Eragon Ancient Language Trivia

1. What is the meaning of the phrase "Se onr sverdar sitja hvass"?

From Quiz The Ancient Language of "Eragon"

Answer: May your swords stay sharp

"Se onr sverdar sitja hvass" is a common farewell. "May you find peace" is said "Se mor'ranr ono finna". "May the Stars watch over you" is said "Atra du evarinya ono varda", and "Live long and prosper" is a Vulcan farewell said "Dif tor heh smusma" in Vulcan.

From Quiz Ancient Word Database

Answer: May good fortune rule over you

'Atranosu waíse vardo fra eld hórnya' means 'let us be warded from listeners', 'Atra esterní ono thelduin' means 'May good fortune rule over you', 'Mor'ranr lífa unin hjarta onr' means 'Peace live in your heart', and 'Un du evarínya ono varda' means 'and the stars watch over you'.

From Quiz Ancient Language Quiz

Answer: earth, change!

Eragon used "Deloi moi!" to make Brom's grave after he died, and then set runes into the stone. Saphira then made it turn into crystal.

From Quiz Language of Power: "Eragon" and "Eldest"

Answer: Fire

Brisingr is the word that Eragon used to light Zar'roc's blade aflame in "Eragon", using the sword to slay the Shade Durza and win the battle of Farthen Dur.

From Quiz The Ancient Language

Answer: Garjzla

When Arya transports the dragon egg out of danger, the Shade tries to stop her by yelling "garjzla", which means "light".

From Quiz The Ancient Language of "Eragon"

Answer: kodthr

Kvetha means greetings, Kveykva means lightning and Kuldr means gold.

From Quiz Ancient Word Database

Answer: Du Völlar Eldrvarya

'Du Völlar Eldrvarya' - The Burning Plains 'Du Fells Nángoröth' - The Blasted Mountains 'Du Súndavar Freohr' - Death of the Shadows "Du Silbena Datia" - "The Sighing Mists" (a poem song)

From Quiz Ancient Language Quiz

Answer: Bird, I will not harm you. Flap to my hand.

Brom spoke this when he was teaching Eragon that nobody could lie in the ancient language.

From Quiz Language of Power: "Eragon" and "Eldest"

Answer: Silver hand

"Argetlam" is a term frequently used by others as a term of respect for Eragon. Silver hand is a reference to his gedwey ignasia (shining palm), the mark on his hand where he first touched Saphira.

From Quiz The Ancient Language

Answer: Brisingr

While Brom and Eragon were investigating the pile of bodies in the center of Yazuac, two Urgals who had stayed behind attacked them. After injuring Brom, both of the Urgals cornered Eragon. Eragon strung his bow and shouted "brisingr" as he released the arrow. The arrow started flaming and killed both Urgals.

From Quiz The Ancient Language of "Eragon"

Answer: No one knows

The name of the ancient language would be an extremely powerful word that could be used to control the entire language and everyone who used it. In Brisingr the Ra'zac tell Eragon that Galbatorix has almost figured out this name (I don't know if he does because "Inheritance" has not come out yet.)

From Quiz Ancient Word Database

Answer: you

'Wiol ono' means for you. 'Wyrda' means fate. 'Ebrithil' means master. 'Alfakyn' means elf.

From Quiz Ancient Language Quiz

Answer: a shining palm

In the first book, Brom recognizes the gedwëy ignasia and from there accompanies him to hunt the Ra'zac.

From Quiz The Ancient Language

Answer: Draumr kópa

Scrying is a magical method of looking at someone or something that you have seen previously without being right there.

From Quiz The Ancient Language of "Eragon"

Answer: a thin straight stick

Brom taught Eragon this during one of his many language lessons. I do not believe that he ever used it when doing magic.

From Quiz Ancient Word Database

Answer: Osthato Chetowä

'Togira Ikonoka' means/is 'The Cripple Who Is Whole'. 'Osthato Chetowä' means/is 'The Mourning Sage'. 'Fethrblaka' means/is 'Bird'. 'Edoc'sil' means/is 'Unconquerable'.

From Quiz Ancient Language Quiz

Answer: dream stare; scry

Eragon scrys many times in "Eldest", but only once in "Eragon". He also receives a hammer that prevents him from being scryed from Hrothgar in the second book.

From Quiz The Ancient Language

Answer: Misery

Morzan was the first and last of the Forsworn. Zar'roc was originally his sword and he named it "Misery".

From Quiz The Ancient Language of "Eragon"

Answer: The Path Wandering

Du Vrangr Gata is the name of the Varden's magic organisation who are not that talented, they are so unlearned in the ancient language that they got the grammar of their name wrong and accidentally named themselves the Path Wandering rather than the Wandering Path as they meant to.

From Quiz Ancient Language Quiz

Answer: The Dragon War

Glaedr taught both Eragon and Saphira about this after the Blood-Oath Celebration, when Oromis was weaker than he looked.

From Quiz The Ancient Language

Answer: Shining Palm

The gedwëy ignasia was carried by all Dragon Riders once they touched their dragon. The hand that the mark was on would always be their stronger hand for using magic.

From Quiz The Ancient Language of "Eragon"

Answer: The Banishing of names

Du Namar Auboda was magic created by dragons that stripped all names of the dragons of the Forsworn reducing them to little more than animals. Shruikan, Galbatorix's dragon, who was made to follow him by black magic, was spared this horrible fate.

From Quiz Ancient Language Quiz

Answer: Memory! Fate! Thought!

In "Eragon", Angela said this when casting the bones for Eragon, and wrestled a few answers about his future from the bones.

From Quiz Language of Power: "Eragon" and "Eldest"

Answer: Dragon rider

Shur'tugal is a word that Eragon used to help get him into the Varden when stuck on the banks of Kostha-merna, on the front steps of the Varden.

From Quiz The Ancient Language

Answer: Slytha

When Eragon finally escaped out of his prison cell, a row of guards were rushing towards him. However, Murtagh had snuck into the prison and he and Eragon killed all of the guards except for one. The guard finally told where Eragon's weapons were after being threatened with a grain of sand. After he told, Eragon told him "slytha" and the guard fell asleep temporarily.

From Quiz The Ancient Language of "Eragon"

Answer: Stenr Risa

If you are protesting then I need to tell you that first of all these questions are based on the book rather than the movie and Brisingr was not used deliberately. Kodthr means catch and Eragon never actually used this spell.

From Quiz Ancient Language Quiz

Answer: Nasuada

Togira Ikonoka, The Cripple Who Is Whole, or Osthato Chetowä, The Mourning Sage, meets Eragon at the end of the book and asks him to come to Ellesméra, and Eragon says he would.

From Quiz Language of Power: "Eragon" and "Eldest"

Answer: Earth

Deloi is usually used in combination with other words to make a spell workable. For example, "thrysta deloi" means compress the earth.

From Quiz The Ancient Language

Answer: farewell

Sé onr sverdar sitja hvass means "May your swords stay sharp" which is said multiple times in "Eragon" and "Eldest".

From Quiz The Ancient Language of "Eragon"

Answer: Kuldr, risa un malthinae unin bollr

Eragon says this in the third book to pay back Gedrick the tanner for the hides that he stole in the first book.

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