Questions tagged [inheritance-cycle]
For questions about The Inheritance Cycle, a series of four epic fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini, set in the fictional world of Alagaësia.
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Why was Urû'baen built under an outcropping?
The city of Urû'baen in the Inheritance Cycle, when it was Ilirea, was built under an outcropping that covers much of the city, which, as this answer indicates, is held up by magic. Based on what we ...
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What is with the orbs that flew out from behind Galbatorix?
In the Inheritance Cycle during the confrontation in the throne room, Murtagh yells the Word. This causes twelve orbs of light to appear behind Galbatorix's head and fly outward.
The air around ...
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How did Murtagh get in Gil'ead's prison?
In chapter 41 "Fighting Shadows" of Christopher Paolini's first novel Eragon (2002) in The Inheritance Cycle, we learn that Eragon was captive by the Shade Durza in a prison inside the Gil'...
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What changes were made to "Eragon" for the 2003 version?
According to Wikipedia, the book was originally published by Paolini's parents' company "Paolini International". It was later "discovered by novelist Carl Hiaasen, who brought it to the ...
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Origin of the name Galbatorix
King Galbatorix is the main antagonist of Inhertiance cycle, the high fantasy series written by Christopher Paolini. Was his name entirely made up by the author or does it have roots from real-world ...
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Could Rhunön Have Made Armor From the Brightsteel?
In Brisingr, Rhunön crafts Eragon a sword from an ore of Brightsteel located underneath the Menoa Tree. She told him that that amount was enough to make several swords. Instead of swords, could Rhunön ...
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Why Didn't Galbatorix Attack the Varden Directly?
As noted near the end of Brisingr, Eragon learns that Galbatorix gains his power from
So he must be incredibly powerful. Why didn't he just confront the Varden, elves, and dwarves directly and ...
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The Rider's City in Vroengard, is it 'Doru Areaba' or 'Doru Araeba'?
The Rider's City in Vroengard, its name is 'Dorú Areaba' or 'Dorú Araeba'?
I have seen both names used in the same paragraph in some places of the wiki, and through the books Paolini uses both. But ...
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How long did Saphira stay in her egg from the day it was laid by her mother?
How long did Saphira stay in her egg from the day it was laid by her mother?
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How high over the floor/streets is the overhang of rock over Ilirea/Urû'baen?
What the title says.
Image of the city from The Official Eragon Colouring Book
Assuming that in the image the scales are a bit exaggerated, how high do the books say that the ceiling of Ilirea is ...
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In the books it is said that Urû'baen/Ilirea is placed under a slab of rock. How is it exactly placed?
The doubt I'm having is if Urû'baen is:
A) just under a huge cantilever:
B) just at the base of a huge cliff, like Minas Tirith:
C) just inside a huge lightly eroded cave:
D) just inside an eroded ...
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Are there any plans to remake the Eragon movie?
Eragon is a wonderful book and I wouldn’t have survived middle school without it. It’s one of the easiest to read fantasy series (second only to the Hobbit, in my very limited opinion) but I was very ...
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Why didn't Brom tell Eragon this information earlier? [closed]
In the book Brisingr, Eragon finds out that
Why wouldn't Brom tell Eragon this information earlier. Oromis provides a reason why Brom didn't tell Eragon this but I think it was something else.
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