ɪn kɹˈɪstəfɚ paʊlˈiːnɪz nˈɑːvəl sˈɪɹiz ðɪ ɪnhˈɛɹɪtəns sˈaɪkəl, pɹˈoʊɾɐɡənˌɪst ɪɹˈæɡən wˈɪtnəsᵻz ðə kˈɪŋ ʌvðə dwˈɔːɹvz kˈɪŋ ˈɔːɹɪk kˈæɹiɪŋ ˈaʊt ɐ dwˈɔːɹvɪʃ tɹɐdˈɪʃən ʌv mˌeɪkɪŋ ɐn ɪɹˈɑːθknɜːl.
In Christopher Paolini's novel series The Inheritance Cycle, protagonist Eragon witnesses the King of the Dwarves King Orik carrying out a Dwarvish tradition of making an erôthknurl.