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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''', also called the '''First Age of Abandonment''', is the name given to the first period of [[History of the Covenant|Covenant history]], even though it technically predates the formation of the Covenant. 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>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 30''</ref> In the ceremonial [[Progression of the Ages]], this age is represented by an [[Wikipedia:Obsidian|obsidian]] stone.<ref name="Harvest196"/>
===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==
During the ritual, the appropriate dialogue is as followed:<ref name="Harvest196">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 196''</ref>
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]].


==Progression of the Ages==
Leader: "Abandonment."
In the ceremonial [[Progression of the Ages]], this age is represented by an [[Wikipedia:Obsidian|obsidian]] stone.<ref name="Harvest196"/>
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Congregation:  "The First Age! Ignorance and fear!"


During the ritual, the appropriate dialogue is as followed:<ref name="Harvest196">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 196''</ref>
--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==
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Revision as of 19:29, September 10, 2016

Covenant history

The Age of Abandonment, also called the First Age of Abandonment, is the name given to the first period of Covenant history, even though it technically predates the formation of the Covenant. 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.[1] In the ceremonial Progression of the Ages, this age is represented by an obsidian stone.[2]

During the ritual, the appropriate dialogue is as followed:[2]

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

--List of appearances==

Sources

  1. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 30
  2. ^ a b Halo: Contact Harvest, page 196
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