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[[File: | [[File:Ss tmsfe excellus body letters.jpg|right|thumb|Ancient Letters on the side of Excellus's body|300px]] | ||
[[Excellus]] has ancient letters along the side of his body. | [[Excellus]] has ancient letters along the side of his body. | ||
{{quote|gateofwis{{h|dom|written nonstandardly compared to the legend}}|Excellus (body)}} | {{quote|gateofwis{{h|dom|written nonstandardly compared to the legend}}|Excellus (body)}} | ||
This phrase could be interpreted as "gate of wisdom", possibly referencing Excellus' arch-like shape in this game. | This phrase could be interpreted as "gate of wisdom", possibly referencing Excellus's arch-like shape in this game. | ||
Additionally, Excellus has six rectangular objects that float around his body, each displaying an Ancient Letter. | Additionally, Excellus has six rectangular objects that float around his body, each displaying an Ancient Letter. | ||
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This phrase could be interpreted as "reaper dome slate", but the significance of this is unknown. | This phrase could be interpreted as "reaper dome slate", but the significance of this is unknown. | ||
====Wo Dao==== | ====Wo Dao==== | ||
[[Yashiro]]'s weapon Wo Dao features Ancient Letters on the blade. | [[Yashiro]]'s weapon Wo Dao features Ancient Letters on the blade. | ||
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[[File: | [[File:Ss tmsfe magic circle.png|right|thumb|Ancient Letters on a magic circle platform|300px]] | ||
During the Opera of Light: Fire Emblem ritual, the Mirage Masters stand atop pillars that create create magic circles, which act as flying platforms. These platforms have Ancient Letters on them: | During the Opera of Light: Fire Emblem ritual, the Mirage Masters stand atop pillars that create create magic circles, which act as flying platforms. These platforms have Ancient Letters on them: | ||
{{quote|fire emblem the authentic descent of the {{h|goddes|spelled with only one 's' in context}}|flying platform (ancient letters)}} | {{quote|fire emblem the authentic descent of the {{h|goddes|spelled with only one 's' in context}}|flying platform (ancient letters)}} | ||
This is a reference to ''Tokyo Mirage Sessions''' concept as a ''Shin Megami Tensei'' and ''Fire Emblem'' crossover. "Shin Megami Tensei" can be translated as "True Reincarnation of the Goddess", which could be considered synonymous with "the authentic descent of the goddes". | This is a reference to ''Tokyo Mirage Sessions''{{'}}s concept as a ''Shin Megami Tensei'' and ''Fire Emblem'' crossover. "Shin Megami Tensei" can be translated as "True Reincarnation of the Goddess", which could be considered synonymous with "the authentic descent of the goddes". | ||
This interpretation is supported by the [[wikipedia: | This interpretation is supported by the [[wikipedia:Medieval runes|Medieval runes]] also on the circle, which translate to: | ||
{{quote|SFALAAE MUBUREM UMEGAMI TENSEIX|flying platform (medieval runes)}} | {{quote|SFALAAE MUBUREM UMEGAMI TENSEIX|flying platform (medieval runes)}} |
Revision as of 14:23, 26 October 2022
- Not to be confused with the ancient language of Tellius or the Ancient Texts of Fates.
Ancient Letters is a term to refer to a particular script appearing on Ylisse and Valentia. More specifically, it appears in Fire Emblem Awakening and Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. This script is not currently known to have appeared on Archanea, only Valentia, during Marth's time.
History
The origins of the Ancient Letters are unclear. They are not acknowledged by characters during the events of the game. They may bear some connection to the dragon tribes, almost always being featured on dragon-connected weapons or magic.
Legend
A legend that can be used to decode most instances of Ancient Letters was provided in The Art of Fire Emblem Awakening, a Fire Emblem series art book featuring concept artwork and notes. Similar to the implementation of ancient language in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn and the Ancient Texts in Fire Emblem Fates it is a simple cipher based on the English alphabet. It lacks distinct uppercase and lowercase letters.
Appearances
Fire Emblem Awakening
Falchion
The Falchion as it appears in Fire Emblem Awakening features Ancient Letters inscribed into it. The Art of Fire Emblem Awakening provides a closer look:
“ | sniamer llits erutuf eht tsol si esle lla nehw | ” | — Falchion |
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This is an English sentence backwards, when reversed it becomes the legible:
“ | when all else is lost the future still remains | ” | — Falchion (translated) |
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Fire Emblem
The Awakening appearance of the titular Fire Emblem also features Ancient Letters.
The inscriptions describe the respective orb that goes into each slot.
“ | white frame orb[sic] holy light | ” | — Top center |
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“ | black frame orb[sic] dark night | ” | — top left |
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“ | blue frame orb[sic] starry heavens | ” | — top right |
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“ | red frame orb[sic] lifeblood" | ” | — bottom left |
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“ | green frame orb[sic] mother earth | ” | — bottom right |
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Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
World map
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The entirety of Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia's world map is labeled in Ancient Letters at geographic points of interest. The letters spell out the name of the location using Latin words and Japanese names (e.g. Dolk Imperium or Sofia Castrum).
