![]() ![]() The blade was thin near the end in order to pierce through the upgraded armor during Eragon's time. The guard was made from blued brightsteel. The brightsteel contained cable-like patterns within it, as well as a flame-like pattern marked the transition between the soft spine of the blade and its hard edges. The blade itself was a lighter iridescent blue, like the color of Saphira's neck. It had a dark blue scabbard, like the color of Saphira's back, with a leaf-shaped steel cap on the end of the scabbard. ![]() The glyph for "fire" in the Ancient Language, " Brisingr", was engraved on both the blade and the scabbard. Eragon also commented that he would like to comfortably grip the hilt with both hands for more powerful blows. In the end, Rhunön and Eragon agreed that he needed "a sword for all occasions," one that he could use just as easily in Farthen Dûr's tunnels as he could in a large battlefield. During Rhunön's interrogation, Eragon had mentioned that he prefers to wield a sword and a shield, but that he rarely had a shield at his disposal. ![]() Brisingr was a hand-and-a-half sword with a curved cross-guard and a slightly longer hilt than usual. ![]()
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