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	Deities in The Belgariad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Eons later, Torak was slain by Belgarion in the ruins of Cthol Mishrak, at the penultimate meeting of the two Childs.
		In the Belgariad, Torak serves the role of the archetypical Dark Lord.
		At the end of The Belgariad, it is revealed that he is the father of the seven gods, older and more powerful than they, and omnipresent as well, causing significant upheaval in religious thought.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Deities_in_The_Belgariad (1681 words)

	Belgariad
		The Belgariad the Malloreon (David Eddings)The Belgariad and the Malloreon are typical modern fantasy series...
		A Timeline for The Belgariad and The MalloreonA Timeline for The Belgariad and The Malloreon.
		The Belgariad is as much the story of Garion's coming of age as it is the...
	www.fanglynn.info /lynnflewelling/belgariad (805 words)

	Deities in The Belgariad (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Deities in The Belgariad is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
		At the end of the previous series, The Belgariad, Garion has slain the evil god Torak and thinks that his major problems are over.
		Deities in The Belgariad Races in The Belgariad The Malloreon greatly expands on several aspects of the setting, especially the eastern continent of Mallorea.
	www.experiencefestival.com.cob-web.org:8888 /deities_in_the_belgariad (531 words)

	Behind the Screen - Keepin' the Faith
		Note that just because the deities are real doesn't necessarily mean that mortals worship or even acknowledge them; they could be real and still have no one believe in them.
		Certain deities may be more or less prevalent in particular areas, but you might reasonably expect to find a follower of any given deity nearly anywhere.
		All followers of particular deities usually fit a fairly standard profile, and most believers are not persecuted for their faith unless they got into mischief, though they might not be fully trusted by those they meet who hold different views.
	www.wizards.com /default.asp?x=dnd/bs/20020824a (2589 words)

	The Sugar Quill > David and Leigh Eddings Appreciation Thread (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		BTW, in one of her Pensieve posts, Bliss mentions that HP is said to be derivative of The Belgariad.
		I find a lot of Norse parallels in the Belgariad actually (I haven't read any of the other series yet), including the way he collectively groups the creatures who went insane at the cracking of the earth as "the monsters".
		Eddings himself characterized the Belgariad as "fairly elemental" in the preface he wrote for the newest edition.
	www.sugarquill.net /forum/lofiversion/index.php/lofiversion/t1981.html (2678 words)

	Press Release: The Elder Gods by David Eddings and Leigh Eddings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		From controlling the weather to influencing the course of mortal men, these deities oversee the Land of Dhrall, yet bound by the laws of nature they cannot take lives.
		The Elder Gods scout the globe for warriors to help defend the innocent natives of Dhrall, for the Vlagh and its countless minions are not just a threat to the gods and people of Dhrall, but the entire world.
		Born in Spokane, Washington, in 1931, and raised in the Puget Sound area north of Seattle, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Reed College in Portland, Oregon in 1954 and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Washington in 1961.
	www.twbookmark.com /jrun/books/63/0446532215/press_release.html (939 words)

	Sabledrake Magazine - GM Tips
		In designing my own pantheon for my first game world, I kept the idea of a lot of gods with their own agendas; it gave me plenty of room for strife and bickering and alliance.
		Others, like David Eddings of Belgariad fame, and Margaret Weis and Tracey Hickman, who brought us the Dragonlance books, preferred to come up with their own systems of gods and religion.
		The traditional 'cleric' from ADandD is still the main template for creating these types of characters -- they carry 'holy symbols,' and among their powers are healing and the ability to repel the Undead.
	www.sabledrake.com /2000a/0006gm_tips.htm (2033 words)

	Amazon.com: The Elder Gods (The Dreamers, Book 1): Books: David Eddings,Leigh Eddings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It is the end of a divine cycle and these four are at their weakest, preparing to be replaced by their alternates for the next eon or two.
		I've read both the Belgariad and the Mallorean, as well as the Eddings' Elenium and Tamuli and I found the Dreamers to be every bit as good as those were.
		The Belgariad was a marvelous picture of a diverse world and the reader learned about it at the same pace as its protagonist, whose upbringing was sheltered but who was thrust into major events.
	www.amazon.com /Elder-Gods-Dreamers-Book/dp/0446532215 (2508 words)

