Could Eragon find the name of the Ancient Language? Brom said that the name of the Ancient Language would give power over the whole language.

yes he could however any spell that he cast using the name of the ancient language would affect him as well. I think that the name of the true language is what Galby is searching for.

Galby probably is searching for the name of the ancient language. How would the name affect Eragon as well?

He's a magician using the ANCIENT LANGUAGE. I suppose if he cast a spell without using the AL he would be ok by that technique is exceedingly dangerous for other reasons.

I still don't get it. Could you please explain. If galby found the name of the AL couldn't he control Eragon because true names are in the AL.

If you use the name of the al in a spell it will affect everyone who uses the al including the caster.

I don't think it would, because the caster is casting the spell on some one else.

How would that work? If you worded a spell 'kill everyone in this room' it will kill you as well if he casts a spell on the entire AL he would have be affected by the spell next time he used the AL unless he decided to do all his magic without the AL which is VERY dangerous.

Except then he's not using the name of the AL so the AL or anyone who uses the AL will not be affected unless they are the specific target of that spell. Example the spell "Kill john when he enter the room" would kill john when he entered the room it would not kill everyone in the room.

So phrasing something to affect everything in the room is different from from phrasing something to affect a particular thing.

everything in the room=everything that uses the AL
particular thing=particular person,object

maybe Eragon's true name is the same as the name of the ancient language

Saying everyone in the AL and just one person wouldn't be that different. What they say doesn't matter It is what you think that counts. He would mean kill everyone in the room not including himself of course and he wouldn't die. Read the lessons from Oromis on magic again he explains how magic works. WHoever uses the actual name wouldn't be affected unless they wanted themselves to be.

I don't think that it is the words that Brom told Eragon. If it was then they would already know the name of the AL. Also, I don't think it would be the same as Eragon's name because if it was and Galby finds it he will have control over Eragon.

I think Eragon's true name are the words Brom told him. If the words were the name of the AL sure Eragon would know the name, but he wouldn't know that he knew it. But I don't think that is the name of the AL.

Eragon's true name can't be the words that Brom told him. If they were Eragon would already know that was his true name.

But he wouldn't know that that was his true name.

Yes, he would. When Brom spoke them he would feel it, and he didn't. So the words aren't his true name.

I never thought of that. It' possible I suppose but he would need a lot of power to do that.

Glaedr's Eldunari doesn't have a lot of power yet and even Aren probably wouldn't be enough. Plus, I don't think Eragon would waste Aren's power like that.