The Chronicles of Prydain
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The Chronicles of Prydain is a classic five-book fantasy series by Lloyd Alexander that follows the coming-of-age adventures of Taran in a mythic land inspired by Welsh mythology.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's book series
ⓘ
fantasy novel series ⓘ |
| author | Lloyd Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Newbery Medal (for The High King) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Mabinogion (loosely) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement |
enchanted artifacts
ⓘ
magic ⓘ prophecy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fifthBook | The High King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBook | The Book of Three NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthBook | Taran Wanderer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
ⓘ
high fantasy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Black Cauldron (1985 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCompanionBook | The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | J. R. R. Tolkien's works (broad fantasy tradition) ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Welsh mythology ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| literarySetting | Prydain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainAntagonist |
Arawn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Horned King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Doli
NERFINISHED
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Fflewddur Fflam NERFINISHED ⓘ Gurgi NERFINISHED ⓘ Gwydion NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Eilonwy NERFINISHED ⓘ Taran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkInSeries |
The Black Cauldron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The High King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 5 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonist | Taran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodEnd | 1968 ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodStart | 1964 ⓘ |
| publisher | Holt, Rinehart and Winston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondBook | The Black Cauldron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | mythic land ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
ⓘ
young adults ⓘ |
| theme |
coming of age
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heroism ⓘ identity ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| thirdBook | The Castle of Llyr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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