Leene's Bell

Leene's Bell is an item appearing in Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross. In the former, it appears in the year 1000 A.D., nearly 400 years since the rule of Queen Leene, the woman it was crafted for.

Chrono Trigger

Leene's Bell is a large, copper bell forged in the year 600 AD in honor of Leene, Queen of Guardia XXI. It is set as the centerpiece of Leene Square shortly thereafter. People whose meeting is heralded by the bell is said to be fated, and has passed into a local legend of the bell's ring being a sign of destiny. Such is the case when Crono meets Marle. Also, at the Millennial Fair, a young girl explains that those who hear the bell ring are blessed with happy and fortunate lives. The smith, Banta, can be seen forging the bell in his home in Truce.

In 1000 A.D., as the Millennial Fair came to a close, the then King of Guardia revealed a new bell: Nadia's Bell, in honor of his daughter. This bell is a silver duplicate of the original. Depending on the ending, Marle and Crono either float away into the sky on the balloons that had held the bell; or the king is humorously left hanging from the archway, trying to hang the bell in its place while Marle and the crew head off to the Future to save Crono's Mother who chased Crono's Cat into a Gate.

Chrono Trigger

Nadia's Bell in Chrono Cross

At the center of the Dead Sea lies the crown jewel of Leene Square -- Nadia's bell, dedicated in 1000 A.D. to eternal peace after Crono returned from defeating Lavos. The structure is contrasted against a frozen sunset that casts a pale gloom of orange on the scene; the actual bell has fallen off its hanging construction and lies on the ground. Miguel waited near the bell, probably because the Frozen Flame of Home World lay behind it. When Serge confronted him, the Ghost Children also appeared, cursing Serge for undoing their efforts to save the world. Eventually, the scene is consumed with the destruction of the Dead Sea.