	Sources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Both of them are excellent sources of information and contain all the major myths and as well as many of the juicy details about the deities.
		The Belgariad picks up with the beginning of life for Garion, going through his early age till he "grows up." But the five books mostly focus on the two years before his fight with the Dragon God (Torak), which the culmination and end of the series.
		For general reference on the Belgariad and Mallorean I used "The Rivan Codex" which is the ground work for the two series and I advise anyone who loves the series to read this.
	students.washington.edu /venyt/MvEproject2.0/sources.html (385 words)

	1875 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Like Belgarath, it is presented as a grammatical person narrative recounting the life of the eponymous character, Polgara, framed by a prologue and epilogue in the grammatical person placing it in context relative to the earlier stories.
		Polgara and her twin sister Beldaran were raised by their " uncle s", the deformed dwarf Beldin and the twin sorcerers Beltira and Belkira (all disciples of Deities in The Belgariad, like Belgarath), after the apparent death of their mother, Poledra.
		Eventually, it was revealed that one of the twins was to wed Riva (Belgariad), the king of a newly formed subdivision of the Races in The Belgariad#Alorn kingdom of Aloria.
	1875.en.iwet.info (3292 words)

	eddings
		David Eddings published his first novel, High Hunt, in 1973, before turning to the field of fantasy and The Belgariad, soon followed by The Malloreon.
		This is his own account of the struggle that went before "The Belgariad" and "The Malloreon".
		In the story of Polgara, whose constancy and inner power have been the foundation of all that has saved the world, the full truth of "The Belgariad" is revealed.
	members.fortunecity.com /tirpetz/authorpages/eddings/eddings.htm (1596 words)

	EN World - Morrus' D&D / d20 News & Reviews Site - Deities and Demigods
		Maybe not so much so for lesser deities (by lesser deities I mean Velsharoon, or whatever the name for the necromancer deity in FR is), but certainly for Greater and Lesser Powers.
		They should however, be given avatars while on planes that hey are not native to, and the closer said plane is to their home plane, the stronger the avatar...
		I think statistics are a no brainer, because nothing forces you to use the statistics, nothing forces you to make gods mortal, but there are lots of epic adventure ideas where having the final boss be a god is tremendously cool.
	www.enworld.org /printthread.php?t=2189 (1057 words)

	The Books: The Elder Gods by David Eddings and Leigh Eddings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Somewhere beyond the farthest pole of the world, the Land of Dhrall lies anchored by the will of four powerful yet eccentric Gods.
		From controlling the weather to influencing the course of mortal men, these deities can bend reality to their whims.
		New York Times bestselling authors David and Leigh Eddings have entertained legions of fantasy readers for decades with such epic fantasy classics as the The Belgariad, The Mallorean, and The Redemption of Althalus.
	www.twbookmark.com /books/63/0446532215/index.html (306 words)

	MuggleNet \| A Bolt of Lightning. An editorial by Phillip Burleigh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Also of note would be such diverse readings as Roger Zelazny's Amber and Madwand series, David Edding's Belgariad, Robert Lynn Asprin's Myth Adventures, the Pini's Elfquest and any number of other well read and entertaining pieces of literature.
		With such an extent of prior works that all deal with magic and those who use it, one would be at least surprised by the controversy that has reared concerning Harry's use of magic.
		If you are a disciple, priest or follower and pray for assistance and the power is given or granted from this faithful affiliation is referred to as the Arcane.
	www.mugglenet.com /editorials/editorials/edit-phillip.shtml (2650 words)

	Amazon.com: The Treasured One (The Dreamers, Book 2): Books: David Eddings,Leigh Eddings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		But the Belgariad, the Malloreon, the Elenium, and the Tamuli were always good enough to stand one more rereading.
		But if you are waiting for the lightning of the Belgariad to strike again, you are due for some frustration.
		Already the very first "Pawn of the prophecy" in the Belgariad was shallow and suffered from an exceptionnaly poor characterisation.
	www.amazon.com /Treasured-One-Dreamers-Book/dp/0446532266 (3304 words)

	Fantasy Reading List - FCPL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		David Eddings: The Belgariad is a five-part series, starting with Pawn of Prophecy.
		There is another series that follows named the Malloreon, and a few other connected books, such as Belgarath the Sorcerer and Polgara the Sorceress.
		Blending the ancient deities of myth with a modern America ruled by the new gods of television and the automobile, half the fun is spotting the mythological entities in their disguises.
	www.fairfaxcounty.gov /library/reading/adult/fantasy.htm (1448 words)

