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Inheritance Cycle/Characters/Vanilor
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Vanilor was a male dragon who lived during the time of the Dragon Riders as the King of the wild dragons. Eridor was his successor.
This name struck User:Artix Kreiger/Inheritance Cycle/Characters/Eragon\ as heroic, noble, and pleasing to the ear. This was the first name that Eragon suggested when trying to find out what name Saphira preferred for herself.
Real-world connections
Vanilor's name is similar to that of Valinor, from The Lord of the Rings.