What historical figures are hidden in playing cards? What is the origin of playing cards?

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Poker has become one of the most common entertainment items in our life. However, playing cards look ordinary, but there are many national heroes hidden in European history. But many people for most people, these things are not widely known, and this way of remembering and commemorating heroes is mysterious and secret. So today, school easy search will introduce you to 12 characters in playing cards and see who they are.

First, the origin of playing cards

Poker is a popular entertainment tool in the world, with many ways of playing and many names. Poker is its standard name, which is taken from English Poker.

Generally speaking, it is generally believed that playing cards originated from French tarot cards and are the product of the long-term evolution of French tarot cards. The earliest playing cards were introduced to Europe at the end of 14.

/kloc-Before the 8th century, the biggest card in poker was K, and the smallest card was A./kloc-After the 8th century,

The earliest playing cards were not unified in the world, with 78 in Italy, 32 in Germany, 40 in Spain and 52 in France. After that, France added a king and a king with 54 cards to the original playing cards. At this point, the international standard of playing cards was born, not only limited to the number of cards, but also the colors and patterns of playing cards in different countries are consistent.

Careful observation shows that there are 12 playing cards in a set of playing cards, and the color is different from others. Why is this happening? What's so special about these 12 cards?

The 12 playing cards are J, Q and K, with 4 cards in each category. The reason why it is different from other playing cards is that the colors of other cards are very common, and the image of people is printed on this 12 card.

Second, the secret of K.

In K's series of cards, diamonds, hearts, spades and clubs are all printed with different people's images. K is short for king. So in order to commemorate the king, a series of playing cards of K were formed.

The figure on the square K is Julius Caesar of the former Roman Empire. In a sense, he is a real hero. Caesar led his subjects to conquer Gaul in eight years and also attacked Germanic countries and Britain, making him famous. In Europe, Julius Caesar once existed as a god and was admired by the people. After the army conquered Rome, he practiced dictatorship. In 44 BC, Caesar was 56 years old and was assassinated.

The character on the K of Hearts is Charlemagne. During the reign of 14, he launched more than 50 wars, almost annexed the whole of Europe, and established a huge Charlemagne empire. He has exerted an indelible influence on the history, military and economy of Europe. He introduced civilization from Europe and transferred the cultural center from the Mediterranean to the Rhine, and was called "the father of Europe".

The figure on the plum blossom is Alexander the Great, a military genius. Together with Julius Caesar, Napoleon and Hannibal, he became the four commanders in Europe. From Greece to the Indus Valley, his territory spans Asia. Alexander the Great showed extraordinary abilities when he was young. /kloc-when he was 0/2 years old, he saw a horse that others could not tame. Alexander the Great just walked up to it and whispered a few words in the horse, and the horse was successfully tamed by it.

The character on the K of Spades is King David. He was the second monarch of Israel and established a unified kingdom of Israel. He led the kingdom of Israel to prosperity and deeply influenced the Jewish nation. As the saying goes, heroes are sad about beauty, and David has had many women around him in his life. Mijia is one of them. As the daughter of King Saul, Michal helped David a lot in the war between David and King Saul. David was captured by King Saul, and Micah lied to her father to help him escape. Later, Misa was forced to remarry by her father. In the process of getting along, Misa gradually fell in love with her new husband. However, after David escaped from adversity, he insisted on finding Micha back and separating Micha from her later husband.

K series poker only revolves around the king. We can clearly see that the emperors in poker are all people who have made great contributions to their country and even the world. No matter the emperor who launched the war and annexed crazily, or the emperor who established a unified country, or the emperor who had far-reaching influence on national politics, economy, culture, military and other aspects, he was a hero of a country and a nation.

Third, the secret of Ah Q

Q is taken from the queen of England, the former queen.

The character in Q of Hearts is Judith, a great hero of Israel. She lured the enemy generals who invaded Jerusalem with a honey trap and assassinated them while they were unprepared, saving Jerusalem and Israel.

The character on the plum blossom Q is Queen Akini. She mentioned a war in England. The descendants of King Edward III, house of lancaster and York family, also known as red roses and white roses, competed for the throne, and the war brought great disaster to the people. The initiator finally realized the cruelty of the war and finally ended it by marrying henry vii of house of lancaster and Elizabeth of York family. In order to commemorate this war, England took the rose as the national flower, and Queen Akini, who held the rose in poker, was a figure created by later designers to commemorate this war and a symbol of advocating peace in this war.

Q of spades is the famous goddess Athena. She is the embodiment of beauty and wisdom, the highest pursuit of every beautiful young woman, and the most beautiful goddess in every man's mind. In ancient Greek and Roman mythology, Athena's position was very high.

Q's role is Rachel, who is said to be the most beautiful woman in Israel. Jacob fled to Rachel's house and they fell in love at first sight. However, Rachel's father asked Jacob to keep sheep for seven years before marrying Rachel. In order to marry this woman, Jacob really worked as a shepherdess for seven years, but finally Rachel's father tricked Rachel's sister into marrying him. So it took Jacob another seven years to finally get what he wanted, which shows the beauty of Rachel.

The characters in Q series are all female representatives. Whether it is a symbol of wisdom and beauty, a manifestation of resolving wars, or people who have made great contributions to the country, they all have their own unique side, which is worth remembering.

Fourth, J's secret.

J is taken from English Jack, a knight and a prince.

The figure in the cube is hector Thrall, the first warrior of Troy. His military ability is outstanding. He used to be the Great Steel Wall of Troy, protecting the peace of Troy. Later, he died in the war.

The role of J of Hearts is Rachel, the commander of the Anglo-French War, who led the victory in the Battle of Patty. He was the king's best assistant, and helped France defeat the British army and recover the lost land.

Plum blossom's character is Lancelot. He is a knight of King Arthur, handsome, personable and an archer. He had a big fight with King Arthur because they were having an affair with the queen. Later, in order to confess his crimes, Lancelot sincerely repented and became a monk.

The role of J of Spades is ogier, the son of the first Danish Christian king. In the 8th century, Charlemagne attacked Denmark. As a hostage, he was sent to Charlemagne Palace as a bodyguard. Later, he accidentally killed Charlemagne's daughter and fled back to Denmark. Charlemagne went out again, and ogier led the troops to resist for seven years.

In our eyes, knights are always heroes who can protect a place and some people. Wherever you go, there is a sense of security where there are knights. He will always be behind you, watching over you.

Five,

Historical figures on playing cards have made great contributions to the progress of mankind. Printing them on playing cards, a common object, is to let more people know about them and their heroic deeds, and remember them at the same time, so that they will always exist in people's minds.

Playing cards are the crystallization of human wisdom and the product of human entertainment. It relaxes the body and mind to a certain extent and makes people feel happy; On the other hand, it is the condensation of human greed and darkness, which is a symbol of gambling. Playing cards has always had advantages and disadvantages. As for how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages and give full play to advantages, we must think it over.

No matter how the wheel of history rolls forward, heroes will never be forgotten. On the contrary, after historical precipitation, the heroic spirit endures forever.

A promising nation cannot live without heroes, and a promising country cannot live without pioneers.