Ezar Vorbarra
Encyclopedia
Ezar Vorbarra is a minor character in Lois McMaster Bujold
's sci-fi series, the Vorkosigan Saga
.
Ezar Vorbarra was the Emperor of Barrayar
during the time of the novel Shards of Honor. His son, Crown Prince Serg, was killed during the Escobar War , leaving five-year-old Prince Gregor
as the only direct descendent of the Vorbarra
line. As a result of Ezar's death, and Gregor's minority, Aral Vorkosigan
was appointed Regent of the Barrayaran Imperium
till the end of Gregor's minority, when he would rule rightly as Emperor.
Ezar Vorbarra is historically important to Barrayar
because of his direct involvement in ending Mad Emperor Yuri's Reign of Terror. Ezar, with the assistance of Count Piotr Vorkosigan
, prince Xav Vorbarra and Vorkosigan's loyal army, overthrew the reigning Emperor, Yuri, to end his paranoid reign of terror.
) in Hebrew. It is also possible for "Ezar" to mean "blue" by being cognate
with the word for "blue" in some other languages, for example Arabic azhar, medieval French and English azure
. However, "blue" would be less likely to be a person's name.
Lois McMaster Bujold
Lois McMaster Bujold is an American author of science fiction and fantasy works. Bujold is one of the most acclaimed writers in her field, having won the prestigious Hugo Award for best novel four times, matching Robert A. Heinlein's record. Her novella The Mountains of Mourning won both the Hugo...
's sci-fi series, the Vorkosigan Saga
Vorkosigan Saga
The Vorkosigan Saga is a series of science fiction novels and short stories set in a common fictional universe by American author Lois McMaster Bujold. Most of these were published between 1986 and 2002, with the exceptions being “Winterfair Gifts” and Cryoburn...
.
Ezar Vorbarra was the Emperor of Barrayar
Barrayar
Barrayar is a science fiction novel by Lois McMaster Bujold. It was first published as four installments in Analog in July–October 1991, and then published in book form by Baen Books in October 1991. Barrayar won both the Hugo Award for Best Novel and the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel...
during the time of the novel Shards of Honor. His son, Crown Prince Serg, was killed during the Escobar War , leaving five-year-old Prince Gregor
Gregor Vorbarra
Gregor Vorbarra is the Emperor of the Barrayaran Imperium in the sci-fi series the Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold.As of CryoBurn, Gregor Vorbarra is the current Emperor of Barrayar...
as the only direct descendent of the Vorbarra
Vorbarra
Vorbarra is a surname in the science fiction series the Vorkosigan Saga. It is the surname of the Emperors of Barrayar and the namesake of the planet.The emperors of Barrayar have all carried the name Vorbarra...
line. As a result of Ezar's death, and Gregor's minority, Aral Vorkosigan
Aral Vorkosigan
Aral Vorkosigan is a fictitious character from Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga series. Known throughout this science fiction universe as “The Butcher of Komarr,” he dominates the imagination of the two main point-of-view characters in the Vorkosigan Saga, Cordelia , who becomes his wife,...
was appointed Regent of the Barrayaran Imperium
Barrayar
Barrayar is a science fiction novel by Lois McMaster Bujold. It was first published as four installments in Analog in July–October 1991, and then published in book form by Baen Books in October 1991. Barrayar won both the Hugo Award for Best Novel and the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel...
till the end of Gregor's minority, when he would rule rightly as Emperor.
Ezar Vorbarra is historically important to Barrayar
Barrayar
Barrayar is a science fiction novel by Lois McMaster Bujold. It was first published as four installments in Analog in July–October 1991, and then published in book form by Baen Books in October 1991. Barrayar won both the Hugo Award for Best Novel and the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel...
because of his direct involvement in ending Mad Emperor Yuri's Reign of Terror. Ezar, with the assistance of Count Piotr Vorkosigan
Count Piotr Vorkosigan
Count Piotr Vorkosigan is the father of Aral Vorkosigan and the grandfather of Miles Vorkosigan in the fictitious universe of the Vorkosigan Saga....
, prince Xav Vorbarra and Vorkosigan's loyal army, overthrew the reigning Emperor, Yuri, to end his paranoid reign of terror.
Etymology
Ezer and Ezar are different variants of Ezra "help, assistance" (from GodGod
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
) in Hebrew. It is also possible for "Ezar" to mean "blue" by being cognate
Cognate
In linguistics, cognates are words that have a common etymological origin. This learned term derives from the Latin cognatus . Cognates within the same language are called doublets. Strictly speaking, loanwords from another language are usually not meant by the term, e.g...
with the word for "blue" in some other languages, for example Arabic azhar, medieval French and English azure
Azure
In heraldry, azure is the tincture with the colour blue, and belongs to the class of tinctures called "colours". In engraving, it is sometimes depicted as a region of horizontal lines or else marked with either az. or b. as an abbreviation....
. However, "blue" would be less likely to be a person's name.