Talk:Ancient Weapon
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How about an own category for items with no use in the current game? I don't know how to do that, tough. -.- Ctarl 12:28, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Fragile?
I changed the infobox to a bundle infobox, but I don't know if it is fragile or not. Anybody know? Mohnzh say what? 13:49, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
Not Fragile, checked. Horheristo 19:11, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Ark of the Covenant
No comments or notes about how this thing seems to strongly resemble the biblical Ark of the Covenant? I'm sure I'm not the only one who sees the resemblance. A chest-type object with long handles to carry it without touching the actual chest, winged figure on the lid, ornate design ... it seems to fit the description pretty well. Jasonstc 18:43, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
I would definitely concur. I thought it was silly of me to think that it looked like the Ark (especially the Indy Jones version) but I'm glad I'm not the only one!
- The Arc of the Covenant might have been a major element at the siege of Jericho: 6 times in 6 days the Israels surrounded Jericho's walls without attacking, on the 7th day they concluded the "magical abjuration" with the sounding of 7 trumpets und a big war cry, bringing down the city walls. I'm going to attribute more "spell power" to the Arc than to the trumpets, so it probably had a crucial role in this scenario. And what better way to bring down walls than to "shake the very earth"? Yannel Brunn, the ghost at the statue in The Arid Sea, describes the Ancient Weapon as such a strong device that it would lay low the mightiest warriors and shake the very earth. Such was their power that they brought our great city down. Quite a few references, IMHO.
- P.S. Regarding all this, maybe Yannel Brunn is a reference to Yul Brunner? He wasn't Moses nor Josua, but Ramses in [Ten Commandments], though.--85.181.187.133 18:43, 29 September 2009 (UTC)
Just so you know, using the term "mythical" for the Ark will probably piss some Christians off. I would put something more like "biblical" or "archaic", something that doesn't necessarily suggest that it's not real (biblical literalists get upset about that kind of shit). Karate 
Jesus 19:20, 29 September 2009 (UTC)
- was looking for the right word myself beore an edit... after reading thru the wiki article and to play into the trivia the word "lost" comes to mind... 192.203.160.241 19:22, 29 September 2009 (UTC)
- I'm pretty sure the "lost" is from 'Raiders of the Lost Ark.' You know, because the whole movie was about it, and they found it in the desert. It wouldn't be the first Indiana Jones allusion found in the game... --RoyHarmon 04:44, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
