thorhammer
I love in this card how there's a real sense of gusting wind - the banners are flying one way, her hair the other, and the horse's mane is only just being tossed. It's interesting, in this deck, how the notion of movement is not used as obviously in the Knights as it is in other RWS decks, especially the RWS itself. Both the Knights of Pents and Wands are stationary, and the only Knight moving at speed is the Knight of Chalices.
Our Knight of Swords is a lady, too, which is, needless to say, unusual. She holds her Sword in her left hand - the intuitive side. This, as well as her femininity, tell me that the artist was trying to make a point about melding intuition and logic, or only wielding logic at the behest of one's intuitive knowledge.
Whose banners are those anyway? They're all different . . . do they represent the opinions and interests of other parties? Does this Knight stand for those people? That would make sense, sort of, implying a political sort of occupation. I can't help but think of Joan of Arc, looking at her. The wings on her helmet recall Mercury, the God of communication and messages, which reinforces the idea that she's an emissary. Her sword-point is lowered - she comes in peace, but armed and not afraid to use her weapon if necessary. Her horse - that which motivates and moves her - is alert, watchful and eager, but obedient to the will of its mistress, who holds it by will alone, not a tight rein. (Good horsemanship, that ).
Her ornate armour signifies barriers she's built up to protect herself from the world. But her hair is loose, and I think that symbolises the innate immaturity of the Knights.
\m/ Kat
Our Knight of Swords is a lady, too, which is, needless to say, unusual. She holds her Sword in her left hand - the intuitive side. This, as well as her femininity, tell me that the artist was trying to make a point about melding intuition and logic, or only wielding logic at the behest of one's intuitive knowledge.
Whose banners are those anyway? They're all different . . . do they represent the opinions and interests of other parties? Does this Knight stand for those people? That would make sense, sort of, implying a political sort of occupation. I can't help but think of Joan of Arc, looking at her. The wings on her helmet recall Mercury, the God of communication and messages, which reinforces the idea that she's an emissary. Her sword-point is lowered - she comes in peace, but armed and not afraid to use her weapon if necessary. Her horse - that which motivates and moves her - is alert, watchful and eager, but obedient to the will of its mistress, who holds it by will alone, not a tight rein. (Good horsemanship, that ).
Her ornate armour signifies barriers she's built up to protect herself from the world. But her hair is loose, and I think that symbolises the innate immaturity of the Knights.
\m/ Kat