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'''Roland''' (Japanese: {{hover|ローラン| | '''Roland''' (Japanese: {{hover|ローラン|Rōran}} ''Roland''), the "'''Little Knight'''" (Japanese: {{hover|小さき勇者|Chīsaki yūsha}} ''Little Hero''), was one of the [[Eight Generals]] of [[Elibe]], hailing from what was at the time the small town of [[Ostia]]. Toward the end of [[The Scouring]], when the [[Legendary Weapons|Divine Weapons]] were forged to combat [[dragon]]s, he was deemed to be powerful enough to be chosen to wield one of the weapons, the Blazing Blade [[Durandal]],<ref>{{Cite|'''Jahn:''' However, the humans soon found out about the [[Idenn|Demon Dragon]]. They concluded that their numbers alone would not be enough to defeat us. Therefore, they put their efforts into constructing powerful weapons that would pierce our scales. They are what you call the Divine Weapons.<br>'''Roy:''' That part is the same as our legends...<br>'''Jahn:''' The most powerful and potent were chosen out of the humans to wield their newly crafted weapons.|[[Jahn]] and [[Roy]]|The Binding Blade}}</ref> possessing the strength and skill to wield it in spite of being a rather small man compared to its enormous blade.<ref>{{Cite|'''Roy:''' So this is the Durandal... It's bigger than I thought. I don't think many of us are going to be able to swing it.<br>'''Lilina:''' But history has it that Roland was a small man. I think it's the person's skill that determines whether he can use it or not.|[[Roy]] and [[Lilina]]|The Binding Blade}}</ref> With the other Generals, he travelled to the [[Dragon Sanctuary]] in what would later become [[Bern]] and launched an assault on it, accidentally causing the [[Ending Winter]] and forcing the dragons to become [[Manakete]]s. | ||
After the imprisonment of [[Idenn]] and the end of the Scouring, Roland returned to Ostia, now a war-torn wasteland, and with the Durandal restored life to it.<ref>{{Cite|There's also another story behind the Durandal. After the Scouring ended, Roland returned to his hometown of Ostia. He then raised Durandal high above his head, and the land that had been trampled upon during the war suddenly bloomed with life again.|[[Lilina]]|The Binding Blade}}</ref> From there, he established [[Lycia]], then as a single kingdom with one ruler;<ref>{{Cite|Long ago, in the depths of this cavern... When Lycia was a single country, an altar was built.|[[Athos]]|The Blazing Blade}}</ref> after his time, the nation would fragment from a kingdom into a league of duchies, with the ruling houses of each mostly descended from him. He also sealed away Durandal in a cave near Ostia, shielded by [[Bramimond]]'s seal. When he died, his spirit continued to linger with the Durandal in its enshrinement in the cavern, along with that of [[Georg]] and other warriors once in his service. | After the imprisonment of [[Idenn]] and the end of the Scouring, Roland returned to Ostia, now a war-torn wasteland, and with the Durandal restored life to it.<ref>{{Cite|There's also another story behind the Durandal. After the Scouring ended, Roland returned to his hometown of Ostia. He then raised Durandal high above his head, and the land that had been trampled upon during the war suddenly bloomed with life again.|[[Lilina]]|The Binding Blade}}</ref> From there, he established [[Lycia]], then as a single kingdom with one ruler;<ref>{{Cite|Long ago, in the depths of this cavern... When Lycia was a single country, an altar was built.|[[Athos]]|The Blazing Blade}}</ref> after his time, the nation would fragment from a kingdom into a league of duchies, with the ruling houses of each mostly descended from him. He also sealed away Durandal in a cave near Ostia, shielded by [[Bramimond]]'s seal. When he died, his spirit continued to linger with the Durandal in its enshrinement in the cavern, along with that of [[Georg]] and other warriors once in his service. | ||
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|eng-mean=From [[wikipedia:Roland|Roland]], the foremost of the [[wikipedia:Twelve Peers|Twelve Peers]] of [[wikipedia:Charlemagne|Charlemagne]], and the main hero of the Frankish epic ''[[wikipedia:La Chanson de Roland|La Chanson de Roland]]'', in which he wields the [[Durandal|Durandel]]. | |eng-mean=From [[wikipedia:Roland|Roland]], the foremost of the [[wikipedia:Twelve Peers|Twelve Peers]] of [[wikipedia:Charlemagne|Charlemagne]], and the main hero of the Frankish epic ''[[wikipedia:La Chanson de Roland|La Chanson de Roland]]'', in which he wields the [[Durandal|Durandel]]. | ||
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Roland (Japanese: ローラン Roland), the "Little Knight" (Japanese: 小さき勇者 Little Hero), was one of the Eight Generals of Elibe, hailing from what was at the time the small town of Ostia. Toward the end of The Scouring, when the Divine Weapons were forged to combat dragons, he was deemed to be powerful enough to be chosen to wield one of the weapons, the Blazing Blade Durandal,[1] possessing the strength and skill to wield it in spite of being a rather small man compared to its enormous blade.[2] With the other Generals, he travelled to the Dragon Sanctuary in what would later become Bern and launched an assault on it, accidentally causing the Ending Winter and forcing the dragons to become Manaketes.
