Curtana
CURTANA (a latinized form of the A.-Fr. curtein, from Lat. curtus, shortened), the pointless sword of mercy, known also as Edward the Confessor's sword, borne at the coronation of the kings of England between the two pointed swords of temporal and spiritual justice (see REGALIA). t .
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
