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Sorry it took so long to reply -- it was the silence problem! Lysan is history...
Yes, the name of the sword Durendale comes from The Song of Roland:
"In the name, chansons de geste given to l'épée marvellous of Roland, nephew of Charlemagne.
This sword, that nothing could break, is called Durendart on l'inscription of the statue of Roland with Vérone. According to legends', it would have been conquered by Roland on the son to l'émir Agolant, Eaumont, or it would have been given to him by Charlemagne, which l'aurait itself received d'un angel to reward more the brave man d'entre his knights. In the Song of Roland, the hero, wounded with death, eager to withdraw it from Buckwheats, in vain tries to break it on the rock. The popular legends tell that perforated of Roncevaux, still called the breach of Roland, above the circus of Gavarnie (Hautes-Pyrénées), was the result of this effort."
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