While the war between the Varden and the Empire escalates into full-scale turmoil, fleets of small ships, ancient beyond measure, are discovered. Three ships were seen at dawn entering the port city of Teirm. Empire magicians and scholars found them completely deserted, with no sign of any crew or other habitation. Reports stated that they had appeared to had been piloted using a device of ancient magic unknown to any magician or sorcerer in the Empire. Meanwhile, identical ships entered Surda. The Varden quickly came to the same conclusion as the Empire, finding that the ships had been piloted by the same ancient magic.
The only thing either side could decipher was a set of maps found on the ship. One thing that all of the scholars, Empire or Varden, could agree on was they led to the ancient homeland of the elves, far to the west.
The Varden, desperate to find any trace of the elves' ancient and powerful civilization, as well as hope of locating any surviving dragons, immediately started work on a fleet of ships. These ships would carry brave volunteers to explore the lost land of the elves, and to bring back what aid they could find before all hope was lost.
The Empire, under the order of Galbatorix, also built a powerful fleet. Unlike the Varden, their ships were prepared for war and conquest. Soldiers, mercenaries, scholars, sorcerers, magicians, even Shades and Riders, were gathered. The might of the Empire was being gathered to wage war on the new continent, and to harness whatever they could find to finally crush the Varden once and for all.
Strangely enough, similar boats were spotted in random areas near the sea and large areas, including Narda, the Hardic Desert, and several other locations. These ships were empty, and any passenger who dared set foot in them were seen dragged off by the current towards an unknown location (the continent to the west).
Now, as the two sides race against each other to reach the lost land, what will they find? And who will be the victor in the new war that is sure to come, transplanted far from home, but losing none of the animosity?
Ancient Language « Thread Started on Jan 29, 2006, 2:42pm »
Note: I don't know if this is in the wrong section, but I figured it would be useful to those in this RPG who use the ancient language. This way they don't have to go searching google, when they can just pull up this thread and look through it. I'll update it later, if I find any more words, if it's allowed to stay.
THIS IS ALSO EXPANDED! I took words from sentences and placed them with other meanings that aren't listed individually in the appendixes. The Speculated meanings are labelled so.
Another Note: Some words appear to have two different meaning, or literal translations. Those that I know of will be listed that way. Word in [sic] will be referring to other words of the same meaning.
Translation into sentences appears to be very different from english. Words are in a strange order. For example: mor'ranr lifa unin hjarta onr [pace live in heart your].
I haven't found the exact formula for changing the tenses of words yet.
A Abr-- Of Adurna-- Water Agaeti Blodhren-- Blood-oath celebration ai- as, as a Aiedail-- The Morning Star Alfakyn-- friend, used in conjunction with vinr Andlat-- death aptr-- backward Arget-- Silver Argetlam-- Silver Hand [Arget meaning silver, Lam meaning hand] Atra-- May/Let [Se]
B Baen-- Sorrow, Sadness, Grief Bjartskular-- brightscales Blaka-- Flap, fly blothr-- halt, stop [also letta] Böetq-- Broad Brakka-- Reduce Breoal-- Family, House brisingr-- fire brunhvitr-- white-browed burthro-- born
C Celobra-- Honor Chetowa-- Sage
D Dagshelgr-- Hallowed Day Datia-- Mists [Rakr] dauthleikr-- mortal Deloi-- Earth Domia-- Dominance Dras-- City draumr-- dream du-- the Dvergar-- dwarves
