Talk:Bradamante/@comment-37804292-20181213123840

So I can't speak for what places other folks look up info, but from my experience of going through the Matter of France this seems very legit: Bradamante's Bond CE is the ring she hunted down on guidance from Merlin — at the time having been stolen from Angelica' (sister to Argalia who first wielded the "Trap") by a thief — in order to defend herself against the effects of the Shield of Atalante (Father of Ruggerio / Rogero) and save her beloved, claiming the shield and Hippogryph in the process. Although the Hippogryph would fly away with Ruggerio at this time, she'd still end up riding it later when Astolpho [having found it] returns it to her upon a later date — the two of them wind up trading steeds a few times.

As a general note this is The Matter of France — where most of the notable weapons and steeds that would be Noble Phantasms aside from 'crystalization of my life' kinds are known to have changed hands on numerous occasions. Heck, Bradamante and Ruggerio even use each other's weapons in their second duel against each other (not going to get into the complicated details of why lest someone asks): she wields Durandal / Durindana (a blade that gets used by at least 4 different Paladins including Ruggerio) as her sword and he her shield, wrapped so as not to use it's shining properties but instead purely it's durability on par with the famed blade wielded in defense of Troy centuries ago.

I will say I'm glad they made the shield its own thing rather than making it a modification of Rho Aias — means Ajax doesn't have to be cribbed just yet (even a logical historical cribbing) CX