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Subject: Cortona and Durandal...something you may not have noticed.

Ok, before I start, I want to thank camboy45 for pointing this out in the flood. All of this stuff comes from his post, I just wanted to say it here, where it would get more attention. Anyways...

Cortona says in the trailer, "I am your shield, I am your sword."

Cortona is the name of a mythical blade that was forged from the same metal as the mythical blade Durandal. Durandal is the name of the rampant AI in Marathon, another Bungie game, who is trying to escape the end of the universe. Just thought I'd point out those similarities...

[Edited on 5/11/2006]

  • 05.11.2006 2:12 PM PDT
Subject: Something you may not have noticed...Cortona and Durandal

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thats pretty interesting

  • 05.11.2006 2:14 PM PDT

Yeah...seems like there are a lot of similarites between Marathon and Halo.

  • 05.11.2006 2:15 PM PDT
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OLD! sorry, always wanted to say that. but yes, Durandal comes from the sword Durendal, or durindana if you will. The name Cortana comes from the sword Curtana.
Bungie is quite familiar with legends.

  • 05.11.2006 2:18 PM PDT

oh, this is old? Sawy...

  • 05.11.2006 2:20 PM PDT
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oh, this is old? Sawy...

Yes it has been mentioned quite a number of times on the Marathon pages/mbo and such. But I'm glad that you are paying attention to Marathon. Not too many people do that anymore. Which is a shame.

  • 05.11.2006 2:23 PM PDT
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bungie does that alot. cortana's "real name" would be courtaine the sword of king edward the confessor, sister to durendal of Roland and joyeuse of charlemaigne and Mjolnir is the name of thor's hammer in norse mythology

  • 05.11.2006 2:46 PM PDT