Some Latin phrases are misspelled; the labels corresponding to Dead Man's Mire and The Swamps of Duma, "Mors prlus" and "Doma prlus" respectively, us "prlus" instead of "palus", the Zofian desert is labeled "Sofia desart", the Deliverance Hideout is labeled "Cataconb", the Dragon's Maw is labeled "Doraco vallis" rather than "Draco vallis", Ram Woods is labeled "Ramsil" likely as opposed to "Ram silva" like other forests, and the Last Bastion is labeled "Bastellum" rather than "Castellum".
Some labels correspond to more general areas that don't have proper names; the region west of Zofia Castle, referred to as Northern Zofia, is labeled "Sofia Patet" (Zofia Plains), the Desert in eastern Zofia is labeled "Sofia desart" (Zofia Desert), and the valley corresponding to the Valley Approach is labeled "Mira vallis" (Mila Valley).
Silver Sword
According to Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia concept artwork and character artwork from Fire Emblem Heroes, Valentian Silver Swords are typically inscribed with Ancient Letters.
Unlike other instances of Ancient Letters, this set when deciphered becomes a Greek phrase.
“ | Doma o theos tou polemou prostatevei ton ploiarcho tou spathiou | ” | — Silver Sword |
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When translated, it becomes:
“ | Doma, God of war protects the master of this sword | ” | — Silver Sword (translated) |
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Warp circles
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Fire Emblem Heroes
Geirskögul
The Brave Heroes variant of Lucina features Ancient Letters on her personal weapon Geirskögul.
Unlike previous uses of Ancient Letters these are slightly different from the standard set, though these could just be from artist error or a previously unknown contingency involving two of the same letter being side-by-side.
“ | animeprojectsubcess | ” | — Geirskögul |
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The phrase is typically interpreted as "anime project success" though it is unclear what this implies, if anything.
Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE
Excellus
Excellus has ancient letters along the side of his body.
“ | gateofwisdom | ” | — Excellus (body) |
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This phrase could be interpreted as "gate of wisdom", possibly referencing Excellus's arch-like shape in this game.
Additionally, Excellus has six rectangular objects that float around his body, each displaying an Ancient Letter.
If the letters are read left-to-right as they appear while Excellus is idle:
“ | otofws | ” | — Excellus (floaters, left to right) |
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If the letters are read clockwise from the top during Excellus' attack "All a part of the act":
“ | ofwtso | ” | — Excellus (floaters, clockwise from top) |
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It is unknown what word or phrase, if any, these letters are meant to spell out.
Arena Coins
The coins received from the Urahara Arena each display an Ancient Letter on their front, and several Ancient Letters along their rims.
Front letters:
- Beginner Arena Coins: C
- Intermediate Arena Coins: B
- Advanced Arena Coins: A
- Legendary Arena Coins: S
Rim messages:
“ | biginaclass | ” | — Beginner Arena Coin (rim) |
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“ | interm-teclass | ” | — Intermediate Arena Coin (rim) |
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“ | advan-class | ” | — Advanced Arena Coin (rim) |
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“ | legen-class | ” | — Legendary Arena Coin (rim) |
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Ruin
Touma's weapon Ruin features Ancient Letters on the blade.
“ | reaperdomeslate | ” | — Ruin |
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This phrase could be interpreted as "reaper dome slate", but the significance of this is unknown.
Wo Dao
Yashiro's weapon Wo Dao features Ancient Letters on the blade.
“ | magro | ” | — Wo Dao |
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"Magro" appears to be an Italian word meaning "thin" or "lean". Since the weapon's design strongly resembles a kitchen knife, this may refer to food, particularly meat.
Yatsuka Sword
Yashiro's weapon Yatsuka Sword features Ancient Letters on the blade.
“ | toliveistothnk | ” | — Yatsuka Sword |
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This can be interpreted as "To live is to think", a quote from the Roman philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero.
Flying platforms
During the Opera of Light: Fire Emblem ritual, the Mirage Masters stand atop pillars that create create magic circles, which act as flying platforms. These platforms have Ancient Letters on them:
“ | fire emblem the authentic descent of the goddes | ” | — flying platform (ancient letters) |
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This is a reference to Tokyo Mirage Sessions's concept as a Shin Megami Tensei and Fire Emblem crossover. "Shin Megami Tensei" can be translated as "True Reincarnation of the Goddess", which could be considered synonymous with "the authentic descent of the goddes".
This interpretation is supported by the Medieval runes also on the circle, which translate to:
“ | SFALAAE MUBUREM UMEGAMI TENSEIX | ” | — flying platform (medieval runes) |
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The spaces can be re-arranged to form "Megami Tensei XS Falaa Emburemu", or "Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem".
Gallery
- FEH Tobin 03.png
Artwork of Tobin from Heroes; note the Ancient Letters on his Silver Sword.
Artwork of Lucina: Brave Princess from Heroes; note the Ancient Letters on Geirskögul.
Image of the World Map of Shadows of Valentia with Ancient Letters.
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