Garrow
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| Garrow Cadocsson | |
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| Physical | |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 48 - 60 |
| Hair Color | Graying (probably) brown |
| Eye Color | Gray or brown |
| Political | |
| Affiliation | Carvahall,Marian |
| Other | |
| Film Portrayer | Alun Armstrong |
Garrow Cadocsson was the father of Roran, the uncle of Eragon and Murtagh, the brother of Selena, the son of Cadoc, and the late Marian's husband.
[edit] History
About sixteen years before the events in Eragon, Selena arrived at Carvahall alone and pregnant. She pleaded desperately for Garrow to take care of her upcoming baby and, after giving birth to Eragon, she departed and was never to be seen again. From then on, Garrow raised and took care of Eragon, even after Marian's death. Roran and Eragon got along perfectly, and were as close as brothers.
[edit] Role in Eragon
After Eragon found Saphira's egg in the Spine, however, strangers came to Carvahall in search of him. At about the same time, Roran left for a job at Therinsford's mill. When the strangers started questioning about Eragon's whereabouts, Eragon was forced to flee with Brom or risk being captured and killed. By fleeing, he also, in a way, diverted the attention away from the town (at least for the time being, for the peace did not last). After finding nothing at Garrow's farm, the strangers completely demolished it and slaughtered Garrow in the process. This saddened Eragon very much; he couldn't accept that Garrow was gone, because then there was nothing left to believe in. He even felt like he would lose his sanity, but Saphira convinced him to go on with his life and pursue the strangers. It wasn't until Eldest that it is explained that during Eragon's travels Roran had recieved the news of Garrow and had been back in Carvahall planning his new life.
[edit] Appearance
Garrow is tall, with a stick-like frame, a lean, narrow face, intense, hungry eyes, and graying hair.
Garrow is a very proud man, and though he knew how to read, he did not teach his son Roran, or his nephew Eragon, because he considered it above farmers to know something that had nothing to do with their station.
Garrow does not speak of his wife, so it is safe to assume he loved her very much and finds speaking of her painful.
