Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-24993958-20170114144645/@comment-14909251-20170115215804

For all the talk about the king's sword, it should be pointed out that you see Vacuo fighters with swords and they are a much clearer shade of orange. The king's sword is distinct from all the other weapons. Although I'm not saying it is Jaune's sword, keep in the mind that his sword's name literally means "yellow death" and that would seem to fit with the sword used by the King of Vale. It also is the same name as the sword used by Julius Ceaser, so the connection to a supreme ruler may be implied.

When it comes to people not knowing, we have to consider that certain details are not public knowledge. For instance, Qrow's statement about Ozpin's "predecessor" founding the schools seems to go completely over the heads of everyone present. One would think that at least one of them, such as Ren, would know that the schools were founded by the King of Vale and wonder what Qrow meant. What this could mean is that the King of Vale's role in founding the schools is not common knowledge and is one part of the history that has been concealed. If that was the case then it could be other aspects of that history and other details about the king have been concealed.