What if the pridiction of the Monoa Tree has alrady happened.Eragon turning into an elf-ish person could have been the "weapon".

By accident I voted yes but don't worry i don't think so

I didn't vote because it is a really good idea but i just don't think so.

That change is not really a weapon, but basically fast fowarding what would have happened anyways. Also, they just took the curse away from Eragon's body. No, something else shall happen in book three with the tree.

Interesting..I never really thought of it that way, I am going to have to dissagree with you however. Solembum said to look "Under the roots of the Menoa tree" which Eragon never did, No I think It will most probably by Brom's lost sword, which suits Eragon prefectly considering that it's Blue.

It cant be Brom's lost sword, because Brom lost his sword to the Wyrdfell, and they never entered Ellesmera. It might be someone else's sword ( on the other hand it might not be a sword at all, it might be some other fascinating weapon ), perhaps Beloth the Wise or maybe even Eragon's !!!!!!!!( You know, the first Rider ). Whatever it is, we have to wait for Book three. By the way, does anyone have any idea when book 3 is going to be released ?????????????

Acutally it never says where Brom lost his sword. It just says he wanted to replace it. No idea though on the relase date. Fall sometime I heard though.

brom could have lost his sword only to the forsworn, that is the only possible explanation. why would he want to replace his sword unless he knew he had no chance of getting it back ?

What if he had his fortune read and he was told his sword must be left behind for the future rider or something. Remember Angela knew his fate, she could even have read his future. There are many possibilities to how he lost his sword.

Ahhh but remeber this the Menoa Tree is not what healed him and which fastfowarded his progress of becoming elf but it was the Dragons Gift

Yes, we know, but you could argue he was sitting beneath the roots when it happened. Remember how big the roots are and he was sitting in the shadow of one during the ceremony. Though I do agree that the healing had nothing to do with the prophecy.

No, I don't think the prediction has taken place yet. As some other posters have said, Eragon gaining his elvish characteristics and healing all his scars and hurts, was the Gift of the Dragons.

Annie's correct there could be anything under the tree. Could it not be a weapon persay, but maybe a map to the Rock of Kuthian. That's a crazy theory I know, but who knows what it could be.

Where did he say Brom lost hs sword to the Wyrdfell. When could the Forsworn have stolen his sword.

It never said he lost his sword to the Forsworn, and anyways, the 1st Eragon had a white dragon.

whatever it maybe it best not be a ranged weapon, as those are useless against mages who have wards around them

no because it was a gift from the dragons not from the menoa tree

i cant help but feel that that one elf eragon met when he first came to Du Weldenvarden, the blacksmith lady, will have something to do with his new weapon, which i also believe will be a sword. She had taken an oath that prevented her from creating another weapon, but what if she found a way around this and secretly left it under the roots of the menoa tree for eragon to "find." or possibly, she could create segments of the sword and leave it for eragon to finish the construction. lastly, she always just teach him how to make a sword by himself. anyone agree with me???

something i forgot to mention: this blacksmith elf wouldn't be introduced to the book for no reason. there has to be some importance in her skills. just a thought

Nah...for some reason I am not buying it. It's a nice thoery but I really doubt it...I think the Menoa Tree.



Yes but Solembum could have meant roots as in the source or location...origin. So not neccessarily a sword under the tree.

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i totally agree, the sword definatly isn't under the tree!

why can't eragon go look for the sword in wyrdfell? it is his inheritance, that is if we stick to the theory, also discussed on this site, that brom is eragons father. If eragon the first dragon riders dragon was white that may explain why arya can speak to saphira (except for the green magic) If eragon the first rider was aryas lover that may explain why she is so protective of eragon but doesnt want to get involved in fear of getting hurt again. The roots of the menoa tree could also be taken figuratively then he would definately have to go to wyrdfell to get his sword because lineas roots(family) is there! What do you think?

arya wasn't old enough to have met eragon the first rider and i think that the roots might mean linnea's family

no.. that isnt the weapon cuz he wasnt "in need" of it at the time.. he needs a weapon now since murtagh took zar'roc.. so he hasnt gotten it yet..

I dont think he has the weapon yet if he does he defintly needs more training!

dont you guys think it could be a possibility that somehow eragon could get either one of two weapons: one-broms sword wich he will find somewhere by linneas roots or something
two-Eragon the first riders sword wich i have no clue where he will get it from, any ideas? The idea is far fetched i know but just take it into considaration

but dont you thnk eragon could get eragon the first riders sword?

