Blood-Oath Celebration
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In Christopher Paolini's Inheritance trilogy, the Agaeti Blodhren, or "Blood-Oath Celebration," is held every century in the Elven capital of Ellesméra to honor the bond created between the Elves and the Dragons. As with all celebrations held by the Alfakyn, Agaeti Blodhren is described as being "wondrously, gloriously mad". Participants relinquish control over their emotions, yet do not lose it; they throw caution and reserve to the winds, dancing and singing exuberantly. They leap and whirl, climb and bound, embrace and kiss freely. Gifts flow like drink from one person to the next. Lanterns are hung all over the trees. The highlight of the long festival is the ceremony of gift-giving, in which each attendant presents the fruition of some project or the other, such as a sculpture or a poem.
Nearing the end of the Blood-oath Celebration that Eragon observed, he watches a ritual that involves two female elves undressing to reveal a full body tattoo that goes from one body to the next. They dance to create the illusion that the dragon tattoo is dancing and alive, and the tattoo becomes a dragon spirit which heals every scar Eragon had ever gotten in his life, including the scar given to him by Durza, and also the terrible pain that had come along with it. Eragon instantly takes on all the physical attributes that a Rider normally develops over a long period of time, becoming something like a human-elf hybrid, with some human features but increased senses, power and other characteristics that overall improve his strength. Many critics of Eldest have labled this scene as a Deus ex machina.
| Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Trilogy | |
|---|---|
| Books | Eragon | Eldest | Book 3 |
| Films | Eragon |
| Main Characters | Eragon | Brom | Arya | Galbatorix | Murtagh | Roran | Ajihad | Nasuada | Angela | Saphira | Oromis | more... |
| Places | Alagaësia | Beor Mountains | Carvahall | Dras-Leona | Ellesméra | Farthen Dûr | Hadarac Desert | Helgrind | Surda | Teirm | Urû'baen | more... |
| Events | Blood-Oath Celebration | Battle of the Burning Plains | Battle for Carvahall | Dagshelgr Invocation | The Fall |
