the chapel of Mary there, but was stolen by Henry the Young King in 1183. Local folklore also claims Durendal still exists, embedded in a cliff wall in Rocamadour. In that version, twelfth-century monks of Rocamadour claim Roland threw the sword rather than hiding it beneath himself, creating a crevice "due to its sharpness" in the wall. However, the local tourist office now calls the sword a replica of Durendal. In popular culture In the 1992 Super Sentai series Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger, the monster Dora Knight, an evil black knight under the service of Bandora, wielded a magic sword called Durandal. In the Fire Emblem videogame series, Durandal is the name of the legendary claymore once wielded by one of the Eight Legends of Elibe, Roland, and later passed to his descendant and one of the main characters of Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, Eliwood of Pherae. Honkai Impact 3rd has a character named Durandal, who, in the story, is considered the strongest S-Rank Valkyrie of the fictional organization Schicksal. In the game Marathon (video game), first released in 1994 for the Macintosh by Bungie, Durandal is the name of a psychotic AI prominently featured throughout the game's story. Bungie would later set a trend of naming their fictional AI after famous swords with Cortana (Curtana) in the Halo (franchise) series. In the Xianxia-inspired series of novels "The Godking's Legacy" by author Virlyce Durandal is the name of one of the main characters, a sentient sword that previously belonged to the legendary warrior-mage Roland. In The Dresden Files book series, Durendal is one of three powerful swords each linked to a positive emotion. In particular, Durendal is linked to hope. In the game Terraria, Durendal is a weapon that the player is able to craft using Hallowed Bars. However, instead of being a sword, it instead functions as a whip. In the 2020 Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider Saber, one member of the Sword of Logos, Ryoga Shindai, is called Kamen Rider Durendal, named after the blade of the same name. In the 2022 game Chained Echoes Glenn's ultimate was the sword Durandal, crafted by using a Soul of Farnese on the Rusty Sword key item. Explanatory notes References Citations General bibliography Primary sources ; volume 2 (1921). Secondary sources Medieval European swords Mythological swords The Song of Roland