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=== Durandal ===
Durandal—Sword of the Hero Roland, knight of Charlemagne, as well as Hector of Troy. Supposedly he threw it into a "poisoned stream" in order to protect it from the Saracens; this seems to have occasionally given it a "Darkness" element in fiction and games. It could also be associated with evil or [[Marathon Trilogy|insanity]]. [[Bungie|One game studio]] has not only used it, but also the inscription on Ogier the Dane's sword Curtana, which read My name is [[Halo (series)|Cortana]], of the same steel and temper as Joyeuse and [[Marathon Trilogy|Durendal]]. In ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]'' Durandal ''is'' Excalibur, having been stolen by Orlando/Roland and renamed to not arouse suspicion (because even he knows it was kind of a dick thing to do). [[w:Durendal#Local lore|A sword embedded in a cliff face in Rocamadour, France is claimed by local folklore to be Durandal.]]
==== [[Literature]] ====
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* In [[SaGa 3]] one of the Mystic Swords that can harm the Masters is Durend.
* You get this sword by supporting the French forces in Bladestorm: The Hundred Years War.
=== Aro(u)ndight ===
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