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| image=[[File:Ss fe06 map shrine of seals.png|200px]] | |caption=Map noting the Shrine of Seals' location (marked with the flag) in {{title|The Binding Blade}}. | ||
| caption=Map noting the Shrine of Seals' location (marked with the flag) in {{title|The Binding Blade}}. | |chapter=''The Binding Blade'': | ||
| chapter= | *[[The Binding Blade (chapter)|Chapter 21]] | ||
*[[The Binding Blade (chapter)|Chapter 21 | *[[The Elder Revelation|Chapter 21x]] | ||
*[[The Elder Revelation|Chapter 21x | ''The Blazing Blade'': | ||
*[[Cog of Destiny|Chapter 27E/29H | *[[Cog of Destiny|Chapter 27E/29H]] | ||
| country = [[Bern]] | |country=[[Bern]] | ||
| appearances = | |appearances=*{{title|The Binding Blade}} | ||
*{{ | *{{title|The Blazing Blade}} | ||
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The '''Shrine of Seals''' (Japanese: {{ | The '''Shrine of Seals''' (Japanese: {{hl|封印の神殿|Fūin no shinden}} ''Shrine of Seals'') is a temple dating from [[the Scouring]], located deep in the Kingdom of [[Bern]] in [[Elibe]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Following the defeat of [[Idunn]], the [[ | Following the defeat of [[Idunn]], the [[demon dragon]], at the end of the Scouring, [[Hartmut]] of the [[Eight Legends]] traveled deep into the remote mountains of what would later become Bern and constructed the Shrine of Seals as a place to safely keep Idunn, imprisoning her within it using the [[Binding Blade]].<ref>{{Cite|After persuading the others that it should be spared, Hartmut built a shrine hidden deep in what you now call Bern. There, he bound the demon dragon away using the blade and the Fire Emblem. After the founding of Bern, the shrine was protected by the royal family for generations.|[[Jahn]]|The Binding Blade}}</ref> He then sealed the Binding Blade within its altar, locking it so that only the [[Fire Emblem (item)|Fire Emblem]] could unseal it.<ref>{{Cite|'''Merlinus:''' ...I can't seem to draw it from the stone.<br>'''Roy:''' It's sealed in the altar. You must use the Fire Emblem.<br>'''Merlinus:''' Use it? How?<br>'''Roy:''' Princess Guinivere said that it goes in the socket on the hilt...|[[Merlinus]] and [[Roy]]|The Binding Blade}}</ref> The shrine was also used by fellow general, [[Bramimond]], to seal away their own legendary weapon, [[Apocalypse]], within the shrine's depths. Bramimond then cast a seal across Elibe which locked away the other legendary weapons in their own hiding place, after which he permanently took up residence in the shrine's depths to guard the seal. | ||
After finishing the Shrine of Seals, Hartmut founded the Kingdom of Bern so that his descendants could continue to guard the Shrine and Idunn. The obscure location of the shrine became a state secret of Bern, known only to members of the royal family and under extremely heavy protection,<ref>{{Cite|I’ve heard it’s north of Bern. But the location of the shrine itself is secret. I doubt if anyone outside the royal family knows how to reach it.|[[Hawkeye]]|The Blazing Blade}}</ref> and its very existence was little known as well. The rival kingdom [[Etruria]] once conducted a mission to find the shrine and investigate it upon learning of its existence, but none of the mission's members are known to have survived.<ref>{{Cite|I’m privy to the highest secrets of military information in Etruria. When we learned of the shrine’s existence, we investigated. However, none of our operatives returned. Bern’s defenses are formidable.|[[Pent]]|The Blazing Blade}}</ref> | After finishing the Shrine of Seals, Hartmut founded the Kingdom of Bern so that his descendants could continue to guard the Shrine and Idunn. The obscure location of the shrine became a state secret of Bern, known only to members of the royal family and under extremely heavy protection,<ref>{{Cite|I’ve heard it’s north of Bern. But the location of the shrine itself is secret. I doubt if anyone outside the royal family knows how to reach it.|[[Hawkeye]]|The Blazing Blade}}</ref> and its very existence was little known as well. The rival kingdom [[Etruria]] once conducted a mission to find the shrine and investigate it upon learning of its existence, but none of the mission's members are known to have survived.<ref>{{Cite|I’m privy to the highest secrets of military information in Etruria. When we learned of the shrine’s existence, we investigated. However, none of our operatives returned. Bern’s defenses are formidable.|[[Pent]]|The Blazing Blade}}</ref> | ||
