for the last time, TREE SYMBOLIZED LINNEA'S FAMILY TREE!!!

I would like to point out with the hope that someone already has, that the "Weapon under the menoa tree" may not be a sword. It is debated amoungst Inheritance fans nation wide what the "Weapon" might be. So (not myself) even say it may be Eragons Quick elf change.

No. that wasn't it. It most likely hasn't happened yet, or else he would have realized it. The "weapon" is most likely a concrete weapon, because as of now, he needs one!

In my opinion the vault of souls and the grey folk should be enough to cover that. Depending on what they are.

Barzul Murtagh! Barzuln be upon him! Yet may he return to the light! He was my favorite char. until the little nasty surprise which at the end of Eldest, but if you knew any of my friends I had told them before Eldest came out that Murtagh and Eragon were family.

1/2 brothers doesn't count that much if your fathers were mortal enemies.

so the vault of souls will contain a concrete weapon? I doubt it. The elven family which can trace its lineage to Linnea which has a rider's sword is the key...I wonder if that was a coherent sentence...it was basically all of my theory strung together...

Well I would like to point out that being an elf is more powerful then any sword. It increases strength and strength increases the amount of magic you can use. The vault of souls is most likely a type of magic or a power source. And if you think about it again, the dragon riders all had rider swords and they didnt protect them from Galbatorix did they? So Im thinking that power of magic is better then any sword.

1) Galby's sword.
2) Zar'roc
3) Neagling
4) Elven family (Eragon's new sword)
5) Elven family (I'm sure its arya's)

That's how i interpret it...

I agree that the VoS is a power source. CP did say something about Eragon getting stronger with every book. Right now he doesn't stand a chance against Murtagh. How did he become so powerful? In the second book it says that Galbatorix thought him new spells and all but there is something I'd like to point out.

How could Murtagh continue fighting with such ease even after Eragon was so tired? He must have had a power source, the same source that allows Galby's power to grow. Which is the Vault of Souls.

With another rider (Arya!!!), his new sword, and his share of energy from the VoS, Galby and Murtagh might be weakened as now they have to share their power with Eragon and Eragon will grow stronger since now he has a share of the VoS.

Galbys Sword Galby still has, Murtagh has Zar oc, Oromis would just give Eragon his sword instead of burying it under the menoa tree, arwen doesnt have a riders sword. So the only possible anwser presented by RE is Eragons new sword still seams unlikely. Murtagh became powerful because Galby shared some of his dark magic with him so that he could defeat Eragon. Eragon would stand a good chance against Murtagh if he hadnt been so tired.

Vault of Souls cant be the source of power that keeps him fueled though because Eragon has to speak his name into it, most likely his Real Name. I also seriously doubt that the next rider is Arya, Roran or Elva are my top guesses. And my other and final guess is that the final egg wont hatch until after the defeat of Galbatorix, and of course the wild dragons will come out of hidding seeking vengence.

i think it is going to a blue sword probly broms or his own

well the sword could have alot of energy stored into it like the crystals on the sword holster eragon got... enough to give eragon a nice boost when fighting Galby

it's a decent theory, but sorry, i'm inclined to disagree with you. we don't know that its a power source, or what it is, or if galby knows what it is. i just don't think that thats where they get their power, but i'm thinking about it as i type, and...well, idk, but we'll see.

i think that its a blue sword, to finally match saphira, maybe with stored energy, or perhaps is the first eragon's or somother important riders sword. it will be a significant sword though.



arya, do you mean? too much LOTR , my friend

I was watching LOTR as I posted. End of the third movie. Oh well. Nothing more to say on the matter till someone has more to add.

Hm.. so you're like, No i disagree and yes, I agree? Well, we'll just have to wait for the 3rd book.

With Paolini involved nothing is simple. I do not think that Eragon going elf was the WEAPON (not sword, weapon) under the menoa tree. I also believe it is a sword, but it was not specified what type of weapon again I point out. I also do not believe any of the above guesses are correct, and neither do I have any of my own. Again I will leave it at that until there is more to say.

its prolly not gunna be "under" the tree at all. the book says the weapon that can be found at it roots. and the stroy about the girl or whatever being in the tree...( i cant remember exactly how it went lol)... well what if by roots hey mean back to that girl's family and they will have something to do with the weapon?

the girl? it was an old lady!! no, i'm thinking it might be literal, but you might be right. problem with some theories, they get me thinking, and then i'm torn between two different ones. auggghhhhh!!!

come to my side. i'll give you brownies. no one can resist the power of brownies.

it was a middle aged woman.

it means her descendants. they may be one of the 2 families that hold a rider's sword. so they'll give it to Eragon so he can have a sword.

love brownies!! anyway, i think she was older, but that's irrelevant

i see your point, and that would be a twist that seems like something CP might do. thought it did say UNDER the roots of the menoa tree.

