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The '''Age of Abandonment''' is one of the first periods in [[Covenant]] history.
The '''Age of Abandonment''' was the first [[Age]] in the [[Covenant]] Age system.{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest196}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=189}}


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 [[Great Journey]]". The Covenant believe that the Forerunners underwent the [[Great Journey]], but in fact they disappeared because they activated the seven [[Halos]] in order to contain the recent [[Flood]] infection, thereby killing themselves and all sentient life in the galaxy. This event happened about 100,000 years prior to [[2552]], before other races ([[Humans]] etc.) had evolved sufficiently to become sentient.
==Overview==
In the ceremonial [[Progression of the Ages]], this age was represented by an [[Wikipedia:Obsidian|obsidian]] stone.{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest196}}


The Age of Abandonment is represented by an [[Obsidian]] stone.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 196</ref>
During the ritual, the appropriate dialogue was as followed:{{Ref/Novel|Id=Harvest196|[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]|Chapter=12}}
 
'''Leader''': ''"Abandonment."''
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'''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}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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Latest revision as of 00:11, 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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