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{{Quote|The Writ of Union is written—it cannot be unwritten.|Ancient Covenant declaration<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''Excerpt''</ref>}} | {{Quote|The Writ of Union is written—it cannot be unwritten.|Ancient Covenant declaration<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''Excerpt''</ref>}} | ||
The '''Writ of Union''' is the founding charter of, and an oath of service to, the [[Covenant]].<ref>''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]], Volume One''</ref> It was drafted as a peace treaty between the [[San'Shyuum]] and the [[Sangheili]] at the end of [[ | The '''Writ of Union''' is the founding charter of, and an oath of service to, the [[Covenant]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]''', ''Volume One''</ref> It was drafted as a peace treaty between the [[San'Shyuum]] and the [[Sangheili]] at the end of [[War of Beginnings|dogmatic conflict]] between the two species ([[938 BCE]] to [[852 BCE]]). The document was ratified by the [[Council of Concordance]], ushering in the [[Ages of Reconciliation|First Age of Reconciliation]].<ref name="Encyclopedia">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 30''</ref> | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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==The oath== | ==The oath== | ||
The beginning of the Writ of Union is as follows:<ref name="contact">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 148''</ref><ref name="makingH2">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4l0sJqnIU8&feature=youtu.be&t=4m36s ''' | The beginning of the Writ of Union is as follows:<ref name="contact">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 148''</ref><ref name="makingH2">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4l0sJqnIU8&feature=youtu.be&t=4m36s '''YouTube''': ''Cutting Room Floor Cinematics''] @4:36</ref> | ||
{{Article Quote|So full of hate were our eyes | {{Article Quote|So full of hate were our eyes | ||
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**''[[The Return]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[The Return]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'' | *''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]'' | *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
