Guild Wars - Joan ~ Heather Dale

A Guild Wars movie about Joan of Arc, inspired by Heather Dale's beautiful song. I hope you enjoy it!

ABOUT JOAN:

Joan of Arc, in French, Jeanne d'Arc, also called the Maid of Orleans, a patron saint of France and a national heroine, led the resistance to the English invasion of France in the Hundred Years War. She was born the third of five children to a farmer, Jacques Darc and his wife Isabelle de Vouthon in the town of Domremy on the border of provinces of Champagne and Lorraine. Her childhood was spent attending her father's herds in the fields and learning religion and housekeeping skills from her mother.

When Joan was about 12 years old, she began hearing voices of St. Michael, St. Catherine, and St. Margaret believing them to have been sent by God. These voices told her that it was her divine mission to free her country from the English and help the dauphin gain the French throne. They told her to cut her hair, dress in man's uniform and to pick up the arms.

By 1429 the English with the help of their Burgundian allies occupied Paris and all of France north of the Loire. The resistance was minimal due to lack of leadership and a sense of hopelessness. Henry VI of England was claiming the French throne.

Joan convinced the captain of the dauphin's forces, and then the dauphin himself of her calling. After passing an examination by a board of theologians, she was given troops to command and the rank of captain.

At the battle of Orleans in May 1429, Joan led the troops to a miraculous victory over the English. She continued fighting the enemy in other locations along the Loire. Fear of troops under her leadership was so formidable that when she approached Lord Talbot's army at Patay, most of the English troops and Commander Sir John Fastolfe fled the battlefield. Fastolfe was later stripped of his Order of the Garter for this act of cowardice. Although Lord Talbot stood his ground, he lost the battle and was captured along with a hundred English noblemen and lost 1800 of his soldiers.

Charles VII was crowned king of France on July 17, 1429 in Reims Cathedral. At the coronation, Joan was given a place of honor next to the king. Later, she was ennobled for her services to the country.

In 1430 she was captured by the Burgundians while defending Compiegne near Paris and was sold to the English. The English, in turn, handed her over to the ecclesiastical court at Rouen led by Pierre Cauchon, a pro-English Bishop of Beauvais, to be tried for witchcraft and heresy. Much was made of her insistence on wearing male clothing. She was told that for a woman to wear men's clothing was a crime against God. Her determination to continue wearing it (because her voices hadn't yet told her to change, as well as for protection from sexual abuse by her jailors) was seen as defiance and finally sealed her fate. Joan was convicted after a fourteen-month interrogation and on May 30, 1431 she was burned at the stake in the Rouen marketplace. She was nineteen years old. Charles VII made no attempt to come to her rescue.

In 1456 a second trial was held and she was pronounced innocent of the charges against her. She was beatified in 1909 and canonized in 1920 by Pope Benedict XV. - Danuta Bois.

DISCLAIMER:

This video is entirely fan-made. Guild Wars and its contents belong to ArenaNet and NCSoft and the music belongs to Heather Dale. If you enjoyed her song, please visit her website: www.heatherdale.com

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[wickedcircle]

People that born to Wealth & Power r rarely Noble or Royal as their title suggest.... the power usually corrupt them. If I ever saw a Best quoting that defined what been Noble/Nobility means is : " Nobility Does Not Exist without Obligation ,We own all We have , Even our Lives , to Our Land & Our People " Taken from the Game, Dragon Age Said By Character named Eamon Guerrin

That where most fail, they forget their people !

[Calaval]

Joan was a being so uplifted from the ordinary run of mankind that she finds no equal in a thousand years - Sir Winston Chruchill.

[wickedcircle]

Nothing can break the spirit of one that strong his/her belief , Not Even the Cruelest tyrant. Even in Death they Did not manage to break her & her Faith.... William Wallace is also a good example of Faith their story maybe different but not their goals , they r very similar.... Heroes r common people that have the courage to right the wrong....

[Calaval]

Great words indeed, still they are an inspiration to us all! :)

[QueenKitiara]

Gorgeous video Cal! I can't help but feel that my Kitiara could be related to your pretty warr in this movie /wishful thinking hahaha :) no seriously, your talents are so many (ingame, online, in forum and website organization and creativity that you really inspire me...best vid of the year - how did I miss this?!? I know....it's call /new job =.=

:P LOL awesome job Cal, u inspire me and few do :)

[Calaval]

lol thanks Kiti, I thought of your warrior when I made this one :) If you ever want the texmod I'll send you it, I think she looks nicer without the headband!

[ARP7777777]

@saccyind Things are NEVER that simple!

[ARP7777777]

@saccyind OH PLEASE!!!

[saccyind]

@wickedcircle yeah SAINT JOAN OF ARC was so great that she alone kicked and defeated the eveil english people sadly she was betrayed.Saint Joan A Great Freedom Fighter JESUS BLESS SAINT JOAN

[SealOfPvP]

verry nice ^^

the historic story of the maid from orleans is one of my favorites (ive wrote my exam about it ^^)

and your movie is verry good made ^^

TOP !!! I LOVE IT !!!

[pinklavigne231]

Beautiful. Amazing song and well-written.

[wickedcircle]

That Exactly what made her so special :)

[wickedcircle]

If history teaching us anything, It is the People with the True power here Not the King ,Emperor ,Queen. whatever.... All its need is single spark of injustice & 1 brave soul to lead the HORDE...