E Ebrithil-- master Edoc’sil-- Unconquerable edur-- prominence Eitha-- Go, Leave eka-- me ekar-- oak, oaken eld hornya-- listeners [no literal translations as of yet] elda-- a gender-neutral honorific of great praise Eldrvarya-- Plains Eom-- to Esterni-- good fortune [speculation] Ethgri-- Invoke evarinya-- stars Eyddr-- empty eyreya-- ears
F fairth-- a picture taken by magical means Fells-- blasted Fethrblaka-- Bird [Literally 'feather flapper'] finiarel-- an honorific for a young man of great promise finna-- find fodhr-- marked fra-- from fram-- forward Freohr-- Death fricai-- friend Fyrn-- War
G gala-- sing ganga-- to go, go Garjzla-- Light gata-- path, way gath-- unite gedwey-- shining geuloth-- dull grind-- gateway Gëuloth-- Dull gulia-- luck
H Haina-- Harm haldthin- thronapple havr-- have helgrind-- Here, hel is a prefix meaning of death, or of hell, and grind is the word for gateway, or pathway heill-- healed hjarta- heart hlaupa-- run, to run hljodhr-- silent Horna-- Hear Hugin-- Thought huildar-- holds, grasps hvass-- sharp Hvitr-- White
I iet-- my [informal] ignasia-- palm ilian-- happiness
J jierda-- break; hit
K kalfya-- calves knifr-- knife kodthr-- catch kopa-- stare, gaze Kona-- woman konungr-- king kvaedhi-- script kvetha-- greetings
L lam-- hand laufsbladar-- under, beneath lethrblaka-- leather-flapper letta-- stop [blothr] liduen-- poetic lifa-- live lifs-- life's [showing ownership] losna-- release
M malthinae-- confine Manin-- Memory Moi-- Change Mor'ranr-- Peace Mulabra-- Mean
N Nagz-- Blanket Nangoroth-- Mountains nalgask-- a skin moisturizer Néiat-- Not nosu-- us
O ono-- you onr-- your oro-- arrow [thorna] Orothrim-- Fool’s Wisdom orum-- this orya-- those Osthato-- mourning
P Pomnuria-- My (Formal)
R Rakr-- Mists [Datia] rauthr-- misfortune Reisa-- lift/raise risa-- rise Ristvak-- Place
S Se- May [atra also] Seithr-- Witch sem-- that Sharjalvi-- movement sitja-- stay skolir-- shield Skoliro-- shielded Skulblaka-- Dragon, literally scale-flapper Slytha-- Sleep Stenr-- Stone Stydja-- Rest Sundavar-- Shadows sverdar-- swords
V vandr-- ill Vanta-- Lack Vanyali-- magic varda-- watch over varden-- the warders vardo-- warded vel einradhin-- upon a word, no literal translation vindr-- air, the air vinr-- elf vodhr-- a male honorific of middling praise Vollar-- Burning Vondr-- A Thin Straight Stick vor-- a male honorific among close friends Vrangr-- wandering
W waise-- be Weldenvarden-- Guarding Forest Weohnanta-- Will wiol-- for wyrda-- fate wyrdfell-- elven name for the foresworn
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Re: Ancient Language « Reply #2 on Feb 17, 2006, 11:28pm »
Svitkona is a female gender specific honorific term I believe.
Along these lines I was scouring the internet and found a couple of things,
1.) In an interview C.P. gave (along with two other authors) he said, "....because the ancient language, the language used by the elves in Eragon, I based almost entirely on Old Norse."
EDIT: I don't think that nalgask is actually a word in the ancient language, nor is it a facial moisturizer. It was a composite mixture of beeswax and hazelnut oil, I would think that would act more as a kind of chap stick then a facial moisturizer
Oh you can serch far and wide, You can drink the whole town dry, But you never find a beer so brown, As the one we drink in our home town, You can drink them fancy ales, You can drink them by the flagund, But the only brew for the brave and true, COMES FROM THE GREEN DRAGON!!!! I win!
Oh you can serch far and wide, You can drink the whole town dry, But you never find a beer so brown, As the one we drink in our home town, You can drink them fancy ales, You can drink them by the flagund, But the only brew for the brave and true, COMES FROM THE GREEN DRAGON!!!! I win!
Re: Ancient Language « Reply #7 on Feb 15, 2009, 5:06pm »
Here are some sentences and there translation in the Ancient Language...
