**Breaking News** Joan of Arc ring returned to France
Posted On: Mar 4th, 2016 at 20:03
**Breaking News**
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I have had a very close relationship with the story of Joan of Arc since I was a very young boy. It has shaped my life in many aspects and has had a huge influence on me. In fact I would not be the person I am today if it was not for the countless books I read about her as a child.
I was spellbound – in fact I still am – about the mystery that surrounds the strange voices she heard and the instructions she was given by “angels”, but more so how a 17-year-old peasant girl managed to convince the French aristocracy to give her an entire army to fight the English. That second statement isn’t normally comprehended by most people – it’s a bit like a 17-year-old, uneducated farm girl, not only getting access to the queen in the first place, but convincing the queen to give her an entire British army to fight Islamic State in Syria. It’s about as bizarre as it can be, and something clearly magical took place in France between 1428 and 1430 – the two years it took for Joan to be seen by the royal court and her eventual capture by the English… and by then her intended deeds has been fully carried out.
Joan – real name Jehanne – won every battle she fought in and even immensely strong English soldiers fled the battlefield at the mere sight of her. The English were utterly terrified of her. The power she exuded during the Hundred Years’ War clearly shows she had some kind of mystical power – a combination of an ancient oracle, a master of trickery, a convincing charmer and an adept military strategist.
It’s almost impossible to believe, after reading the above, that she was dead by the age of just 19.
This story speaks for itself, and I am extremely happy an important legacy has been returned to its rightful home.
As a side note, because of her influence on my life, Joan has found herself a large part in my second novel – The Guru – which I am currently writing.
As a side note, because of her influence on my life, Joan has found herself a large part in my second novel – The Guru – which I am currently writing.
