The text is a verbatim transcription except for the fact that the name of Roland's sword is actually spelt 'Durendal' in the original text and not 'Durandal'. As Durandal's name appears to be have been taken from Roland's sword it is surprising that the correct name is not used."Count Roland smites upon the marble stone; I cannot tell you how he hewed it and smote; Yet the blade breaks not nor splinters, though it groans; Upward to heaven it rebounds from the blow. When the count sees it never will be broke, Then to himself right softly he makes moan; 'Ah, Durandal, fair, hallowed, and devote, What store of relics lies in thy hilt of gold!'" -From The Song of Roland (Translated by Dorothy Sayers, Viking Penguin, NY, NY, 1957)<Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire! (Terminal 1)>
Whether this has any significance or not is as yet unclear. Indeed the text of this whole terminal is rather bizarre. The last section in particular. Again the number seven appears.....n 15 ~~~~~~Be~rn border of the Roman Empire to the Danube River. During a skirmish with barbarians in Raetiain the mountains near the borof modern France and Switzerland), 117 men under Gaius Licinius MarcW#&I~?f/f/xxfxfff`~~~ THM@#%!@# 233nce of weird and frightening monsters under his control, many successful raidsecty the fall of the Roman Empire and remained unmolested until the ninth un~~~ written ls into the lex vita. Clovis moved the settlement farther south i the mountains, nearer the spring, to escape the notice of Charlemagne and later the Holy Roman Empire. Clovis remain```` ~fxf´f`~Fxff´xf~~~~ 427q3w8459806ladimir in 1902 and Frederi~just recently. Both, however, carried out reforms before their deaths which slowly integrated their people secretly into world society, which are now scattered all over the globe- to meet only once every seven years in southeast France~FFFffxfffffF?F?FF?Ff must be chosen.<Smells Like Napalm, Tastes Like Chicken (Terminal 2)>
Reference to Roland is made again by Tycho:
"As Roland broke you to prevent your capture, so shall we." <Welcome to the Revolution (Terminal 2)>However, in the Song of Roland, Count Roland was unable to break his sword. The above statement is therefore puzzling and suggests that Tycho is actually referring to someone else.