actuallyhaise:

About “Jack”:

• Jack is a modern word for knave, or male servant
• representative of the Soldier
• the lowest-ranked face card, but known as a trickster card for it’s ability to over-rank Kings/Aces in some games
• also known as “One-Eyed Jack”
• Jack is a fairytale/folklore stock name for English heroes, including Jack Frost, Jack the Giant Killer, Jack Horner, etc
• The Jack of Spades is associated with Ogier the Dane, a knight of Charlamagne who later becomes his enemy
• Ogier the Great also inherits a sword called Curtana, which is later shortened and used as a symbol of Mercy