King Palancar was a male human king during the early years of human settlement in Alagaësia. Palancar Valley in northern Alagaësia was named after him. He later invaded the south to seemingly expand his holdings.
History[]
Exodus and Settling[]
Fleeing war and famine[1] and possibly the predations of the Ra'zac and Lethrblaka in the native country of humans, Palancar led what refugees he could to Alagaësia, taking with him as many citizens as he could from whatever domain he once ruled as he emigrated, fleeing to whatever lands he surely hoped existed.
Upon sighting the foreign shores of Alagaësia, the refugees set to make landfall, intended, it seems, to colonize Surda, but just as they were about to reach land, an unexpected storm blew them back out into the open sea. When Palancar and his Broddrings had regained sight of land, they found themselves faced with the Spine. Palancar, however, remained fixated on finding a new home for his followers and himself and sailed the fleet onward, stopping at least twice en route: once in a sheltered cove surrounded by mountains, where they established a settlement that would become the town of Kuasta and again at Teirm, where he came into contact with both the elves and the Dragon Riders, who offer Palancar any lands not yet occupied by them or the dwarves to settle his people in. Intimidated by the elves and Riders show of might, Palancar agreed and led his followers wandering as they sought out a suitable home. The Broddrings, as they were known, roamed the continent of Alagaësia for many years, until they reached an unoccupied valley that they would later name after Palancar. Once they settled in an unoccupied valley, driving out the local Urgal tribes and founding the town of Therinsford, Palancar tried to expand his territory by attacking the elves (quite why he did so, especially after having seen the might of the elvish military in Teirm is unknown: Heslant the Monk suggests in Domia abr Wyrda that Palancar may have been in the early stages of dementia, although another possibility is that Palancar was attempting to move his nation further inland to avoid the threat of pursuing Ra'zac and Lethrblaka). However, three times they attacked and three times they were defeated and their armies near destroyed. Palancar's aristocrats, no doubt fearing the elves would bring down their wrath if they were continuously alienated, pleaded their king to negotiate but he refused, so they met with the elves and negotiated a peace treaty in secret. With the help of the Dragon Riders, they were able to depose of Palancar and banish him, as well as force his family to back down from the offices of authority within the Broddring political system, but not without angering the human king. Anurin, the leader of the Dragon Riders then allowed humans to enter the Rider's order to ease the tensions between the elves, Riders and the humans.
Palancar's family and their descendants, however, never truly left the lands of their once-kingdom, for the Riders had no wish to massacre the royal clan or their most staunchest followers, who remained.
Succession[]
Palancar was eventually murdered by a son, possibly Thanebrand the Ring Giver (Palancar's successor and first King of the Broddring Kingdom to rule in Ilirea), who didn't wait for him to die of natural causes. The bloodline became riddled with corruption, treachery and murder, but despite all, Palancar's family and their still-loyal followers never left the valley, so the Riders built an outpost called Edoc'sil (later known as Ristvak'baen) on Utgard Mountain to make sure that they never arouse to again trouble the new peace.
Subsequently, the royal family bloodline to linger among the inhabitants of Palancar Valley. Palancar's descendants include Eragon, Murtagh, Roran Stronghammer, Selena and Garrow. This would also means that the Surdan Royal Family (who could apparently trace their family all the way from King Palancar) are distant relatives of Eragon's Family, as well as various other Carvahall and Therinsford families. Palancar was considered a mad king, as evidenced throughout the series. In Brisingr, characters whose ideas seem outlandish are sometimes called "as mad as old Palancar." Ironically enough, it was one of Palancar's own descendants, Eragon Shadeslayer, who slew Galbatorix, the man had usurped power over the kingdom Palancar had begun.
References[]
- ↑ Eldest, chapter "Arrow to the Heart"
| Preceded By | Position | Succeeded By |
|---|---|---|
| None | Broddring Kingdom Monarch | Thanebrand |