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- And Murtagh had derived entirely too much pleasure from the anguish he inflicted upon Eragon by revealing they were both sons of Morzan-first and last of the thirteen Dragon Riders, the Forsworn, who had betrayed their compatriots to Galbatorix.†
- I am forsaken and forsworn.†
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- We know what the Forsworn were capable of, and while Galbatorix has probably made Thorn and Murtagh stronger than any individual member of the Forsworn, he certainly won't have made them his equals.†
- We know what the Forsworn were capable of, and while Galbatorix has probably made Thorn and Murtagh stronger than any individual member of the Forsworn, he certainly won't have made them his equals.†
- Even three of the Forsworn could not conquer the twelve of us and a dragon.†
- "Why is it," he asked, speaking slowly as he organized his thoughts, "that no one ever refers to the dragons of the Forsworn by name?†
- It is one of the most significant events that happened during the fighting between the Riders and the Forsworn.†
- When the dragons realized that thirteen of their own had betrayed them-that those thirteen were helping Galbatorix to eradicate the rest of their race and that it was unlikely anyone could stop their rampage-the dragons grew so angry, every dragon not of the Forsworn combined their strength and wrought one of their inexplicable pieces of magic.†
- Word by word, the spell obliterated everything that defined them as thinking creatures, and the Forsworn had no choice but to watch in silent misery as their dragons descended into complete ignorance.†
- The experience was so disturbing, at least five of the thirteen, and several of the Forsworn, went mad as a result.†
- He was the last of the Forsworn to die, and Brom was the one who slew him.†
- Morzan did everything he could to conceal Murtagh's existence, even from the other members of the Forsworn.†
- Az Sweldn rak Anhuin, for example-whom Galbatorix and the Forsworn had nearly obliterated during their uprising-had declared themselves Eragon's blood enemies during his visit to the city of Tarnag and, in every action of theirs at the clanmeet, had demonstrated their implacable hatred of Eragon, Saphira, and all things to do with dragons and those who rode them.†
- So many of my race hate and fear Dragon Riders because of the crimes Galbatorix, the Forsworn, and now Murtagh have committed against us.†
- Why didn't you tell me that my father was Morzan, the first of the Forsworn?†
- It was only once Morzan betrayed the Riders to Galbatorix and the Forsworn killed Saphira, Brom's dragon, that Brom realized the true nature of Morzan's character.†
- In the decades that followed, Brom's hatred never weakened, nor did he falter in his efforts to depose Galbatorix, kill the Forsworn, and, above all else, to repay Morzan the hurts he had suffered.†
- Brom was persistence embodied, his name a nightmare for the Forsworn and a beacon of hope for those who still had the spirit to resist the Empire.†
- It is understandable that Morzan would suspect Brom's involvement, since Brom had arranged the deaths of several of the Forsworn.†
- He did not give up, though, nor did he go mad as he had for a time when the Forsworn slew Saphira's namesake.†
- I have fought many magicians, and several of the Forsworn, and so far, I have always defeated my opponents.†
- Many of the dragons whose bodies Galbatorix and the Forsworn slew are still alive today.†
- And of course, once Galbatorix and the Forsworn sacked the city of Doru Araeba on the island of Vroengard, he gained possession of the entire hoard of Eldunari stored therein.†
- Naudra was visiting with him in Ilirea when Galbatorix and the Forsworn did sweep down upon the city like a storm from the north.†
- Arva fought alongside the other Riders to defend Ilirea, but Kialandi of the Forsworn dealt him a mortal blow.†
- With Tamerlein, Naudra fought free of the Forsworn and returned here with another dragon and Rider, although she died soon afterward of her wounds.†
- Would not it be fitting if I killed him with a blade you forged when it was with your swords he and the Forsworn slew so many dragons and Riders?†
- His previous visits had always been pleasant, but it pained him to remember the two nest-mates who had died here, slain by the twisted-mind-Forsworn.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(forswear as in: forswear my country of birth) to decide to stop doing something; or to renounce or disavow something
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More rarely (especially in the UK), forswear can also mean to commit perjury.