Brightsteel
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Brightsteel is a special rare metal used to make Dragon Rider's swords. It is a metal from a meteorite that crashed in Du Weldenvarden. It was found by Rhunön, who was curious about it. When she forged with it, she discovered the metal had special properties. She scoured Du Weldenvarden for the metal. She then saved the brightsteel for making the swords of the Dragon Riders. When she was asked to make a sword for Eragon I, she made it out of this material.
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[edit] About brightsteel
Because of the special properties of brightsteel, Rhunön would need several weeks to forge a sword. This was also due to her not using magic when creating a sword. When the brightsteel was being molded, Rhunön would forge its shape to fit the Rider's fighting style. One element of magic that came out of the brightsteel was that the sword would take on the color of the Rider's dragon.
[edit] Rider's swords
[edit] Zar'roc
Zar'roc, Morzan's sword, was one such sword forged by brightsteel. It took on the color of Morzan's red dragon. The sword was designed to fit Morzan's hand perfectly for a one-handed fighting style.
[edit] Brisingr
Brisingr is Eragon Bromsson's new sword. He found some brightsteel under the Menoa Tree; the amount he brings, according to Rhunön, was enough to create several swords. Brisingr was forged as a hand-and-a-half sword, and was colored a bright blue, the same shade and color as Saphira.
[edit] Other Swords
Other known swords forged from brightsteel included Undbitr, Tamerlein, Naegling, and Arvindr.
[edit] Other Fiction and Real-life Examples
Legends and myths have various examples of weapons created from meteorite ore. Norse mythology possesses numerous heroes who wielded spears and swords made from the metal of a fallen star. The vikings were also known to have created real weapons from meteorites, due to the strength of the metal. Therefore, meteorite weapons were highly valued.
It should be interesting to note that, in Brian Jacques' classic, Redwall, the sword of Martin the Warrior was made from the metal of a fallen star.
