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Dane is a legendary Alamarri hero and reportedly the father of Hafter. Many Fereldan nobles claim their descent from his line.

Legend

No one knows how many stories about Dane are true, but there was once an Alamarri warrior named Dane. One of his legends says that he owned a pack of wolves, from which mabari are descended. Dane is also credited with killing a dragon and orchestrating a major campaign against werewolves, which dramatically reduced the werewolf threat in Alamarri lands.

According to the story of Dane and the Werewolf, Dane had killed a rare white hart when he encountered a werewolf, who demanded tribute for the kill that had been made in his woods. Surrounded by a pack of werewolves, Dane had no choice but to strike a bargain: he would exchange lives and bodies with the werewolf. Dane lived as a werewolf for a year and a day while the werewolf lived the life Dane had left behind. The truth of this tale has never been proven however. While Dane himself almost certainly existed, Fereldan scholars doubt that he spent a year as a werewolf. Flemeth is also said to appear in many versions of Dane and the Werewolf.^[2]^[3]

The River Dane in Ferelden, which is best known to modern Fereldans as the place where the rebel forces of Prince Maric Theirin under the command of Loghain Mac Tir defeated two Orlesian legions of chevaliers, is named after the hero Dane.

Notes

In Awakening, the statue of war in the Wending Wood tells you an Alamarri named Dane was the one who slew the Tevinter magister before, but cannot tell you if it is the same Dane from legend as he does not know Dane's legends.
There are two swords attributed to belonging to Dane. The first is Yusaris, found in Dragon Age: Origins. The second is The Winter Blade, found in Awakening.
In Dragon Age II, Xenon the Antiquarian mentions a conversation with a "Dane fellow" about how hard it is to find his shop. It is possible it is the same Dane.
A tavern in Lothering called Dane's Refuge is likely named as a tribute to him.

Trivia

The legend of Dane's encounter with a werewolf while hunting and his subsequent exchange of positions with the wolf bears many similarities with Pwyll's relationship with Arawn in the Mabinogion.

References

↑ Mentioned as a rumor between two male humans who can be found in the Denerim Market District or in the Frostback Mountain Pass.
↑ Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 2, p. 32
↑ Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 2, p. 29

[1] Mentioned as a rumor between two male humans who can be found in the Denerim Market District or in the Frostback Mountain Pass.

[2] Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 2, p. 32

[3] Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 2, p. 29

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+'''Dane''' is a legendary [[Alamarri]] hero and reportedly the father of [[Hafter]]. Many Fereldan nobles claim their descent from his line.
-'''Dane''' was a legendary [[Fereldan]] hero, who was [[Hafter]]'s foster-father. He is said to have owned a pack of wolves, from which [[Mabari War Dogs]] have descended. He is also credited with orchestrating a major campaign against [[werewolves]], which dramatically reduced the werewolf threat. According to [[Codex:_Books_and_Songs#Codex_Entry_202:_Dane_and_the_Werewolf|The Saga of Dane]], he was also a werewolf for a period of time.
+== Legend ==
-The River Dane in [[Ferelden]], which is perhaps most known these days for being the place where the rebel forces of [[King Maric]] under the command of [[Loghain]] defeated two [[Orlais|Orlesian]] Legions, is named after the same hero.
+No one knows how many stories about Dane are true, but there was once an Alamarri [[warrior]] named Dane. One of his legends says that he owned a pack of [[wolves]], from which [[mabari]] are descended. Dane is also credited with killing a dragon and orchestrating a major campaign against [[werewolves]], which dramatically reduced the werewolf threat in Alamarri lands.
+According to the story of ''[[Codex entry: Dane and the Werewolf|Dane and the Werewolf]]'', Dane had killed a rare white hart when he encountered a werewolf, who demanded tribute for the kill that had been made in his woods. Surrounded by a pack of werewolves, Dane had no choice but to strike a bargain: he would exchange lives and bodies with the werewolf. Dane lived as a werewolf for a year and a day while the werewolf lived the life Dane had left behind. The truth of this tale has never been proven however. While Dane himself almost certainly existed, Fereldan scholars doubt that he spent a year as a werewolf. [[Flemeth]] is also said to appear in many versions of ''Dane and the Werewolf''.<ref>{{Cite wot2|32}}</ref><ref>{{Cite wot2|29}}</ref>
+The [[Rivers|River Dane]] in Ferelden, which is best known to modern Fereldans as the place where the rebel forces of [[Maric Theirin|Prince Maric Theirin]] under the command of [[Loghain Mac Tir]] defeated two [[Orlais|Orlesian]] legions of [[chevaliers]], is named after the hero Dane.
-==Notes==
-In all there are two swords in-game which are attributed to have belonged to Dane. The first is [[Yusaris]] found in Origins. The second is found in the Awakening expansion [[The Winter Blade]]. Of the two it is likely that the Winter Blade was one of the swords he used earlier, and got the Yusaris later, after killing off the Dragon.
-==Trivia==
-The character may have been inspired by the Tamora Pierce character [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veralidaine_Sarrasri Veralidaine (Daine) Sarrasri], who had an affinity for wolves.
+== Notes ==
-Dane is likely to have been inspired by the ancient poem [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beowulf Beowulf], in which the eponymous hero was the King of the Danes.
+* In ''[[Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening|Awakening]]'', the statue of war in the [[Wending Wood]] tells you an Alamarri named Dane was the one who slew the Tevinter [[magister]] before, but cannot tell you if it is the same Dane from legend as he does not know Dane's legends.
+* There are two swords attributed to belonging to Dane. The first is [[Yusaris]], found in ''[[Dragon Age: Origins]]''. The second is [[The Winter Blade]], found in ''Awakening''.
+* In ''[[Dragon Age II]]'', [[Xenon the Antiquarian]] mentions a conversation with a "Dane fellow" about how hard it is to find his shop. It is possible it is the same Dane.
+* A tavern in [[Lothering]] called [[Dane's Refuge]] is likely named as a tribute to him.
-==See Also==
+== Trivia ==
+* The legend of Dane's encounter with a werewolf while hunting and his subsequent exchange of positions with the wolf bears many similarities with Pwyll's relationship with Arawn in the [[wikipedia:Mabinogion|Mabinogion]].
-*[[:Category:Dane and the Werewolf]]
+== References ==
+<references />
 [[Category:Characters]]
-[[Category:History]]
+[[Category:Historical characters]]
 [[Category:Humans]]
-[[Category:Fereldans]]
+[[Category:Alamarri]]