	The Book of the Heavens
		Nedra was in the usual process of getting process of setting up the great hall for a game of cards when Belar came up with an idea.
		No-one bothered to argue and so a snooker table was moved from the halls of paradise to the open space right above the newly built world of the Belgariad.
		If we do not return to World Belgariad within four hours, the spell will activate and me and the tree will be re-united.
	www.members.tripod.com /~afecodex/bookheaven.html (3411 words)

	The Christian Guide to Fantasy - Tolkein and the Several Dwarves
		Therefore the recommendation is this, if your looking for a romping good fun high fantasy quest novel, you can't go much wrong reading The Belgariad and The Malloreon (and maybe even Belgarath the Sorcerer if you're not sick of Eddings yet).
		It starts out interestingly enough -- who can read what words on this oddly-carved knife -- but then it gets caught between avoiding the Belgariad's plot and not quite managing any other kind, and falls through.
		The theology is at least not fancy -- 3 sibling-deities, all of whom answer to "God": 1 distant-but-benevolent creator, 1 twisted destroyer, and their sister the mother-goddess who got all the sense in the family and likes hanging out with human heroic types -- but it's still ugh-ish.
	www.christianfantasy.net /eddings.html (858 words)

	deities - OneLook Dictionary Search (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Deities : Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
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		Phrases that include deities: ancient greek deities, animals sacred to special deities, aryan deities, common germanic deities, deities in the belgariad, more...
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	EN World - Morrus' D&D / d20 News & Reviews Site - Belgariad Rpg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		05-01-02 04:43 AM My own view is that the Belgariad would be terrible campaign.
		It would be subject to all the criticisim that is normally levelled at FR: the NPCs are simply too powerful and overshadow the PCs.
		Also, while the NPCs are powerful, they're not "off the scale" compared to high level PCs.
	www.enworld.org /printthread.php?t=11495 (193 words)

	Education World® - Regional Resources : Asia : General Resources
		Deities of Gaul Lists the gods and goddesses worshipped in this region with concise descriptions and pictures of artifacts created in their honor.
		Eddings, David Belgarath the Sorcerer Read the reviews of the science fiction collaboration by the husbandandwife team, David and Leigh Eddings.
		Eddings, David Belgariad, The Excerpt from part one of this series by David Eddings.
	db.education-world.com /perl/browse?cat_id=4898 (344 words)

	Scifi and Fantasy Forum: Writers Discussion: Problems with Writing:Overdone Ideas:Archive through Oct 03, 2003
		Well, they don't sound like very nice deities.
		He wrote them with his wife and I think you'll appreciate the gods and goddesses.
		I read the Belgariad and the Mallorian a long time ago, but I haven't read the Diamond Throne series.
	speculativevision.com /forum/messages/385/3514.html (1193 words)

	Outside of a Dog: Kate Nepveu's Book Log
		In a way, the very fact that this was first in the queue has added to the delay: I really liked it and want to do it justice, which I haven't felt capable recently.
		However, I shall take my cue from the deities of the novel, who seek not perfection, and make an attempt.
		In my defense, I must say that I was so stressed out earlier this month that I could not cope with anything new or in the least demanding.
	www.steelypips.org /weblog/2003_12_01_archive.php (3159 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Deities in The Belgariad
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		At the end of The Belgariad, it is revealed that he is the father of the seven gods, older and more powerful than they, causing significant upheaval in religious thought.
	all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Aldur (1423 words)

	David Eddings, The Elenium
		In general, people worship their own god or gods, but acknowledge that others' deities exist.
		David and Leigh Eddings don't have an e-mail address or an official Web site, but www.eddingschronicles.com is a good starting place for information on them and their works on the Web.
		Besides The Elenium and its sequel, The Tamuli, they have written The Belgariad, The Mallorean and their companion volumes, as well as various stand-alone works.
	www.greenmanreview.com /book/book_eddings_elenium.html (732 words)

	The Christian Guide to Fantasy - Twice Upon a Timers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The conclusion is apparent from about midway through the book, if one is in the least familiar with McKinley's idea of what "happily ever after" means.
		Likewise, since this is a McKinley book, gods and fates are the local deities, and there are a few derrogatory comments scattered throughout the book pertaining to the priesthood.
		But niggling quibbles aside, Spindle's End is a truly charming tale, told in those sweet, swift strokes of which McKinley is a master.
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