I have a feeling that the 'weapon '
will not be a an actual weapon but perhaps a person or another aid.

Person from beneath the meanoa tree would be seriously rotten. I don't think i'd like to work with someone like that, just try to imagine smell around this person -eehhhh

Welll clearly they would not be underground.
I think that when eragon really needs help.
there will be someone sitting under the menoa tree or else a weapon.

Hmm so it will be like: "Heya Eragon! How are ya doin' maaan! I've been waitin' for ya like 2 thousands years. What you didn't saw me during that big elven party? That would be probably 'cause I don't move too much heh, heh, lol could you please help me on feet, my legs are bit stiffly...

*slaps head*
why do I BOTHER!
They would have just appeared!

I don't think it would be a person. And I "
"Listen closely and I will tell you two things. When the time comes and you need a weapon, look under the root of the Menoa tree. Then, when all seems lost and your power is insufficient, go to the Rock of Kuthian and speak your name to open the Vault of Souls."-Solembum
So you are much more likely your person there(VoS) if there is a person.
and the weapon that Solembum menchend is much more likely to be a real weapon that you fight with(sword, bow, war hammer, ect)

I'll bet ya 20 bucks that it's blue

Thats so boring.

I'll bet my....house that it is Broms.

That would be interesting.
It would fit quite well also.
with the whole the other saphira thing.

I thing that it is the sword of the first dragonrider and if I am not mistaken his dragon was white. I also remember that the elf who created the swords of the dragonriders gave a vow not to create another one. She never vowed not to fix one and match it with saphira's nice blue color

Your house What if it is the Arya's Father's sword hmm. Then where will you be?

It will have to be blue.
It would be useless otherwise.

that is a common misconception. The white dragon is not his, but it was the representative of the dragons. We don't really know the color of the dragon.

well i dont' think it's a person i'm not sure if it's a sword i think it might be a I don't know something else.

i know that the representative, who couldn't be named, was white, but i had thought that Bid'Daum was white too. but that's probably a misconseption: i might just have gotten them confused. or something

*sigh* You people are arguing over things that you dont even have any real evidence to...maybe i missed a post, but:

1. How do you know its a sword?
2. I heard a lot of you saying Arya, Roran, w/e. We dont know who the next rider is.
3. I agree with the whole family tree. But the theory is flawed, because isn't the first born the "roots" of the tree? So, to know whats under the roots of the family tree, we'd have to know who was the first of the whole tree. It could possibly be the weapon first Eragon (Dont bite my head of plz, i need it till college).

1. it's the most probable weapon, since, obviously, Eragon needs a sword since Zar'roc was taken by Murtagh.

2. It's fun to troll a bit. Throwing that into a post makes the Roran supporters go crazy.

3. Metaphors can only go so far.

Well what about a little weapon change. We have plenty of swords in game already, one hammer...what about mighty double-edged axe of dragonslaying which can cut a dragon in half (in case you don't get seared by it before reaching attack zone).

Dragon slaying ax? are you ok? Why would Eragon want a dragon killing wepon. he arledy had one and the only reason he used that is because of the crafts men ship. And he is not wepenless he dose have his bow.

well it's not like he's going to defeat Galbatorix with his BOW.

i think it would be cool if he found a sword under the tree and it matches saphira since like stated before he does not have one any more, i dont know i guess we will find out maybe in a few months!?


and shade of fear,
you dont need you head for college, there are just over rated lol!!

No I'm not serious...

Sure dragon slaying axe-there are like 2 dragons who needs to be disposed...

There ways that he would only have to kill 1. by making galby give murtagh his freedom back then killing him. but we don't even know if eragon even kills galby. but that is of topick but a change of wepons would be nice. and for thows who think that eragon can't kill galby with a bow rember what he did to the urgals in book 1 Ha and stop rainning on my party.

I feel slight difference between 5 urgals and guy who exterminated dragon riders

Thanks for raining on my party Incomer.

i got know idea what it might look like but im certain that its to replace zar'roc. how is he going to kill galbatorix and murtagh with out a suitable weapon??

THERE IS NO MISCONSEPTION. The first Eragon's dragon was white and I can prove it. In Eldest Eragon visits Dwarg's temple end there he sees a picture of eragon holding a white egg. And since the color of the egg matches with the color of the dragon his dragon was white too.

THERE IS NO MISCONSEPTION. The first Eragon's dragon was white and I can prove it. In Eldest Eragon visits Dwarg's temple and there he sees a picture of eragon holding a white egg. And since the color of the egg matches with the color of the dragon his dragon was white too.

page and text please.

meh, I guess both could be white, but the representative from the dragons was not the same as Bid'daum. The white dragon that was the representative of the dragon race had no name, so they can not be the same. Eragon the 1st's dragon had a name and thus could not be the representative.