Eragon turning into an elf is the weapon

i think

roots can also mean origins. Has anyone ever thought of that?

But still, I must dissagree. I think the "weapon" will be more offensive, him turning into an elf was more to save himself. And technically, he isn't an elf, he just had the long-term effects of being a rider "fast-forwarded," so to speak.

Also, though, who said it had to be a material object? A spell to stop Gally's energy, or to drain it from him without him being able to stop it would probably throw off the balance too much. But something like that might happen. Or a way to release Murtagh? Murtagh could be considered a weapon.

Edit: Why is there always a long akward pause after I post? :/

yes but what about him getting the first riders sword?

If he does get a sword, it'll probably be either a new one, and um.. I forget her name at the moment XD but the elven smilth broke her vow to make it for him and something happened to them as soon as it was finished, or Eragon's (The first rider), Brom's, or Oromis's sword. But I'm leaning toward Brom or a new one, since it's turning out that everyone's blade matches their dragon again.

broms word would make the most sense since his saphira was also blue If it is a new one do you think that it could have some special power or will the sword alone be enough of a weapon?

No idea, from what I understood the swords themselves are indestructable. It could be a blue version of Zar'roc(sp?) since Eragon is still used to it. But I'm sure the elves will make his sword superior somehow.

the wyrdfell is the elven name for the forsworn, so i don't think eragon can "look" for it there

I agree with dragon_lover there. Also, Arya is only around 100. On a side note, Anyone can talk to saphira. They just have to know how to use magic.

my bad! a blue version of zar'roc would be cool! If the elves could poisen eragons sword that would work to kill galby! Since riders only die by sword or poisen it would be a sure thing that if eragon gets galby that would be the ultimate destruction

this isnt atime to be fair and not to the person who least deserves it!!!!!!!!!!!1

Here is a mixture of some of the ideas that you guys came up with, that has also become my assumption...

What if like some of you has said, Eragon gets the sword from under the roots of the Menoa tree, or from one of Linneas family members, and that family member just happens to be the elf smith (is her name rhunon or something like that) It means that she breaks her 'oath', she still plays a part in the book, and would've been introduced for some reason. and that solembums predictions are correct.

How does that sound?


edit// And no, Eragon won't put any form of poison on his sword. It just isn't right.

that sounds plausible but will it really work? That poisen they gave to arya when she was a prisoner wouldnt it work on galby? If he doesnt know the name of the poisen the empire couldnt possibly find a cure in time But i am seriosly hoping that eragon kills galby but what happens if its the other way around

eragon's not going to die

He can't die in Alageasia so there, he's going to sail across to the unknown elven lands and stay with them.

i hope so!!!!!!! But what if?? Play the if game for a sec

what if eragon dies, what if he lives in alagaesia, what if katrina is the next rider, what if selena is still alive, what if saphira dies, what if, what if. what if????????????

you have a lot of what if's??? lol..

Eragon can't die... until he has experienced an extra long life. (Angelas prediction)

He can't live in Alagaesia because of Angela's prediction, although he could live in Dor Araeba or something like that...

Katrina could very well be the next rider, however it is very unlikely, she isn't exactly played the biggest roll in the book, but it could still be her(as somone unexpected of course)

Selena, i think IS still alive, but I dont know.

Saphira can't die, she is the next mother to all the dragons...

there are a lot of what if's? and most can be answered, other guessed, and the few that can't be... we'll just have to wait for the book to come out...

What if the book comes out tomorrow! JOY TO THE WORLD!!!!!!! What is the latest on where eragon will get his weapon??

I wish the book would come out tomorrow, but it won't.

me toooooooooooo! do you think the weapon lies with linneas family (ro ots)??

Linnea's family is probably one of the 2 families which has recovered a rider's sword.

I think that menoa tree is really not the weapon the awsner as to were to find the weapon if u look at the story there are 2 familys of elves that both are in possesion of 2 anceint rider swords i think one sword is broms and is given to eragon while the other family gives there sword to the green rider just as a possiblity

That's exactly what I've been saying.

i think its brom sword that he will be lead too cus broms dragon was named saphira and looked the same so broms sword would be blue so it would be perfect for eragon

well it's a very nice theory... we will see in the 3rd book...

what other options except linneas family of eragon the first riders sword is there?

i think brom never lost his sword

He did, I don't remember where but he had lost his sword to the Linnea family. Ask I'MNOTCRAZY, he knows more about it.

