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The '''Age of Abandonment''' is one of the first periods in [[History of the Covenant|Covenant history]].


==History==
The '''Age of Abandonment''' was the first [[Age]] in the [[Covenant]] Age system.{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest196}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=189}}
===The First Age of Abandonment===
The First Age of Abandonment started in [[2200 BCE]], at the start of the [[Stoic-Reformist conflict]], and ended in [[2100 BCE]], when the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] left [[Janjur Qom]], marking the end of the conflict.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 30''</ref>


==Background==
==Overview==
It is speculated that the Age of Abandonment was the period of time when the [[Forerunner]]s activated the [[Halo Array]], or, as the Covenant put it, "embarked on the [[Covenant religion|Great Journey]]". Covenant belief holds that the Forerunners departed from the universe when they used the "sacred rings" to ascended to a state of divinity. In actuality, the Forerunners perished when they activated the array and killed all sentient life in the galaxy in order to contain the [[The Flood|Flood]]. This event happened almost [[97,445 BCE|100,000 years prior]] to [[2552]].
In the ceremonial [[Progression of the Ages]], this age was represented by an [[Wikipedia:Obsidian|obsidian]] stone.{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest196}}


==Progression of the Ages==
During the ritual, the appropriate dialogue was as followed:{{Ref/Novel|Id=Harvest196|[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]|Chapter=12}}
In the ceremonial [[Progression of the Ages]], this age is represented by an [[Wikipedia:Obsidian|obsidian]] stone.<ref name="Harvest196"/>


During the ritual, the appropriate dialogue is as followed:<ref name="Harvest196">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 196''</ref>
'''Leader''': ''"Abandonment."''
<br />
'''Congregation''':  ''"The First Age! Ignorance and fear!"''
 
==Events==
===First Age of Abandonment===
*The first period of [[History of the Covenant|Covenant history]]; This age refers to the time from [[2200 BCE]], which marked the start of the [[Stoic-Reformist conflict]], and [[2100 BCE]], when the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] left [[Janjur Qom]].{{Ref/Book|[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]|Page=30}} The next known Age after this was the [[Age of Conflict|First Age of Conflict]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Broken Circle|Chapter=Prologue}}
 
===Fourth Age of Abandonment===
The [[Akton-pattern escort]] vessel first entered service during this Age.{{Ref/Book|[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]|Page=269}}
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Fm}}


'''Leader, or Chieftain:''' ''Abandonment.''
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'''Congregation, or Pack:''' ''The First Age! Ignorance and fear!''
==Sources==
==Sources==
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{{Ref/Sources}}

Latest revision as of 01:11, September 29, 2022

Covenant history

The Age of Abandonment was the first Age in the Covenant Age system.[1][2]

Overview[edit]

In the ceremonial Progression of the Ages, this age was represented by an obsidian stone.[1]

During the ritual, the appropriate dialogue was as followed:[1]

Leader: "Abandonment."
Congregation: "The First Age! Ignorance and fear!"

Events[edit]

First Age of Abandonment[edit]

Fourth Age of Abandonment[edit]

The Akton-pattern escort vessel first entered service during this Age.[5]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Halo: Contact Harvest, chapter 12
  2. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 189
  3. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 30
  4. ^ Halo: The Broken Circle, Prologue
  5. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 269
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