A talisman is an object which is purported to possess certain magical properties. Talisman may also refer to:

Art and entertainment

Fictional characters

* Talisman (comics), a superhero from Marvel Comics who was a member of Alpha Flight * Talisman, the player character from Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation

Films

* ''Talisman'', the edited re-release title of the 1987 Italian film ''

Cross of the Seven Jewels ''Cross of the Seven Jewels'' ( it, La croce dalle 7 pietre) is a 1987 Italian horror film directed, written and starring Marco Antonio Andolfi. Prior to directing the film, Andolfi worked in film in the amateur theatre and claims to have worked i ...

'' * ''The Talisman'', also known as ''

King Richard and the Crusaders ''King Richard and the Crusaders'' is a 1954 American historical drama film made by Warner Bros. The film stars Rex Harrison, Virginia Mayo, George Sanders and Laurence Harvey, with Robert Douglas, Michael Pate and Paula Raymond. It was direct ...

'', a 1954 adaptation of the Scott novel

Fine arts

* ''The Talisman'' (painting), a painting by French artist Paul Sérusier

Gaming

* ''Talisman'' (board game), a board game from Games Workshop currently published by

Fantasy Flight Games Fantasy Flight Games (FFG) is a game company based in Roseville, Minnesota, United States, that creates and publishes role-playing, board, card, and dice games. As of 2014, it is a subsidiary of Asmodée Éditions. History Fantasy Flight Publish ...

* ''Talisman'' (video game), a 1985 video game based on the board game from Games Workshop

Literature

* ''Talisman'' (book series), a 2005 series of children's novels by Allan Frewin Jones * '' Talisman: Sacred Cities, Secret Faith'' (2004), a non-fiction book by Graham Hancock and Robert Bauval * ''The Talisman'' (Scott novel), an 1825 historical novel by Sir Walter Scott * ''The Talisman'' (King and Straub novel), a 1984 fantasy novel by Stephen King and Peter Straub ** ''The Talisman'' (comics), a comic book adaptation of the above novel * "The Talisman", a short story by South African author, Nadine Gordimer from the collection '' The Soft Voice of the Serpent'' (1952)

Stage works

* ', an 1840 play by Johann Nestroy * ''Der Talisman'', an 1877 tragedy by

Prince George of Prussia Prince George of Prussia (Frederick William George Ernest; 12 February 1826 – 2 May 1902) was a member of the House of Hohenzollern. A man of many talents, George was at various periods of his life a Prussian general, poet and writer, often goin ...

* ''Der Talisman'', an 1892 fantasy play by German

Ludwig Fulda Ludwig Anton Salomon Fulda (July 7, 1862 – March 7, 1939) was a German playwright and poet, with a strong social commitment. He lived with Moritz Moszkowski's first wife Henriette, née Chaminade, younger sister of pianist and composer Cécile ...

* ''The Talisman'' (ballet), an 1889 opera *''Der Talisman'', a 1910 opera by British composer

Adela Maddison Katharine Mary Adela Maddison, née Tindal (15 December 1862 – 12 June 1929), usually known as Adela Maddison, was a British composer of operas, ballets, instrumental music and songs. She was also a concert producer. She composed a number of ...

Music

Talisman (band) Talisman was a Swedish hard rock band. Founded in 1989 by the songwriting bassist Marcel Jacob and fronted by the American singer Jeff Scott Soto, the band released seven studio albums from 1990 to 2006, before going on a farewell tour in 2007. ...

, a Swedish rock band *

Stanford Talisman Stanford Talisman is a student a cappella group at Stanford University, dedicated to sharing stories through music. Started in 1990 by Stanford student Joseph Pigato, their roots are in music from South Africa and the African diaspora, but they ...

, an American ''a cappella'' group from Stanford University * ''Talisman'' (Alastair Galbraith album), 1995 * ''Talisman'' (Talisman album), 1990

Computing

Microsoft Talisman Talisman was a Microsoft project to build a new 3D graphics architecture based on quickly compositing 2D "sub-images" onto the screen, an adaptation of tiled rendering. In theory, this approach would dramatically reduce the amount of memory bandwid ...

, 3-D graphics architecture from Microsoft *

Talisman Desktop Talisman Desktop is a Windows shell replacement introduced in 1997 by Lighttek Software, designed to allow the user to configure its interface. It is available in a number of languages including English, French, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese, Russi ...

, a software desktop shell replacement for the Microsoft Windows operating system

Ships

Talisman (ship) Numerous vessels have borne the name ''Talisman'', including: * , launched for the French navy at Le Havre in 1862 and also used as an oceanographical survey ship * , built as American Civil War blockade runner * , a Clyde paddle steamer that serve ...

, several ships with the name * , the name of a number of British Royal Navy ships *

Talisman UUV The Talisman UUV is a fully autonomous unmanned mini- sub designed and made by BAE Systems. It has the capability to perform shoreline reconnaissance when the risks may be deemed too high, or conditions unsuitable, for human operators. The Ta ...

, a multi-role unmanned underwater vehicle manufactured by BAE Systems * Steamship ''Talisman'', a 73-foot, 40-ton, upper-cabin sternwheel steamboat built in 1961, and put on display at Lincoln's New Salem on the Sangamon River near Petersburg, Illinois until the early 1990s.

Other uses

Talisman Energy Talisman Energy Inc. was a Canadian independent petroleum company that existed between 1993 and 2015. The company was created from the assets of BP Canada after British Petroleum divested its 57 percent stake in June 1992. It was one of Canada' ...

, a Canadian oil-and-gas company * Talisman, Cadillac Sixty Special Fleetwood Brougham sedan, built from 1974 to 1976 * Renault Talisman, a mid-size sedan built since 2015 * Talismán metro station, a Mexico City Metro station *

Talisman Centre MNP Community & Sport Centre, formerly known as the Repsol Sport Centre, Talisman Centre and Lindsay Park Sports Centre, is a multi-sports complex in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The name of the facility was changed in March 2002, after the City of C ...

, a Canadian multi-sports complex in Calgary, Alberta