Princess eilonwy of llyr is the deuteragonist in disneys 1985 feature film the black cauldron and tarans love interest. Princess eilonwy is a fictional character in lloyd alexanders the chronicles of prydain. An enchantress and princess who talks constantly in similes and. Here we meet a major protagonist for the first time, whose intentions we cannot yet know, but who might prove to be of some help to the hero. My very first fandub of princess eilonwy from disneys black cauldron, a disney movie i havent seen since i was a kid and for good reason since i think black cauldron is one of those disney. It treads too much on gags, like a toadys repetitive speech pattern and a bards. By the end of the book he learns the value of true companionship. Lloyd alexander novel, david jonas story 17 more credits.
Taran appears in the 1985 disney animated film the black cauldron, a loose adaptation of books one and two. The foundling the first story of the book tells the history of dallben, the most powerful enchanter in prydain, and how he came to have his book of three the book that contains all. Taran is the main protagonist of disneys 1985 feature film the black cauldron. Character profile for princess eilonwy from the book of. Susan sheridan is the voice of princess eilonwy in the black cauldron. Princess eilonwy of llyr simply known as princess eilonwy or just eilonwy is a princess from the prydain book series and the tritagonist in the disney film the black cauldron. Eilonwy is portrayed as plucky, cynical, and talkative, as shown by her tendency to go off into rants at taran for seemingly trivial reasons though he can be snippy back in.
Peter david has a column somewhere about eilonwy crashing the disney princesses meeting. Princess eilonwy of llyr is the deuteragonist in disneys 1985 feature film the black cauldron. See image of susan sheridan, the voice of princess eilonwy in the black cauldron movie. Apr 29, 2015 i have not read the prydain chronicles yet, but i plan to see more ideas about the black cauldron, disney art, disney and dreamworks. Every disney renaissance movie, ranked by box office score. Princess eilonwy has appeared in the following books. Taran was a foundling discovered by dallben, the enchanter and farmer. The two earlierestablished story goals take a sideline here, as escape from captivity becomes the new goal. The remarkable journeys of jason and gareth, who served as a prototype for eilonwy, was likewise described as wearing a white robe and sandals. This painting is based on the book of three by lloyd alexander new york, dell 1964. He is portrayed as a gopher wood troll creature, whose speech distortions. Fortunately, hes soon joined by the very talkative and practical eilonwy, who has. Princess eilonwy daughter of angharad, daughter of regat, was an outspoken, feisty and kindhearted princess of the royal house of llyr, who was capable of. She had tucked her plaited hair under a leather helmet.
An assistant pigkeeper, a snarky redheaded princess, one of those comical bards with a. I am of the blood of llyr halfspeech, the sea king. Before you call me nuts, listen to the video and hear out my argument, because, if im right, it answers questions raised beyond the movie. Princess eilonwy, daughter of angharad, daughter of regat, of the royal house of llyr. I understand youre upset, she shouted back, but thats no cause to be rude. Princess diahan from lloyds earlier novel time cat. As taran grew up, he became restless and longed for adventures beyond the borders of caer dallben. Every character has a distinctive voice, with lots of textual cues to. The forgotten disney princess eilonwy, princess of prydain, and taran. Check out inspiring examples of eilonwy artwork on deviantart, and get inspired by our community of talented artists. She was voiced by the late susan sheridan, who also voiced noddy, tessie bear.
This is a fan based page for princess eilowyn from the black cauldron. The horned king in the book of three, achren in the castle of llyr, and. The black cauldron fandub taran and princess eilonwys. Eilonwy had long, redgold hair, bright blue eyes, and a melodic, youthful voice. Most fanart of eilonwy arent good but theres something about the way this set was colored and the facial expressions of eilonwy making this nice to look at. She appears in four of the five novels in the series, as well as disneys. In the black cauldron, gurgi, along with princess eilonwy, sneakily follows the companions.