstenten served from 1208 to 1236, until he died on the battlefield in the Battle of Sule.
The knight’s sword in my hand is Walkerwen’s sword. I don’t know how it was handed down to this day, but I have to say that it is a miracle to see this knight’s sword today!
These gaps on the blade indicate that it came from the battlefield. God knows how many people have died under this sword. When Walker died on the battlefield, he may have been holding this knight’s sword!
This is my appraisal of this knight’s sword. Let’s talk about the value of this knight’s sword. Because it is extremely special and rare, I value this knight’s sword at 6 million euros, which is not too low! “
As soon as the words fell, the scene immediately exploded.
Everyone was completely shocked by the appraisal conclusion given by Ye Tian and the valuation of six million euros, and they all exclaimed.
Looking at Fresis again, this guy is holding his head with both hands, staring at the knight sword in amazement, and has fallen into a state of madness!