The misericorde is a dagger with a tapered blade, used to deliver the death stroke in the Middle Ages. Borrowed from French, the term emerged in Latin as a composite of the words 'miser' and 'cor' ('miserable' and 'heart') and meant 'act of mercy.'
☞ Misha is a multimedia designer and visual artist with a penchant for the macabre and medieval. He also plays video games, makes costumes, and often wears black.