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*In Norse mythology, the god Heimdall, whose job was to protect the rainbow bridge to Asgard is the bearer of [[wikipedia:Gjallarhorn|Gjallarhorn]], "whose blast can be heard in all worlds". The Eddas depict him blowing into the horn to signal the beginning of [[wikipedia:Ragnarök|Ragnarök]]". | *In Norse mythology, the god Heimdall, whose job was to protect the rainbow bridge to Asgard is the bearer of [[wikipedia:Gjallarhorn|Gjallarhorn]], "whose blast can be heard in all worlds". The Eddas depict him blowing into the horn to signal the beginning of [[wikipedia:Ragnarök|Ragnarök]]". | ||
*In the E3 "Closed Doors Demo", when naming the rocket launcher, the Titan's player called the weapon "''It Was Raised By Wolves''"<ref name= "Closed Doors Demo"> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTfhrONAp-c '''IGN''' - ''Destiny Behind Closed Doors Demo - E3 2013''] </ref>. It should be noted that there are no links between Gjallarhorn and wolves found in either the ''[[wikipedia:Poetic Edda|Poetic]]'' or ''[[wikipedia:Prose Edda|Prose Eddas]]''. However, [[wikipedia:Mowgli|Mowgli]], the protagonist of Rudyard Kipling's ''[[wikipedia:The Jungle Book|The Jungle Book]]'', was raised by wolves. In fact, the decision to add the wolves came from the designers' desire to "infuse this horn of destruction with a beastly spirit."<ref name="Out Here In The Wild">[http://www.bungie.net/7_Out-Here-in-the-Wild/en/News/News?aid=11009 '''Bungie.net''' ''Out Here In The Wild'']</ref> | *In the E3 "Closed Doors Demo", when naming the rocket launcher, the Titan's player called the weapon "''It Was Raised By Wolves''"<ref name= "Closed Doors Demo"> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTfhrONAp-c '''IGN''' - ''Destiny Behind Closed Doors Demo - E3 2013''] </ref>. It should be noted that there are no links between Gjallarhorn and wolves found in either the ''[[wikipedia:Poetic Edda|Poetic]]'' or ''[[wikipedia:Prose Edda|Prose Eddas]]''. However, [[wikipedia:Mowgli|Mowgli]], the protagonist of Rudyard Kipling's ''[[wikipedia:The Jungle Book|The Jungle Book]]'', was raised by wolves. In fact, the decision to add the wolves came from the designers' desire to "infuse this horn of destruction with a beastly spirit."<ref name="Out Here In The Wild">[http://www.bungie.net/7_Out-Here-in-the-Wild/en/News/News?aid=11009 '''Bungie.net''' ''Out Here In The Wild'']</ref> | ||
*One of Gjallarhorn's [[Weapon Ornament|Ornaments]], ''Hraesveglur'', bears the name of the lesser-known Jotunn [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hr%C3%A6svelgr Hraesvelgr], the originator of the wind that assumes the form of a colossal eagle, hence the eagle present in place of Gjallarhorn's typical wolf motif. However, the name of the ornament is | *One of Gjallarhorn's [[Weapon Ornament|Ornaments]], ''Hraesveglur'', bears the name of the lesser-known Jotunn [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hr%C3%A6svelgr Hraesvelgr], the originator of the wind that assumes the form of a colossal eagle, hence the eagle present in place of Gjallarhorn's typical wolf motif. However, the name of the ornament is spelled incorrectly. | ||
*Anyone who preordered the [[Rise of Iron]] DLC for [[Destiny]] would receive a special black and white version of the weapon known as the Iron Gjallarhorn, as well as an exclusive [[Sparrow]], the Iron Gjallarwing. | *Anyone who preordered the [[Rise of Iron]] DLC for [[Destiny]] would receive a special black and white version of the weapon known as the Iron Gjallarhorn, as well as an exclusive [[Sparrow]], the Iron Gjallarwing. | ||
**The pre-order trailer for ''Rise of Iron'' uses audio of (streamers') reactions to getting Gjallarhorn. | **The pre-order trailer for ''Rise of Iron'' uses audio of (streamers') reactions to getting Gjallarhorn. |