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As any good Greco-Roman major knows, Durandal was Hector's sword at Troy, which passed down to Roland, knight of Chalemagne, in the aptly named "Song of Roland" (''Chanson de Roland'').  Many of the Marathon computers had names taken from it.  Bungee (the company that made Marathon) seems to agree in thinking that no one actually played these, as many plot points in Halo (also by Bungee) are kind of taken from it, i.e. (''Spoilers'') Cortana seems to be in the process of going rampant like Durandal.  Sublte hints in Halo 1, full blown twist ending in Halo 2, etc. etc. --[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 18:21, 8 January 2006 (EST)
As any good Greco-Roman major knows, Durandal was Hector's sword at Troy, which passed down to Roland, knight of Chalemagne, in the aptly named "Song of Roland" (''Chanson de Roland'').  Many of the Marathon computers had names taken from it.  Bungee (the company that made Marathon) seems to agree in thinking that no one actually played these, as many plot points in Halo (also by Bungee) are kind of taken from it, i.e. (''Spoilers'') Cortana seems to be in the process of going rampant like Durandal.  Sublte hints in Halo 1, full blown twist ending in Halo 2, etc. etc. --[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 18:21, 8 January 2006 (EST)
:I'm pretty sure you just made up that bit about Hector... --[[User:April Arcus|April Arcus]] 18:30, 8 January 2006 (EST)
:I'm pretty sure you just made up that bit about Hector... --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 18:30, 8 January 2006 (EST)
::I have read the Song of Roland for class.  At one point they say his sword Durandal is the sword of Hector.--[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 19:02, 8 January 2006 (EST)
::I have read the Song of Roland for class.  At one point they say his sword Durandal is the sword of Hector.--[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 19:02, 8 January 2006 (EST)
:I'm not all that sure that Cortana is going rampant. Just call it a gut feeling. Meanwhile, yes, Halo, no matter what Bungie says, might as well be taking place in the same universe as 'Thon. [[User:Durandal|Durandal]] 18:50, 8 January 2006 (EST)
:I'm not all that sure that Cortana is going rampant. Just call it a gut feeling. Meanwhile, yes, Halo, no matter what Bungie says, might as well be taking place in the same universe as 'Thon. [[User:Durandal|Durandal]] 18:50, 8 January 2006 (EST)
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:::: Oh - my - god. Ric made a funny. That's it. I can die now. --[[User:Watcher|Watcher]] 16:36, 9 January 2006 (EST)
:::: Oh - my - god. Ric made a funny. That's it. I can die now. --[[User:Watcher|Watcher]] 16:36, 9 January 2006 (EST)


:::::Actually, Iain M. Banks made the funny, but Ricimer did display his good taste in reading material. --[[User:April Arcus|April Arcus]] 18:39, 9 January 2006 (EST)
:::::Actually, Iain M. Banks made the funny, but Ricimer did display his good taste in reading material. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 18:39, 9 January 2006 (EST)


:Well yeah I didn't come up with that it's from some book series.  Used to be ''Castle Anthrax''...bad name, but we ''are'' nice...--[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 21:33, 9 January 2006 (EST)
:Well yeah I didn't come up with that it's from some book series.  Used to be ''Castle Anthrax''...bad name, but we ''are'' nice...--[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 21:33, 9 January 2006 (EST)

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