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title: Doctrine of the Two Swords from the Sachsenspiegel
author: Eike von Repgow
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14188/doctrine-of-the-two-swords-from-the-sachsenspiegel/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Doctrine of the Two Swords from the Sachsenspiegel

_Authored by Eike von Repgow_

## Image File

[![Doctrine of the Two Swords from the Sachsenspiegel](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14188.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14188.png)

## Image Caption

An illumination from the Sachsenspiegel, a German book of customary [law](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/law/), compiled somewhere between 1220-1235. The image depicts Christ giving one sword to the Holy [Roman Emperor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Emperor/) and another to the Pope. The manuscript is in the [Saxon](https://www.worldhistory.org/Saxons/) State Library.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Repgow, E. v. (2021, June 08). Doctrine of the Two Swords from the Sachsenspiegel. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14188/doctrine-of-the-two-swords-from-the-sachsenspiegel/>
### Chicago
Repgow, Eike von. "Doctrine of the Two Swords from the Sachsenspiegel." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 08, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14188/doctrine-of-the-two-swords-from-the-sachsenspiegel/>.
### MLA
Repgow, Eike von. "Doctrine of the Two Swords from the Sachsenspiegel." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Jun 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14188/doctrine-of-the-two-swords-from-the-sachsenspiegel/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sachsenspiegel_-_Doctrine_of_the_two_swords.png) by [**Eike von Repgow**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sachsenspiegel_-_Doctrine_of_the_two_swords.png). Submitted by [Isaac Toman Grief](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/isaactomangrief/ "User Page: Isaac Toman Grief"), published on 08 June 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.