SwordsAreShiney
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Post by SwordsAreShiney on Mar 27, 2004 11:46:07 GMT -5
is its name supposed to be a combination of the two french words "rien" (none, nothing) and "fleche" (arrow), thus meaning "no-arrow"?
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Magicalmage424
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Post by Magicalmage424 on Mar 27, 2004 11:53:23 GMT -5
Well, I doubt it as there is in fact an arrow when you shoot it... but a good question. Like how many of the weapons got their names from other languages/mythology.
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Post by SwordsAreShiney on Mar 27, 2004 12:02:26 GMT -5
it makes it more fun to figure out their names  |
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Post by Magicalmage424 on Mar 27, 2004 12:05:06 GMT -5
yes it does... I like how they got all of the Dark Magic names... they're all cool, except for Flux
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Iggy
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Post by Iggy on Mar 27, 2004 12:09:18 GMT -5
Here's some other origins.
Gepesent - It means Ghost in German, I think
Nosferatu - Japanese for "Dracula"
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Post by hector93950 on Mar 27, 2004 17:11:32 GMT -5
yeah I jsut figured out the other day what nosferatu meant. it makes since too cause it's sucking your life. does anyone know what basilikos means? or how about Amrads or Durandal. I know sol in sol katti means sun bu what do mani or katti mean.
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Post by Iggy on Mar 27, 2004 17:27:20 GMT -5
yeah I jsut figured out the other day what nosferatu meant. it makes since too cause it's sucking your life. does anyone know what basilikos means? or how about Amrads or Durandal. I know sol in sol katti means sun bu what do mani or katti mean. Sol actually means Earth. Solar means Sun Blame it on Latin. |
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Post by hector93950 on Mar 27, 2004 17:39:25 GMT -5
no, I eant sol in spanish means sun. I think thats what they were referring to.
also that gives me the feeling that in some language mani means moon (explaining why english is the only language in whcih moon doesn't sound like lunar)
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Post by DarkTwilkitri on Mar 27, 2004 21:56:16 GMT -5
Ah, the Rienfletche...
I still say that it's _really_ called the Lion Fletch.
This matches the sword and spear, in any case (Regal, Rex, and Lion are all 'royal' terms).
Regarding the Mani and Sol Kattis:
I believe the consensus, when we didn't have the english names, was that they were called Many and Soul Cutter. That moon idea has never occured to me before... but moon would more likely be Lune Katti, or something to that effect, I would believe.
People actually _prefer_ the name Nosferatu to Rizziah?
/me Dark Twilkitri is in shock
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Post by rekawamo on Mar 27, 2004 22:52:29 GMT -5
The Durandal has its roots somewhere in Charlemagne's time.
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Post by DarkTwilkitri on Mar 27, 2004 23:01:55 GMT -5
Yes, the Durandal was used by (surprise, surprise) the hero Roland. He was Charlemagne's nephew, apparently.
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