Despite the secrecy and security, 980 years after the Scouring, the [[Lycia]]n nobles [[Eliwood]], [[Lyn]] and [[Hector]] were tasked by [[Athos]] with finding the Shrine of Seals in order to gain the power to defeat [[Nergal]]. They eventually earned passage and directions from Queen [[Hellene]] after retaking the Fire Emblem from the [[Black Fang]] and thwarting an assassination attempt on Prince [[Zephiel]], and | Despite the secrecy and security, 980 years after the Scouring, the [[Lycia]]n nobles [[Eliwood]], [[Lyn]] and [[Hector]] were tasked by [[Athos]] with finding the Shrine of Seals in order to gain the power to defeat [[Nergal]]. They eventually earned passage and directions from Queen [[Hellene]] after retaking the Fire Emblem from the [[Black Fang]] and thwarting an assassination attempt on Prince [[Zephiel]], and traveled there to prove to Athos their worth to wield the legendary weapons. At Athos's request, Bramimond undid the seals on the legendary weapons, allowing them to be used. Twenty years later, the Shrine of Seals was the site of one of the closing battles of the [[Disturbance of Bern]] and the bloodiest day in Elibe's history, when the Etrurian army under General [[Roy]] attacked it as the first part of their invasion of Bern. After defeating the Bern army and General [[Murdock]], Roy used the Fire Emblem to claim the Binding Blade for use against King Zephiel and Idunn. | ||
==Structure== | ==Structure== | ||
===Surface altar=== | ===Surface altar=== | ||
The ground-level part of the Shrine of Seals is relatively small, | The ground-level part of the Shrine of Seals is relatively small, occupying a single raised chamber. An altar sits at the top of this chamber, and the Binding Blade was sealed within it until Roy obtained it. | ||
===Depths=== | ===Depths=== | ||
Underground, the Shrine of Seals continues into a labyrinth where [[Bramimond]] once lived and where the legendary weapon [[Apocalypse]] is kept. The labyrinth is [[Fog of war|dark and hinders vision]], and is liberally coated with traps intended to ward off would-be thieves of Apocalypse.<ref>{{Cite|'''Roy:''' There always seem to be traps where legendary weapons lie.<br>'''Elffin:''' ...Perhaps they are meant to keep the unworthy from wielding them.<br>'''Roy:''' Maybe so... But the traps are so intricate. I feel there must be something more to them than that.|[[Roy]] and [[Elffin]]|The Binding Blade}}</ref> | Underground, the Shrine of Seals continues into a labyrinth where [[Bramimond]] once lived and where the legendary weapon [[Apocalypse]] is kept. The labyrinth is [[Fog of war|dark and hinders vision]], and is liberally coated with traps intended to ward off would-be thieves of Apocalypse.<ref>{{Cite|'''Roy:''' There always seem to be traps where legendary weapons lie.<br>'''Elffin:''' ...Perhaps they are meant to keep the unworthy from wielding them.<br>'''Roy:''' Maybe so... But the traps are so intricate. I feel there must be something more to them than that.|[[Roy]] and [[Elffin]]|The Binding Blade}}</ref> | ||
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== Trivia == | ==Trivia== | ||
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== Etymology and other languages == | ==Etymology and other languages== | ||
{{Names | {{Names | ||
|eng-name=Shrine of Seals | |eng-name=Shrine of Seals | ||
|eng-mean=Presumably named in analogy to the weapon it holds, although because this weapon is translated in English as "[[ | |eng-mean=Presumably named in analogy to the weapon it holds, although because this weapon is translated in English as "[[Binding Blade]]", each is inconsistent with the other. Some dialogue translates it as "sealed shrine". | ||
| | |jpn-name={{h|封印の神殿|Fūin no shinden}} | ||
| | |jpn-mean=Shrine of Seals | ||
|fren-name=Temple des Sceaux | |span-name=Santuario de los Sellos | ||
|span-mean=Sanctuary of the Seals | |||
|fren-name=Temple des Sceaux | |||
|fren-mean=Temple of Seals | |fren-mean=Temple of Seals | ||
|ger-name=Schrein der Siegel | |ger-name=Schrein der Siegel | ||
|ger-mean=Shrine of Seals | |ger-mean=Shrine of Seals | ||
|ital-name=Tempio dei sigilli | |||
|ital-name=Tempio dei sigilli | |||
|ital-mean=Temple of seals | |ital-mean=Temple of seals | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Gallery== | |||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Ss fe06 map shrine of seals.png|Map noting the Shrine of Seals' location (marked with the flag) in {{title|The Binding Blade}}. | |||
Map fe06 shrine of seals.png|The Shrine of Seals in [[The Binding Blade (chapter)|Chapter 21]] of {{title|The Binding Blade}}. | |||
Map fe06 shrine of seals labyrinth.png|The Shrine of Seals' labyrinth in [[The Elder Revelation|Chapter 21x]] of {{title|The Binding Blade}}. | |||
Cm fe07 27.png|The Shrine of Seals in [[Cog of Destiny|Chapter 27E/29H]] of {{FE7}}. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Dragon Sanctuary]] | * [[Dragon Sanctuary]] | ||
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[[Category:Locations in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade]] | [[Category:Locations in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade]] | ||
[[Category:Locations in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade]] | [[Category:Locations in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade]] | ||
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The Shrine of Seals (Japanese: 封印の神殿 Shrine of Seals) is a temple dating from the Scouring, located deep in the Kingdom of Bern in Elibe.
