Talk:Robert Langdon

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Partly fictional?[edit]

Why are we claiming that the character Robert Langdon is anything but pure fiction? Shoaler 18:54, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Priory of Sion Member?[edit]

-=SPOILER=-

I don't recall Langdon being a member of the Priory, unless you mean the fact that Sophie's mother allowed him to find the Grail is an induction into the order.

Definitely named after John Langdon[edit]

Just found this in the written judgement for Dan Brown's recent court case:

"60. In Angels & Demons he introduced Robert Langdon as a character for the first time. He is based on an artist and philosopher John Langdon." [1]

I've updated the article to reflect this more accurately. --Entirety 11:25, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Robert's relationships[edit]

I was wondering: what happened between Robert and Vittoria? How come he follows a relationship at the end of the Da Vinci Code with Sophie, when he had sex with Vittoria? Did I miss the break-up or something? loulou 03:22, 2 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No, it doesn't say that the broke up or something (heck, I thought they were married) but they we're drifting apart. Which I just think is a swack in their relationship as mr Brown probably tried to describe real love between the two in Angels & Demons ("like they had known each other far longer then they had..."... or something. Also, does anyone know if Robert and Vittoria got married? Since he had the dream where a young woman was shouting "come on Robert! I knew I should have married a younger man"? ---Hackeru

Short Question[edit]

I'm of the opinion that Robert Langdon was an atheist. Didn't he say so in Angels and Demons? Correct? SapphireSprite 04:11, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Both yes... and no. He did become a sort of believer at the end of A&D but I think he lost that when he learned of what the Camerlengo had done ---Hackeru

"Assuming" doesn't work[edit]

This article has bits of total speculation!

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atheist[edit]

I heard Langdon is an atheist is this true? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.142.255.91 (talk) 18:13, 17 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Robert Langdon is a fictional character, so for him to have any religious would be ridiculous. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.34.217.222 (talk) 02:20, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A fictional character can have any belief or traits the author desires him/her to have. And yes, if my memory serves me correctly, Langdon is an atheist. TheRetroGuy (talk) 15:52, 26 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I would venture to say more accurately, Langond is AGNOSTIC rather than atheist. To me, he doesn't appear to support or refute any religious claim. He laughingly declares to Vittoria in DaVinci Code that he "doubted he was the kind of man who could ever have a religous experience." This doesn't mean he doesn't believe in a higher power. Agnosticism - according to Wikipedia is, "the view that the existence or non-existence of any deity is unknown and possibly unknowable. More specifically, agnosticism is the view that the truth values of certain claims—especially claims about the existence or non-existence of any deity, as well as other religious and metaphysical claims—are unknown and (so far as can be judged) unknowable." THIS to me sounds exactly like Langdon. 50.194.101.29 (talk) 13:44, 17 June 2013 (UTC)capodo 06/17/13[reply]

"Mary Sue"[edit]

As soon as this term was explained to me, my first thought was of Robert Langdon. Would this be fair to include in the article, or would it require a verifiable and notable source declaring him such? 71.184.96.178 (talk) 21:06, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, we've already got a link to author surrogate, which seems sufficient. If there are multiple third-party sources using the "Mary Sue" term in relation to Langdon, it might be worth mentioning, otherwise I'd say stick with the surrogate term. --El on ka 21:17, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Last Symbol[edit]

I have read this book and am willing to give any information I can. The correct name for "Mal'akh" is Malak. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.50.124.57 (talk) 16:46, 10 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Surely you mean The Lost Symbol? Incidentally, I'll create a The Last Symbol redirect just in case this is a common mistake people are making. TheRetroGuy (talk) 16:03, 26 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Langdon's Age[edit]

The page says that Robert Langdon is 46 in The Lost Symbol. If he was born in 1956, The Lost Symbol would have had to have taken place in 2002. There are many instances in the book that suggest that the book takes place in 2009, namely that the iPhone is mentioned several times throughout. This would mean that Langdon's actual age is 53. Changing now... Tyman2896 (talk) 19:08, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lost Symbol[edit]

This section reads like a marketing blurb, not a factual description. Can someone who's read the book improve it? Kanhef (talk) 02:32, 1 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Assessment comment[edit]

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its enough to characterize/describe robert langdon for my presentation of "angels & demons" for my english class here in germany ;) so ty

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