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use by Suger of Saint-Denis

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…rode into battle carrying the Oriflamme, the banner of Saint-Denis, which normally rested in the church along with the relics of the saint. As a result of his (and Suger’s) appeal to the nobility’s veneration for the saint, he was followed by a larger army of nobles than had ever…
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