Durandal

Durandal is the name of the sword knight Roland.

Presentation

The death of this last with Roncevaux in an ambush set-up by Basque S is told in the Chanson of Roland (where the Basques are replaced by the Moor S). Feeling his end to approach, Roland tried to break Durandal on a rock, to prevent that it is not taken by the enemy. But the blade remained intact and made burst the rock, opening the Brèche of Roland. A version of the legend wants that Roland then called the archangel Saint Michel with the assistance, then launched the sword towards the valley. This one then crossed miraculeusement several hundred kilometers before being card-indexed in the rock of Notre-Dame of Rocamadour where one can still admire it today.

Origin

Durandal comes from Dragvendill: sword/sword, Norwegian name, old sword of the family of Rafnista, is at the origin of the word Durendal: “blind Welsh force”, who gave his name to Durandal. Sword called Flæmberg: “Flamberge”, of Flæma: “drives out” and Berg: “rock”, literally: “rock” in norrois drives out, the latter was allotted later to Renaud de Montauban by his cousin, the Maugis magician, in the French chanson de geste of the Four Aimon wire.

See too

List of legendary objects

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