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The name Durendal arguably begins with the French dur-stem, meaning "hard", though "enduring" may be the intended meaning. [1] Rita Lejeune argues that the name may break down into durant + dail, [2] which may be rendered in English as "strong scythe" [3] or explained in more detail to mean "a scimitar or scythe that holds up, resists, endures". [4]
Durandal is a novel of historical fiction by Harold Lamb. The first part of a 1931 novel (see below), it was published as a stand-alone book titled simply Durandal in 1981 by Donald M. Grant, Publisher in an edition of 1,875 copies of which 400 were boxed and signed by the artists.
The famous Durandal sword holds a mythical status rivaling King Arthur’s Excalibur. It’s said that for over 1,2500 years, Durandal was embedded in a stone cliff face roughly 100 feet above a ...
Durandal: The Peerless Sword is the holy sword favored by Roland and one of the many Noble Phantasms stored in Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon. The sword is a splendidly forged "symbol of power" much like King Arthur 's Caliburn , and it is said to hold three miracles within it.
Shakuntala (Sanskrit: शकुन्तला, romanized: Śakuntalā) is a heroine in Indian literature, best known for her portrayal in the ancient Sanskrit play Abhijnanashakuntalam (The Recognition of Shakuntala), written by the classical poet Kalidasa in the 4th or 5th century CE.
Native American cultures are rich in myths and legends that explain natural phenomena and the relationship between humans and the spirit world. According to Barre Toelken, feathers, beadwork, dance steps and music, the events in a story, the shape of a dwelling, or items of traditional food can be viewed as icons of cultural meaning.
Mosaic found in numidia depicting the legendary king of the Massyles Iarbas.. Iarbas (or Hiarbas) was an Amazigh legendary character [1], who has was mentioned by the Greek philosopher and historian Plutarch as well as in works by various Roman authors including Ovid and Virgil.
In the epic that is given the modern title Erra, the writer Kabti-ilani-Marduk, [3] a descendant, he says, of Dabibi, presents himself [4] in a colophon following the text as simply the transcriber of a visionary dream in which Erra himself revealed the text.