Emperor's Furor Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 So I'm reading through my copy of Extermination and in the Alpha Legion section it says :- "...each nascent proto-Legion after the primus legion or 1st Legion (later the Angelis Tenebraium or Dark Angels) was raised first to active servince in a staged process of testing and trials before the full active force was created through mass recruitment." That to me appears to suggest the Dark Angels used to go by the Angelis Tenedraium but also that the Legion was in fact rushed straight into service with no testing or trial process before it recruited on a massive scale. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Rage Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 isn't that Angelis Tenedraium simply the latin name for the Dark Angels or something similar? I don't think it really means that they went by another name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor's Furor Posted May 3, 2014 Author Share Posted May 3, 2014 Ah ok, I thought it could be something similar to the how the space wolves refer to themselves as the Vlka Fenryka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 It was called 1st Legion until the Lion was found. He then named it Dark Angels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aradiel Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 yep, like semper said, the DA were simply The First, until the Lion renamed them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaz431 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Actually, I will disagree and agree with Semper. When DA are released in whichever HH book (4,5,6....), we may find out they utilized a different name on Terra. Until then, I am Schrödinger's cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Well do you have inside knowledge? Get him! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Blaire Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Angelis Tenebraium literally means "angel(s) of dark (darkness)" in Latin. It's really no different than naming Space Sharks "Carcharodon Astra", which would roughly be "sharp/jagged tooth (meaning of the genus name of the Great White Shark in Greek) [of the] stars". It's just a fancy way of naming the Legion/Chapter, not a different name at all. Prior to being renamed the Dark Angels, the only name they were ever given (up to this point - could change in future books if the authors so choose) was The 1st or The 1st Legion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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