Ok so we can say linnes family is the only possibility except for a new sword

I know EVERYTHING!!!! lol. but there can't be a new sword cuz of Rhunon-Elda's vow.

i forgot about that! Dont you think if it means over throwing galby she would break her vow? By the way IMNOTCRAZY i'm insane!

yeah. I noticed. jk. But she vowed to herself.

so we can say go linnea! by the way INOTCRAZY i'm insane

i belive that the sword of eragon(the first dragonrider) is under there and like something happonds to the tree(like a battle in the forest) and it falls. under it is a tomb and eragon gose down and finds its the tomb of eragon and the sword is there.*whew* what a mouth full(and thats just one of my ideas)

Him having a white sword? not fitting. He needs a BLUE sword. Who had and "lost" his blue sword? BROM! And it would be Eragon's "inheritence".

I read on Shurtugal.com that it is not true. it said the roots are like family roots and he gets Brom's sword from one the elf families(since his sword was also blue) and the green dragon rider gets the other sword from another Elf family.

i think it will b like harry potter2.
u know harry gets the sword in hat out of nowhere.

Yeah. Remember what Solembum said? He said look under the roots of the Menoa Tree. In the dictionary for "root," the third definition is "origin." The origin of the Menoa Tree lies with Lienna (or whatever her name was). So Eragon should look for her family. They will have Brom's sword-as I'MNOTCRAZY said,it is Eragon's inheritence (ties into the name)- which they probably found in Doru Areba after the Downfall. Duh. How can anyvody not have figured that out??
As for dcshin00:.............what?

u know when harry potter wear hat the sword comes out.
but u don wear a tree
i mean when the time come the sword comes out.

Well solembum is not the kind of person/thing to be straight forward with what he says. This leads to the meaning of roots. Like said above it can mean origin. Therefore the weapon lies with that family. Also, I believe that the weapon is Brom's sword. I base this one the theory of Eragon's parentage being Brom and Selena. And since this is Inheritance, Brom's sword is part of the inheritance, the other part of Eragon's inheritance lies in Saphira's name. Why do you think she only accepted the name of Brom's dragon?

lol. that is what I've been saying that for a while! but the thing with Brom's dragon's name was that it was the only name that was for a female blue dragon.

And Eragon's dragon isn't female? I say that the whole thing with the Inheritance is with Eragon getting everything from Brom.

i doubt he gets EVERYTHING! but like father, like son.

someone mentioned how eragon will find a weapon under the menoa tree, and most of you think its a sword of some sort, but think of this>>>it could be a paper, from brom, telling eragon all about himself ex: that he is his father. This could be the real reason Brom taught eragon to read. this could be a weapon, because knowing morzan is not his father, eragon can find a new strength and find a new power within himself.

just think about it, it will start to make sense!

how about this one: it IS a sword, and Oromis just tells Eragon whom his REAL father is.

IMNOTCRAZY im not sure i agree with that, because unless oromis is hiding under the menoa tree when eragon looks there, it wouldnt fulfill the prophecy because oromis wouldnt be under the roots of the menoa tree.

the sword is the weapon!@

Maybe he doesn't inherit everything, but mostly the things he has gotten from Brom, like the name, most likely the sword, and maybe some extra knowledge, but I'm not sure, I'm saying he's inherited some things already.

It doesn't matter what color the sword is.Zar'roc is red, remember?

Yeah and it matches Murtagh now since he has a red dragon I guess. That's probably one of the reasons why he took it.

I believe that it is a weapon but it is with the family of the lady within the tree. But if you think about it their was two families in the story the man and the woman so it could be with the family of the man that was mentioned in the story of the Menoa tree or what is more likely each family has one of the two swords. Plus Solembum is never straitforward he likes to give out riddles.

He didn't need a weapon
he needed healing
there's a difference

Ok here is what i think. Now that Murtagh has taken Eragon's sword he has no weapon as powerful as Zar'roc so since he has to go back to Ellesmira to finish his training he could look under the meno tree.

I believe it's a new sword but I just thought of this.

Maybe weapon is a metaphor. Maybe it's a new character with dangerous powers and Galbatorix was gonna capture him and force him to use his powers like a weapon. And the Menoa Tree is where Eragon meets the "Weapon".

it is most likely going to be a sword, more specifically, Brom's sword.

i think it will be a new sword but i don't think it will be Brom's

I think it will be Brom's when Eragon gets a sword.

but didn't brom lose his sword. if he did how did it get under the roots of the tree?