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Meanings of the Name and References

  • Magnus in Latin means: large, big, very, great, very much or important, etc.
  • Magnus is also the name of a holy man from central Europe who killed a dragon and ridded a land of evil beasts.
  • Magnus may be a honorific title of some sort (like Prof., Dr., Master).
  • Probably means Hanso the Great
  • There was a German philosopher and theologian named Albertus Magnus
  • The Marvel Comics has a character named Magnus
  • Magnus is a common name in Denmark.

Who is Magnus Hanso

  • If "Magnus" is an honorific then it's Alvar Hanso who is buried there
  • Magnus was the son or brother of Alvar
  • Magnus may also be Alvar's father or grandfather. Alvar is extremely old - On his Lostpedia entry he is mentioned as first 'making his mark' during the second world War. Considering that the Black Rock may be a British prison ship en route to Australia, and the dynamite it holds was invented in 1866, Magnus may have been on the Black Rock as either a prisoner or crewman. And if Magnus discovered something of interest on the island while he was marooned there, Alvar might be trying to continue his father's/grandfather's work through the Dharma Initiative.
  • It might be that Magnus Hanso, whoever he is, had nothing to do with the actual ship called Black Rock. The blast door map only states he's possibly buried near it.
  • Alvar Hanso might be related to the fictional work of Clive Barker. According to this Albertus Magnus site, Albertus Magnus whose real name was Albert De Groot (possibly linking Alvar Hanso to The DeGroots, one of the greatest alchemists of all time created two supernatural devices:
    • An automaton which he named Android: Using the "...angels from the netherworld..." and the powers of the philosophers stone he created the "metals and material unknown to this world..." and chose them "according to the stars and planets...". The android was instilled with the powers of speech, thought, and according to some reports a SOUL. Upon completion of this project, his student St. Thomas, destroyed the "diabolic being" and denounced it as "...a tool of satan and a blasphemy to God.
    • A six-sided Box of Secrets: Encrusted with the various symbols of alchemy and the signs of the planets, the box promises wealth and knowledge equaled only by God himself. It is said that when the signs and symbols have been arranged into "...the shape of The Master's Plan" shall open the "portals to the other side."
    • This theory links the Android to The Security System, and the stations to the sides of a Box of Secrets.


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