Joyeuse

Joyeuse was the legendary personal short sword used by the Frankish king Charlemagne. Made with a gold and gem-encrusted hilt, the blade was forged from the same metal that made Durendal, a sword wielded by the heroic paladin Roland. Adding to its fabled stature, the pommel of Joyeuse was further believed to contain the head of the , the spear that pierced Jesus of Nazareth as he was crucified.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris
After Charlemagne's death, the blade was acquired by the remaining members of the local Hidden Ones. In spite of their formal withdrawal from the Roman Empire's of in the mid 5th century, the few Frankish Hidden Ones recovered the scattered keys, locked the blade in a chest inside the Lutetia bureau beneath Paris, and then returned the keys to their hiding places around Francia.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris – Hidden
In 886, the Viking jarlskona Eivor Varinsdottir of the Raven Clan found the bureau keys and claimed the weapon for herself while aiding Sigfred's efforts in laying siege to Paris.
==Weapon statistics==
Class 	Quality 	Attack 	Speed 	Stun 	CriticalChance 	Weight 	Perks 	Availability
Wolf 	Mythical 	135 	63 	174 	100 	7 	Poison your Weapon after 5 successive Heavy hits 	Loot the chest in the Lutetia bureau
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The legendary sword of Charlemagne, with a hilt of gold and precious gems. Forged from the same metal as Roland's Durendal, it is said to contain within its pommel the head of the lance that pierced Christ's side.	The legendary sword of Charlemagne, with a hilt of gold and precious gems. Forged from the same metal as Roland's Durendal, it is said to contain within its pommel the head of the lance that pierced Christ's side.	The legendary sword of Charlemagne, with a hilt of gold and precious gems. Forged from the same metal as Roland's Durendal, it is said to contain within its pommel the head of the lance that pierced Christ's side.	The legendary sword of Charlemagne, with a hilt of gold and precious gems. Forged from the same metal as Roland's Durendal, it is said to contain within its pommel the head of the lance that pierced Christ's side.	The legendary sword of Charlemagne, with a hilt of gold and precious gems. Forged from the same metal as Roland's Durendal, it is said to contain within its pommel the head of the lance that pierced Christ's side.	The legendary sword of Charlemagne, with a hilt of gold and precious gems. Forged from the same metal as Roland's Durendal, it is said to contain within its pommel the head of the lance that pierced Christ's side.	The legendary sword of Charlemagne, with a hilt of gold and precious gems. Forged from the same metal as Roland's Durendal, it is said to contain within its pommel the head of the lance that pierced Christ's side.	The legendary sword of Charlemagne, with a hilt of gold and precious gems. Forged from the same metal as Roland's Durendal, it is said to contain within its pommel the head of the lance that pierced Christ's side.	The legendary sword of Charlemagne, with a hilt of gold and precious gems. Forged from the same metal as Roland's Durendal, it is said to contain within its pommel the head of the lance that pierced Christ's side.
==Gallery==
ACV Promo Joyeuse.jpg|Promotional art
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris
==References==
Category:Swords
Category:9th century weapons
Category:Personal weapons