[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] petarded2 Fantastic read! Thanks for such an awesome theory. I cannot help but notice more similarities between Charlemagne and the Arbiter. Particularly with Ogier only barely being prevented from killing Charlemagne and the two eventually teaming up, similar to how Master Chief nearly kills the Arbiter when they first meet (for potentially the same reason, as the Arbiter is a former member of the Covenant that killed his "kin"). Also, Charlemagne was King of the Franks; the rank of Fleet Master, which the Arbiter, or more accurately, Thel had seems a similar position (it certainly commands around the same amount of respect). It is likely that he became a prominent political figure after the events of the Halo trilogy, possibly even responsible for uniting the shattered remnants of the Covenant, just as Charlemagne united Europe. Which brings me to Charlemagne's sword, Joyeuse. The Arbiter carries a Covenant energy sword (which have carvings on their handles) and uses it to kill Truth, which could possibly tie into the beheading of Corsuble. Just my thoughts, please correct me if I missed somthing. [/quote]I've noticed that too. Perhaps the games can parallel this bit of IRL history within their own IPs. I'm sure there are different planes of lore to inspect here.