* Agaetí Blödhren - Blood-oath Celebration * Ach neo eitha orono ie wilae yauna onr lifa - Do not go or I will take your life. * Aí varden abr du Shur'tugals gata vanta. - A warden of the Riders lacks passage. * Aiedail - the morning star * älfr ach thornessa - He does this * älfrinn ero aí koma ramrsja - She was a strong-looking woman * Argetlam - Silver Hand * Atra esterní ono thelduin/Mor'ranr lífa unin hjarta onr/Un du evarínya ono varda. - May good fortune rule over you/Peace live in your heart/And the stars watch over you. (an Elven greeting) * Atra gülai un ilian taught ono un atra ono waíse skölir frá rauthr. - Let luck and happiness follow you and may you be a shield from misfortune. * Atra gülai un ilian tauthr ono un atra ono waíse sköliro frá rauthr. - Let luck and happiness follow you and may you be shielded from misfortune. * Atra nosu waíse vardo fra eld hórnya. - Let us be warded from listeners. * Bjartskular - Brightscales * Brakka du vanyalí sem huildar Saphira un eka! - Reduce the magic that holds Saphira and me! * Dagshelgr - Hallowed Day * Deloi moi! - Earth, change! * Domia abr Wydra - Dominance of Fate (book) * Draumr kópa - dream stare (scrying) * Du Fells Nángoröth - The Blasted Mountains * Du Fyrn Skulblaka - The Dragon War (Dragons vs. Elves) * Du grind huildr! - Hold the gate! * "Du Silbena Datia" - "The Sighing Mists" (a poem song) * Du Súndavar Freohr - Death of the Shadows * Du Völlar Eldrvarya - The Burning Plains * Du Vrangr Gata - The Wandering Path (literally, The Path Wandering) * Du Weldenvarden - The Guarding Forest * Eka aí fricai un Shur'tugal! - I am a Rider and a friend! * Fethrblaka, eka weohnata néiat haina ono. Blaka eom let lam. - Bird, I will not harm you. Flap to my hand. * Fricai Anglát - death friend * Gala O Wyrda brunhvitr/Abr Berundal vandr-fodhr/Burthro lausblädar eja undir/Eom kona dauthleikr... - Sing O white-browed Fate/Of ill-marked Berundal/Born under oaken leaves/To mortal woman... * Ganga aptr - Go backward * Ganga fram - Go forward * Gath sem oro un lam iet - Unite that arrow with my hand. * Gath un reisa du rakr! - Unite and raise the mist! * Gedwëy ignasia - shining palm * Gëuloth du knífr! - Dull the Knife! * Helgrind - The Gates of Death * boetq istrali! - Broad fire! * Jierda theirra kalfis! - Break their calves! * Kvetha Fricai - Greetings, friend. * Letta orya thorna! - Stop those arrows! * Liduen Kvaedhí - Poetic Script * Losna kalfya iet - Release my calves. * Manin! Wyrda! Hugin! - Memory! Fate! Thought! * Moi stenr! - Stone, change! * Nagz reisa! - Blanket, rise! * Osthato Chetowä - the Mourning Sage * Reisa du adurna. - Raise/Lift the water. * Ristvak'baen - Place of Sorrow (baen--used here in Urû'baen, the capital of the Empire--is always pronounced bane and is an expression of great sadness/grief) * Sé mor'ranr ono finna - May you find peace. * Sé onr sverdar sitja hvass! - May your swords stay sharp! [Note: Sverð, in Icelandic, also means sword, sitja means to sit, and hvass means sharp.] * Sé orúm thornessa hávr sharjalví lífs. - May this serpent have life's movement. * skölir nosu fra brisingr! - Shield us from fire! * Skulblaka, eka celöbra ono un malabra ono un onr Shur'tugal né haina. Atra nosu waíse fricai. - Dragon, I honor you and mean you and your Rider no harm. Let us be friends. * Stenr reisa! - Raise stone! * Stydja unin mor'ranr, Hrothgar Könungr. - Rest in peace, King Hrothgar. * Thrysta vindr - Compress the air * Thrysta deloi - Compress the earth. * Thrysta adurna - Compress the water * Thverr stenr un atra eka hórna! - Traverse stone and let me hear! * Togira Ikonoka - The Cripple Who Is Whole * Tuatha du orothrim - Tempering the fool's wisdom (level in the Riders' training) * Vel eïnradhin iet ai Shur'tugal. - Upon my word as a rider. * Vinr Älfakyn - Elf Friend * Waíse heill! - Be healed! * Wiol ono. - For you. * Wiol pömnuria ilian. - For my happiness
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