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The Inheritance Almanac: An A-to-z Guide to the World of Eragon - Softcover

Macauley, Michael; Vaz, Mark Cotta

 
9780375866722: The Inheritance Almanac: An A-to-z Guide to the World of Eragon
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0375866728 ISBN 13: 9780375866722
Verlag: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

Christopher Paolini's world of Alagaësia is a magical land, full of mysterious people, objects, and places-one that has captivated millions of fans across the globe. Now, with the Inheritance Fan Book, those fans have a resource in the form of an A-to-Z almanac, where they can find everything they ever wanted to know about this fascinating world.  From Arya to Zar'roc, this is an exhaustive encyclopedia about the land of the Inheritance cycle that also offers little-known facts gleaned from dozens of interviews with Christopher Paolini.
 
Did you know . . .
-that Helgrind, the den of the Raz'ac, is based on a real rock formation?
-that Saphira's blue-tinted vision was inspired by Paolini's own color blindness?
-that the Broddrings are the original humans who traveled to Alagaësia with King Palancar?
 
A must-have book for every Inheritance fan!

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Mike Macauley was inspired to start Shurtugal.com when he read Eragon in high school.  Shurtugal has since become the premier Inheritance cycle fan site and a major source of information for the online-fan community.

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A
ABERON
In southern Alagaesia, in the pastoral countryside, stands Aberon, the walled capital city of Surda, the free nation of human beings. The heart of Aberon is Borromeo Castle, where King Orrin and the royal family live and rule in defiance of King Galbatorix and the Empire. Orrin's government has played a key role in the uprising, forging a working alliance with the Varden (the major resistance group to the Empire) and providing sanctuary for refugees and opposition leaders.
Borromeo Castle is an austere edifice reflecting the spartan reality of wartime and has heartened Orrin's countrymen, as it embodies the government's serious focus in this time of crisis. The exigency of wartime can be seen in Borromeo's fortifications--three rings of stone walls, with numerous lookout towers atop each, and hundreds of ballistae ready to unleash offensive firepower. Orrin's one indulgence is the laboratory he maintains within the castle walls, where he pursues his scientific interests.
ACALLAMH
The name of one of two lovers from the song "Du Silbena Datia." The other is Nuada.
AETHRID
The woman celebrated in the song "Sweet Aethrid o' Dauth." SEE Edel.
AFTER CREATION (AC)
According to the dwarvish calendar, "After Creation" (AC) marks recorded history from when the god Helzvog formed the first dwarves. Major historic events based on this calendar include
5217 AC: The date elves are believed to have landed in Alagaesia near the site of present-day Teirm.
5291-5296 AC: The seminal struggle between dragons and elves. This conflict is referred to as Du Fyrn Skulblaka in the ancient language (the Dragon War).
5296 AC: The Dragon Riders are born of the peace pact between dragons and elves.
5596 AC: The first humans, known as the Broddrings, appear on the Surdan coast. After trading with dwarves, they disappeared back whence they came. Human beings returned in 7203 AC and established permanent settlements.
7206 AC: Dragon Riders widen the pact between dragons and elves to include human Riders.
7886 AC: The Dragon Rider Galbatorix begins his bloody rise to power in Alagaesia.
7896-7900 AC: The period known as the Fall of the Dragon Riders, which culminated in the death of Rider leader Vrael and victory over the Broddring nation, whereupon Galbatorix declared himself king.
7900-7903 AC: The Varden, a rebel alliance, is founded by humans to fight Galbatorix's Empire while other humans form the independent state of Surda.
7903 AC: The year in which Jeod Longshanks and Brom, last of the Dragon Riders, rescue a dragon egg from Galbatorix. The egg subsequently hatched into Saphira, the dragon raised by Eragon, a fifteen-year-old human dwelling in the village of Carvahall in Palancar Valley.
AGAETI BLODHREN
This elvish festivity, whose name means "Bloodoath Celebration," is held once every century to honor the sacred pact that ended the war between dragons and elves and formed the Dragon Riders. Held around the Menoa tree in the heart of the Du Weldenvarden forest, this joyous three-day festival is marked by music, dancing, and feasting. A highlight of the celebration is a renewal of the bond between dragons and Riders performed by the Caretakers, two ancient elves who wield the combined power of every dragon in Alagaesia and can bestow this energy upon a chosen one--most recently, Eragon.
