Undbitr

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Undbitr was the Rider's sword of Brom. Like all Rider swords, it was forged by the elf smith Rhunön. It was colored the same aquamarine hue of his dragon, Saphira. Undbitr was lost during The Fall. It is either in Galbatorix's collection of swords, destroyed, or else forever lost in the earth of a long-forgotten battlefield. The last opinion seems likely because it was said that Brom lost Undbitr in the fight where Saphira died.

Since Murtagh was now using his father's sword, Zar'roc, Eragon thought about finding Undbitr and using it after finding out Brom was his actual father. Rhunön stated that, even if Eragon found the sword, it might not suit his fighting style.

[edit] Forging of Undbitr

The blade Undbitr was one of the last seven swords to be forged by the elf-smith Rhunön (others of these seven included Zar'roc). Made out of a meteoric ore called brightsteel, it took Rhunön four and twenty years to find the last deposit and forge these swords.

Undbitr was a different shade of blue than Eragon's Rider sword, according to Rhunon when she first met Eragon's Saphira and inspected her scales close up. She stated that her shade of blue would have made a magnificent color for a blade, thus indicating that Undbitr was different.

After Brom had lost Undbitr, he had asked Rhunön to forge him a new sword. However, as she had already taken her oath not to forge any more weapons, she refused. Brom was so greatly angered that Oromis had to subdue him.

[edit] Name

The name, translated literally from Old Norse (the base of much of the Ancient Language,) means "Biting Wound" or "Wound Biter." This is probably irrelevant, but may come up in Book 4. This would be fitting if this is the blade Galbatorix chooses to wield, as well as upsetting for Eragon.

[edit] Speculation

Some fans speculate that Galbatorix was collecting Rider's Swords. If this was true, he could be in possession of Undbitr.

Weapons
Standard weapons	Ascûdgamln | Axe | Bow and Arrow | Broadsword | Dagger | Falchion | Flamberge | Halberd | Hammer | Hand-and-a-half sword
	Hûthvír | Poison dart | Rapier | Spear | Sword
Siege engines	Ballista | Catapult | Trebuchet
Unique weapons	Brisingr | Durza's sword | Naegling | Rider's sword | Roran's hammer | Tamerlein
	Undbitr | Volund | Zar'roc

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