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Die St.-Crispins-Tag-Rede ist eine bekannte Rede aus dem Königsdrama Heinrich V. von William Shakespeare, mit der der Titelheld Heinrich V. von England vor der Schlacht von Azincourt am 25. Oktober 1415 seine Truppe anfeuert. Der 25. Oktober ist den Heiligen Crispinus und Crispinianus geweiht.
Saint Crispin's Day, or the Feast of Saint Crispin, falls on 25 October and is the feast day of the Christian saints Crispin and Crispinian, twins who were martyred c. 286. They are both the patron saints of cobblers, leather workers, tanners, saddlers and glove, lace and shoemakers (among other professions).
Crispinus und Crispinianus (französisch Saint-Crépin-et-Saint-Crépinien, * in Rom; † um 287 in Augusta Suessionum, heute Soissons) waren Brüder und christliche Märtyrer
The St Crispin's Day speech is a part of William Shakespeare's history play Henry V, Act IV Scene iii(3) 18–67. On the eve of the Battle of Agincourt , which fell on Saint Crispin's Day , Henry V urges his men, who were vastly outnumbered by the French, to imagine the glory and immortality that will be theirs if they are victorious.
The Battle of Agincourt ( / ˈædʒɪnkɔːr ( t )/ AJ-in-kor (t); [a] French: Azincourt [azɛ̃kuʁ]) was an English victory in the Hundred Years' War. It took place on 25 October 1415 ( Saint Crispin's Day) near Azincourt, in northern France.
- 25 October 1415 ( Saint Crispin's Day)
- English victory
Read the famous speech by King Henry V from Shakespeare's play Henry V, delivered on the eve of the Battle of Agincourt. Learn about the historical context, the literary devices and the cultural significance of this speech.
(25 October). Crispin and Crispian, martyred in ad 285, were said to be brothers of noble birth who learnt the humble trade of shoemaking rather than be a burden on the persecuted Christian community; they were therefore patron saints of cobblers and of the Shoemakers' Guild.