The elvish Dragon Rider Oromis warned Eragon to be on his guard during the Agaeti Blodhren, explaining that even elves can go mad--"wonderfully, gloriously mad, but mad all the same." Eragon and Saphira indeed found themselves drawn into what Oromis called "the web of our magic." The celebration passed like a dream, with Eragon lulled by songs and dancing, strange sights of animals drawn out of the woods, and elves perched on the Menoa tree, which seemed to sway to the energy pulsating around it.
It is a tradition that everyone share a poem, song, or piece of art at the Agaeti Blodhren. On the third day, Eragon and Saphira each did so. Eragon had prepared verse that Queen Islanzadi proclaimed helped them all understand his difficult journey as a Dragon Rider, and a work of such distinction she would add it to her great library in Tialdari Hall. Saphira offered artwork to the elves, a large black stone sculpture bathed in fire that made the rock appear alive.
The ceremony concluded with the Caretakers, Iduna and Neya, both clad only in their iridescent dragon tattoos, magically conjuring a dragon that touched Eragon's gedwey ignasia (a distinctive mark on a Dragon Rider's palm). Overnight, Eragon experienced the physical transformation a human Rider experiences over time. Eragon not only came to physically resemble an elf but later realized the supernatural dragon had also imparted to him elvish strength and speed. SEE Caretakers AND Gedwey Ignasia.
AGE OF HERRAN
In the history of the dwarf nation, the period during which the great dwarf sculptor Durok Ornthrond carved the gigantic gem known as Isidar Mithrim.
AJIHAD
A leader of the Varden, the rebel alliance fighting Galbatorix's Empire. Ajihad and his daughter, Nasuada, joined the Varden shortly after the rebellion was founded. Little is known of their past, although it is believed that father and daughter lived among the nomads of the Hadarac Desert before joining the Varden. From the beginning, Ajihad worked tirelessly for the cause and swiftly rose in influence and power. When the Varden leader Deynor died, Ajihad became the new leader.
The Urgals, then the enemies of the Varden, honored him with the name Nightstalker, a term of respect, "because of how he hunted [them] in the dark tunnels under the dwarf mountain and because of the color of his hide." Ajihad fought in many battles against the Empire. Ajihad also welcomed Eragon and Saphira to the Varden sanctuary in Farthen Dur, telling the young Dragon Rider the Varden were hoping for the best from him, but also giving a warning: "Everyone knows what the Varden want--or the Urgals, or even Galbatorix--but no one knows what you want. And that makes you dangerous, especially to Galbatorix. He fears you because he doesn't know what you will do next."
Ajihad showed his mettle as he led his forces against an Urgal army fighting for Galbatorix that had invaded the Varden sanctuary, the great struggle known as the Battle of Farthen Dur. The Varden won, but even when that fight was over, Ajihad spent three days hunting the remnants of the Urgal army through the ancient tunnels the dwarves had built under Farthen Dur and throughout the Beor Mountains. Ajihad was among ten men who were returning to the dwarvish capital of Tronjheim when a pack of Urgals attacked. Ajihad fought fiercely, killing five Urgals, but fell, mortally wounded. Eragon and the elvish princess Arya witnessed this. As Eragon approached and knelt by his commander, he saw the Varden leader's breastplate hacked open, heard his labored breathing. Ajihad, with his dying breath, asked Eragon to promise not to let the Varden fall into chaos. They were the only hope for resisting Galbatorix, Ajihad said, and had to be kept strong.
Ajihad had ruled for fifteen years. At a meeting to decide the transfer of power, Varden commander Jormundur recalled that Ajihad had done more than anyone ever had to oppose the Empire, that he had led and won "countless battles against superior forces," that he nearly killed Durza, a Shade, and had welcomed the Dragon Rider Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, into the Varden sanctuary. But "a new leader must be chosen, one who will win us even more glory," Jormundur declared. The slain leader's own daughter, Nasuada, was ultimately entrusted with that solemn duty. SEE Ajihad's tomb.
AJIHAD'S TOMB
In honor of all he had done for the free races of Alagaesia, Ajihad was buried within the great chamber under Farthen Dur where dwarves are entombed. During the funeral procession, Ajihad's body was lain on a...

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Verlag
Alfred a Knopf Inc
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0375866728
ISBN 13 
9780375866722
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
216
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