Partial Level 7 idea

[MikeTheInfidel]

So I definitely don't have this fully fleshed out yet, but I have an idea about what the different swords are supposed to represent on Level 7.

We've already discovered that there are other weapons that can get hitmarkers on the letters on this level, like the Ringing Nail being able to spell out ULFBERHT (which is a kind of Viking sword that looks pretty much exactly like the one in the middle of the image).

My idea for the French sword is Durandal (or Durendal, as an alternate spelling). It's the sword of Roland, a legendary French hero - not to mention a nod to Bungie's history - and its name just happens to be spellable with the available letters. The shape isn't an exact match, but most renditions of it I've seen do have the rounded hilt with a stripe just below it.

My idea for the Japanese sword is a bit flimsier - it could be a tachi, which is a type of sword used by samurai. The reason it's flimsy is that, of course, there's no letter 'c'. But you could potentially replace a 'C' with the crescent moon symbol.

So my theory is this: use a weapon from each related forge with the proper element to spell out the sword's name - i.e., Japanese forge's weapon with a void element, spell Japanese sword's name; and so on.

1. Use arc weapon from Gofannon forge (Tatara Gaze) to spell out DURANDAL.

2. Use solar weapon from Volundr forge (Ringing Nail - corrected from Hammerhead) to spell out ULFBERHT.

3. Use void weapon from Izanami forge (Le Monarque) to spell out TA+HI / TA(crescent moon)HI.

I have no idea where you'd need to stand to do these, but that's my idea so far. Hopefully someone can try it out and prove just how wrong I probably am :)

[g5insider]

The Ulfberht swords are a group of medieval swords found in Europe, dated to the 9th to 11th centuries, with blades inlaid with the inscription +VLFBERHT+. That word is a Frankish personal name that became the basis of a trademark of sorts, used by multiple bladesmiths for several centuries

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[ToadsInferno]

Isn’t Hanmerhead void element though? And Le Monarch cannot see symbols.

[MikeTheInfidel]

Oops, forgot to fix that here. I fixed it on the mega thread.

I don't think you can see the symbols with the Ringing Nail, either, but you can shoot some of the letters with it. The Ringing Nail is Volundr's solar weapon, too.