About: Borogove   Sponge Permalink

An Entity of Type : dbkwik:resource/axyU_-UPPdriS8RyksuEkw==, within Data Space : 134.155.108.49:8890 associated with source dataset(s)

The first records of Sangheili knowledge of the Borogove stretch back to the Garthakra ruins, where archaeologists uncover tablets enscribed with images bearing a remarkable similarity to the creature. This is not an isolated case - the Borogove has been used a symbol for many things throughout the history of Sangheili occupation of Ketesh, from Garthakra, to Joranar, to Keltash, to modern Kaaran - eternity, rebirth, sacrifice, and so on, and is a prominent symbol on Keltashan mythology until the Second Exodus. The species had long ago become extinct on the northern continent, and lived on in Kaaranese mythology only as a remembrance of earlier traditions, and was all but forgotten when it was rediscovered.

AttributesValues
rdf:type
rdfs:label
  • Borogove
rdfs:comment
  • The first records of Sangheili knowledge of the Borogove stretch back to the Garthakra ruins, where archaeologists uncover tablets enscribed with images bearing a remarkable similarity to the creature. This is not an isolated case - the Borogove has been used a symbol for many things throughout the history of Sangheili occupation of Ketesh, from Garthakra, to Joranar, to Keltash, to modern Kaaran - eternity, rebirth, sacrifice, and so on, and is a prominent symbol on Keltashan mythology until the Second Exodus. The species had long ago become extinct on the northern continent, and lived on in Kaaranese mythology only as a remembrance of earlier traditions, and was all but forgotten when it was rediscovered.
dbkwik:halo-fanon/...iPageUsesTemplate
dbkwik:halofanon/p...iPageUsesTemplate
Name
  • Borogrove
skincolor
  • Variable
Notable
  • Presumed extinct on the planet since 400 BC, rediscovered in 1652 at Quenyathar, adopted as sacred animal to Cult of Quenyathar.
Height
  • 40.0
Homeworld
Types
  • *Valley Borogove *Keltash Borogove * *Western Borogove *
abstract
  • The first records of Sangheili knowledge of the Borogove stretch back to the Garthakra ruins, where archaeologists uncover tablets enscribed with images bearing a remarkable similarity to the creature. This is not an isolated case - the Borogove has been used a symbol for many things throughout the history of Sangheili occupation of Ketesh, from Garthakra, to Joranar, to Keltash, to modern Kaaran - eternity, rebirth, sacrifice, and so on, and is a prominent symbol on Keltashan mythology until the Second Exodus. The species had long ago become extinct on the northern continent, and lived on in Kaaranese mythology only as a remembrance of earlier traditions, and was all but forgotten when it was rediscovered. The northern continent was home to two distinct species of Borogove - the Keltashan Borogove inhabited the Keltam Peninsula, and was primarily a frugivorous forest dweller. To the Keltashans, the Borogove was a prize above any other game, and to catch one was deemed a feat of particular note, since they were so elusive and evasive. Unfortunately, their value as a commodity led to their extinction in 642 BC, and although rumours of survivors continued well into the 500's, it is likely that they were rendered functionally extinct and would never recover. The Western Borogove was a different beast altogether. Larger than its southern kin, it was a predator, flying through the thick forest in pursuit of its prey - insects, smaller birds and reptiles, and so on. The Western Borogove was never hunted to the same extent as the Keltash Borogove, though some Sangheili adopted them as pets and trained them similar to Terran falconers - the Western Borogoves were presumed to have been utterly wiped out by the eruption of Mount Keltam. The recent resettlement of the Northern continent has also brought rumours of surviving Western Borogoves - though unsubstantiated, it is possible that a surviving population managed to recover. For now, the two northern subspecies remain firmly in the "extinct" category. The Valley Borogove is a more recent discovery. While folk memory of the beautiful and elusive Borogoves lived on in myth and legend, nobody expected them to actually be substantiated by any truth - the discovery of a small but sustainable population of Keltashan Borogoves in one of the many valleys of the Quenyathar mountain range sent shockwaves through Sangheili society, and a commission was held by Morheka to determine what to do with the animals. Eventually, the entire range was declared a biological preserve, and though intended to preserve the Borogove, it has also become home to relict Bandersnatches as well. Since its discovery, the Borogoves have been spread among a number of different valleys to improve biodiversity, and even exported across the continent to set up breeding populations. The Borogove rehabilitation effort has seen much success, and there are even plans to reintroduce the species back to Keltam, where they originated.
Alternative Linked Data Views: ODE     Raw Data in: CXML | CSV | RDF ( N-Triples N3/Turtle JSON XML ) | OData ( Atom JSON ) | Microdata ( JSON HTML) | JSON-LD    About   
This material is Open Knowledge   W3C Semantic Web Technology [RDF Data] Valid XHTML + RDFa
OpenLink Virtuoso version 07.20.3217, on Linux (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu), Standard Edition
Data on this page belongs to its respective rights holders.
Virtuoso Faceted Browser Copyright © 2009-2012 OpenLink Software