History
Following the defeat of Idunn, the demon dragon, at the end of the Scouring, Hartmut of the Eight Legends traveled deep into the remote mountains of what would later become Bern and constructed the Shrine of Seals as a place to safely keep Idunn, imprisoning her within it using the Binding Blade.[1] He then sealed the Binding Blade within its altar, locking it so that only the Fire Emblem could unseal it.[2] The shrine was also used by fellow general, Bramimond, to seal away their own legendary weapon, Apocalypse, within the shrine's depths. Bramimond then cast a seal across Elibe which locked away the other legendary weapons in their own hiding place, after which he permanently took up residence in the shrine's depths to guard the seal.
After finishing the Shrine of Seals, Hartmut founded the Kingdom of Bern so that his descendants could continue to guard the Shrine and Idunn. The obscure location of the shrine became a state secret of Bern, known only to members of the royal family and under extremely heavy protection,[3] and its very existence was little known as well. The rival kingdom Etruria once conducted a mission to find the shrine and investigate it upon learning of its existence, but none of the mission's members are known to have survived.[4]
Despite the secrecy and security, 980 years after the Scouring, the Lycian nobles Eliwood, Lyn and Hector were tasked by Athos with finding the Shrine of Seals in order to gain the power to defeat Nergal. They eventually earned passage and directions from Queen Hellene after retaking the Fire Emblem from the Black Fang and thwarting an assassination attempt on Prince Zephiel, and traveled there to prove to Athos their worth to wield the legendary weapons. At Athos's request, Bramimond undid the seals on the legendary weapons, allowing them to be used. Twenty years later, the Shrine of Seals was the site of one of the closing battles of the Disturbance of Bern and the bloodiest day in Elibe's history, when the Etrurian army under General Roy attacked it as the first part of their invasion of Bern. After defeating the Bern army and General Murdock, Roy used the Fire Emblem to claim the Binding Blade for use against King Zephiel and Idunn.
Structure
Surface altar
The ground-level part of the Shrine of Seals is relatively small, occupying a single raised chamber. An altar sits at the top of this chamber, and the Binding Blade was sealed within it until Roy obtained it.
Depths
Underground, the Shrine of Seals continues into a labyrinth where Bramimond once lived and where the legendary weapon Apocalypse is kept. The labyrinth is dark and hinders vision, and is liberally coated with traps intended to ward off would-be thieves of Apocalypse.[5]
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English |
Shrine of Seals |
Presumably named in analogy to the weapon it holds, although because this weapon is translated in English as "Binding Blade", each is inconsistent with the other. Some dialogue translates it as "sealed shrine". |
| Japanese |
封印の神殿 |
Shrine of Seals |
| Spanish |
Santuario de los Sellos |
Sanctuary of the Seals |
| French |
Temple des Sceaux |
Temple of Seals |
| German |
Schrein der Siegel |
Shrine of Seals |
| Italian |
Tempio dei sigilli |
Temple of seals |
Gallery
Map noting the Shrine of Seals' location (marked with the flag) in The Binding Blade.
The Shrine of Seals in Chapter 21 of The Binding Blade.
The Shrine of Seals' labyrinth in Chapter 21x of The Binding Blade.
The Shrine of Seals in Chapter 27E/29H of Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.
References
- ↑ "After persuading the others that it should be spared, Hartmut built a shrine hidden deep in what you now call Bern. There, he bound the demon dragon away using the blade and the Fire Emblem. After the founding of Bern, the shrine was protected by the royal family for generations." — Jahn, Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
- ↑ "Merlinus: ...I can't seem to draw it from the stone.
Roy: It's sealed in the altar. You must use the Fire Emblem.
Merlinus: Use it? How?
Roy: Princess Guinivere said that it goes in the socket on the hilt..." — Merlinus and Roy, Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade - ↑ "I’ve heard it’s north of Bern. But the location of the shrine itself is secret. I doubt if anyone outside the royal family knows how to reach it." — Hawkeye, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
- ↑ "I’m privy to the highest secrets of military information in Etruria. When we learned of the shrine’s existence, we investigated. However, none of our operatives returned. Bern’s defenses are formidable." — Pent, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
- ↑ "Roy: There always seem to be traps where legendary weapons lie.
Elffin: ...Perhaps they are meant to keep the unworthy from wielding them.
Roy: Maybe so... But the traps are so intricate. I feel there must be something more to them than that." — Roy and Elffin, Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
See also
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