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Eragon is the first book in The Inheritance Cycle by American fantasy writer Christopher Paolini. Paolini, born in 1983, began writing the novel after graduating from home school at the age of fifteen. [1] After writing the first draft for a year, Paolini spent a second year rewriting and fleshing out the story and characters.
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Pre-birth
Before Eragon was born, Selena fled Morzan's castle to give birth to him in Carvahall, because she wanted to secure a better life for him and shield him from the influences of the Broddring Empire. When she arrived, she asked to stay with her brother Garrow and remained there until she gave birth five months later. Garrow and his wife Marianagreed to raise the boy and Selena's only condition was that he would be named Eragon. Then, she returned to Morzan's castle where she died.
Early life
While growing up in Carvahall, Eragon believed in his first years that he was Garrow and Marian's son, until Marian told him the truth on her deathbed. He also became acquainted with his real father, the storyteller Brom, unaware of their relation. He often wondered about his mother as well, who left after giving birth to him in Carvahall, in his uncle's house. He also thought about whether his mother was a rich woman who feared her a husband, a rich man too, and was forced to give birth far...
Finding Saphira's egg
Eragon grew up on his uncle's farm near Carvahall until he nearly came of age. At the beginning of the book, he was hunting deer in a nearby forest, located in a massive mountain range called The Spine. Most villagers feared to enter the Spine due to superstitious tales and misfortunes that occurred there, namely, that the king, Galbatorix, had lost half of his army in it many years before, but it was later found out that it was the Urgals who caused this. However, Eragon never seemed to be b...
Physical appearance
Originally, Eragon was human of average height, intense brown eyes, brown hair, and dark eyebrows. During his travels with Brom, Eragon gained a lean, muscular build. After seeing his reflection in Teirm, any baby fat Eragon might have possessed was gone, stripped away by traveling, sparring, and training for months. His cheekbones were more prominent and the line of his jaw sharper. He also began to start shaving. In Eldest, after asking Eragon to remove his tunic, Oromis says that Eragon ha...
Powers
Eragon was a powerful Rider, especially after his transformation. Though it is never stated, it is highly possible that Eragon was a prodigy among the Riders. This is supported by the facts that he discovered magic instinctively and he learned at an incredibly fast rate. In just over a year he had managed to master what took others years to learn, let alone master. In particular, Eragon was a master of spell creativity, swordsmanship, casting fire, and wizard duels. He received praise from ma...
Titles
In addition to being a Dragon Rider, Eragon held many titles, such as the following: 1. Shadeslayer- For killing Durza and assisting in the killing of Varaug 2. Firesword- For wielding Zar'roc (as it was red) and for killing Durza with a flaming blade; later for wielding his sword, Brisingr, which would burst into flame when Eragon would repeat its name (this nickname is Urgal in origin) 3. Argetlam- Means "silver hand", which was used because of his gedwëy ignasia 4. Shur'tugal- "Dragon Ride...
Etymology
Christopher Paolini has stated that he came up with the name Eragon by replacing the d in 'dragon' with an E, however, at the Comic-Con 2010, he revealed that the "working title" of the character was "Kevin".
Eragon's ability to traverse the Spine without incident is an ironic contrast to Galbatorix. In fact, the Spine has brought much good fortune to Eragon, while Galbatorix has suffered much because o...
Oct 7, 2020 · In book 4 of the Inheritance Cycle. Eragon finds his true name, but does the book ever tell the actual name itself?
On Eragon’s knowledge, in Eragon he tells Durza that his true name is “death of the shadows” or something.
Before Eragon asked Oromis to tell him his true name, Eragon figured out the true name of Sloan and told him to walk to Ellesmera and to not see his daughter Katrina again. He and Saphira later discovered their true names for themselves, which were required to open the Vault of Souls.
Eragon decides to follow his dream of Arya to Gil'ead, and Murtagh and Eragon rescue her, though Eragon has to battle Durza. When Arya remains unconscious for days on end, Eragon decides to take a risk and communicate with their thoughts.
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Eragon Bromsson – the human son of Brom and the late Selena, although Eragon's true relationship to Brom is not revealed until the third novel. [6] Eragon is the cousin of Roran Garrowsson and half-brother of Murtagh. Until the age of fifteen, he was raised by his uncle Garrow. [7]
