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Similarly, a contemporary of Joan of Arc's, her page and secretary, wrote that, "Whereas before, the spiritless and cowed people hung their heads and slunk away if one mentioned War to them, now they came clamoring to be enlisted under the banner of the Maid of Vaucouleurs, and the roaring of war-songs and the thundering of the drums filled all the air." According to Dumas, on her banner,.".. To which she was entitled by her military rank, was painted the King of Heaven holding an orb, together with the words, 'Jesus Maria.' Thus equipped, she set out to join the army at Blois for the relief of Orleans."
When Joan led her troops to victory by raising the siege of Orleans (discussed as one of her prophecies further below), her page and secretary also reported that Joan of Arc was the sole individual who was responsible for motivating the French to some early victories over the English that would not otherwise have been possible: "We soon patched a sort of bridge together and threw ourselves against the last stronghold of the English power that barred Orleans from friends and supplies. Before the sun was quite down, Joan's forever memorable day's work was finished, her banner floated from the fortress of the Tourelles, her promise was fulfilled, she had raised the siege of Orleans!"
Moreover, it appears reasonable to assert that Joan must have been sufficiently imbued with the same qualities that are typically associated with historical inspirational leaders to the point that others will follow them into the mouth of a cannon if they lead the charge because they truly believe they are divinely inspired. In this regard, her page and secretary reported that following one battle, "Joan lay on the grass, weak and suffering, hour after hour, but still insisting that the fight go on. Which it did, but not to much purpose, for it was only under her eye that men were heroes and not afraid.... When he was under Joan's eye and the inspiration of her great spirit, what was he afraid of? Nothing in this world -- and that is just the truth (emphasis added)." Interestingly, charismatic historic figures such as Rasputin have been singled out as having eyes that were mesmerizing in their effect on others, and like Rasputin, Joan of Arc also claimed divine inspiration for her goals that were communicated in this fashion. For example, her page and secretary wrote that, "Joan's eyes were deep and rich and wonderful beyond anything merely earthly. They spoke all the languages -- they had no need of words. They produced all effects -- and just by a glance, just a single glance: a glance that could... put courage into a coward and that could make the doubter believe and the hopeless hope again; that could persuade -- ah, there it is -- persuasion! That is the word; what or who is it that it couldn't persuade? (emphasis added)."
This level of followership would likely be the envy of any military or political leader today, of course, but things were much different in Europe during this period in history in ways that also affected how Joan of Arc was most likely perceived by her contemporaries. In this regard, it is important to keep in mind as well that the centrality of religion and its importance to the people of Europe during this period in history was much more pronounced than it is today, and it is little wonder that many people were more likely to accept Joan of Arc's declarations as to the source of her inspiration without the same level of questioning and skepticism that they would receive today. The continued existence of the Inquisition during this period is clearly reflective of this level of importance and centrality of religion to the people of the Middle Ages as well.
Even divinely inspired leaders, though, today or then, can get things wrong and Joan of Arc was no exception. Indeed, only two of her prophecies about the future would bear out, but those that were on the money were quickly seized upon by her contemporaries as hard evidence of her divine inspiration. For example, "To Jeanne, bringing not peace, but a sword, any man-at-arms was a man near to his death. It was a remark she might have addressed to any irreverent soldier, and possibly did address to many whom she heard using oaths distasteful to her; only, in this case, the man happened to get drowned before he could get killed in battle, and the pious Paquerel recorded her words with gusto as an example of her divine inspiration." By all...
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