'Chastity washing her sword in the Jordan' in Prudentius' Psychomachia - 'Conflict Of The Soul', Brussels, Bibliotheque royale, Ms. 10066-77, 10th-11th century.

Illustrations depicting 10th Century Carolingian Soldiers from
Prudentius' Psychomachia
'Conflict Of The Soul'
Brussels, Bibliotheque royale, Ms. 10066-77, 10th century

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Chastity washing her sword in the Jordan
'Chastity washing her sword in the Jordan' in Prudentius' Psychomachia - 'Conflict Of The Soul', Brussels, Bibliotheque royale, Ms. 10066-77, 10th-11th century.

PUDICITIA GLADIUM SUUM LAVIT IN IORDANE

Prudentius (born in 348 in northern Spain, died after 405) spent most of his life following worldly pursuits, but later turned to writing, in which he aimed to glorify God and atone for his earlier sins. One of his most popular works is a poem called Psychomachia (Conflict of the Soul), which describes the battles between female personifications of human virtues and vices.

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