Bid'Daum
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| Bid'daum | |
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| Physical | |
| Species | Dragon |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | unknown |
| Hair Color | White Scales |
| Eye Color | White |
| Political | |
| Affiliation | Elves, Dragon Riders, Wild Dragons, Eragon I (Rider) |
| Other | |
| Film Portrayer | N/A |
Bid'Daum was a white male dragon, bonded to Eragon I, the very first Dragon Rider.
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[edit] Background
Bid'Daum's egg was found by Eragon during the time of the war between the elves and dragons. Eragon raised the abandoned dragon hatchling as his own, and when Bid'Daum grew strong enough to support Eragon's weight, the two traveled across Alagaësia, acting as intermediaries between the dragons and elves. The war ended as a result of their efforts, though both sides had heavy losses and would have destroyed each other if not for them.
Later, the order of the Dragon Riders was founded to ensure that peace and stability were maintained between all the races of Alagaësia.
[edit] Behind the scenes
Bid'daum is often mistakenly identified as the white dragon who made a pact with the elves due to the fact that his scales are the same color. However, when answering readers' questions on the official Eragon site, Christopher Paolini answered this question.
To clarify, Bid’Daum and the original Eragon convinced their respective races to make peace during the great dragon war. Then the acknowledged leaders of those races, Queen Tarmunora and the unnamed dragon, formalized the peace treaty. The fact that Bid’Daum was also white is merely coincidental.
It may also be possible that Bid'Daum may be the offspring of said nameless dragon, which would be logical in the sense that it would have been easier to convince the first among the dragons to endorse the peace and the joining if his kin were directly involved. However, this is nothing more than fan speculation. The fact that both are white doesn't really imply kinship, as it is reasonable to assume both that more white dragons existed and that scale color changed across generations as often as not.
[edit] Real-world connections
- It is worth noting that Bid'Daum is Muad'Dib spelled backwards. Muad'Dib a significant name in Frank Herbert's book, Dune. It was a title given to the main protagonist by the indigenous population he fought to protect. The translation in the book is "Desert Mouse", the term basically amounted to messiah in their culture.
