Durendal
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thumb|Roland cleaving a rock with Durendal and blowing the Olifant (instrument)|olifant before death.
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thumb|Roland cleaving a rock with Durendal and blowing the Olifant (instrument)|olifant before death.
Durendal, also spelled Durandal, is the sword of Roland, a legendary paladin and partially historical officer of Charlemagne in French epic literature. The sword is famous for its hardness and sharpness. Sources including La Chanson de Roland (The Song of Roland) state that it first belonged to the young Charlemagne.
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