After the imprisonment of Idenn and the end of the Scouring, Roland returned to Ostia, now a war-torn wasteland, and with the Durandal restored life to it.[3] From there, he established Lycia, then as a single kingdom with one ruler;[4] after his time, the nation would fragment from a kingdom into a league of duchies, with the ruling houses of each mostly descended from him. He also sealed away Durandal in a cave near Ostia, shielded by Bramimond's seal. When he died, his spirit continued to linger with the Durandal in its enshrinement in the cavern, along with that of Georg and other warriors once in his service.
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Role
980 years after the Scouring, the Durandal shrine received its first visitors since Roland's death: Eliwood of Pherae, one of Roland's many distant descendants, guided by his former comrade Athos. Having convinced Bramimond to unseal the Divine Weapons, the two had come to claim Durandal in order to gain the power necessary to combat Nergal and avert the return of dragons to the world. After Eliwood defeated Georg and the other spirit guardians of the cavern, Athos called upon Roland's dormant spirit to awaken and appear before them, which he did. Athos introduced Eliwood as one of Roland's descendants, explained their predicament and requested his strength in combating the threat. Having no physical form anymore, Roland decided to channel his soul into Durandal to enhance its power; when Athos pointed out that it would cause him to die and pass on from the world permanently, Roland expressed that if it were to help his descendants, he would be glad to do it. Roland did so, freeing the Durandal for Eliwood's use, and his spirit permanently left the world.
Quotes
“ | I feel much time has passed. Seeing you again... It brings back memories. Fighting the dragons... Old friends... All this time, lost in memory... | ” | — Roland, to Athos |
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Trivia
Etymology and other languages
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From Roland, the foremost of the Twelve Peers of Charlemagne, and the main hero of the Frankish epic La Chanson de Roland, in which he wields the Durandel. |
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References
- ↑ "Jahn: However, the humans soon found out about the Demon Dragon. They concluded that their numbers alone would not be enough to defeat us. Therefore, they put their efforts into constructing powerful weapons that would pierce our scales. They are what you call the Divine Weapons.
Roy: That part is the same as our legends...
Jahn: The most powerful and potent were chosen out of the humans to wield their newly crafted weapons." — Jahn and Roy, Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade - ↑ "Roy: So this is the Durandal... It's bigger than I thought. I don't think many of us are going to be able to swing it.
Lilina: But history has it that Roland was a small man. I think it's the person's skill that determines whether he can use it or not." — Roy and Lilina, Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade - ↑ "There's also another story behind the Durandal. After the Scouring ended, Roland returned to his hometown of Ostia. He then raised Durandal high above his head, and the land that had been trampled upon during the war suddenly bloomed with life again." — Lilina, Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
- ↑ "Long ago, in the depths of this cavern... When Lycia was a single country, an altar was built." — Athos, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
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