Princess Eilonwy is a fictional character in Lloyd Alexander's The Chronicles of Prydain.
20 Facts About Princess Eilonwy
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Princess Eilonwy appears in four of the five novels in the series, as well as Disney's 1985 animated film adaptation The Black Cauldron.
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Princess Eilonwy has inherited this characteristic, most readily visible in her manipulation of a magical item she calls her "bauble", a small golden sphere that glows with magical light when activated by her willpower.
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Princess Eilonwy's father, Geraint, was a commoner with whom her mother fell in love.
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Princess Eilonwy is described having long red-gold hair, bright blue eyes, and a melodic, youthful voice.
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Princess Eilonwy frequently gets angry with Taran, usually for reasons he does not understand, though in secret she does care for him.
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Princess Eilonwy is voiced by Susan Sheridan in the 1985 Disney animated film The Black Cauldron, which is loosely based on The Chronicles of Prydain.
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Princess Eilonwy is portrayed with long blonde hair and light blue eyes.
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Princess Eilonwy seemingly prefers going barefoot over wearing shoes ; when she has to wear shoes, they are invariably sandals.
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At first, Princess Eilonwy seems to be only a rather talkative, easily distracted girl, but she rescues Taran and Fflewddur Fflam.
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Princess Eilonwy is described as being perhaps one or two years younger than Taran, the protagonist of the series, but Taran's own age is never given so we have no definite idea of how old either of the characters are.
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Princess Eilonwy attempts to halt several Cauldron Born at one point with an enchanted arrow, but it does not work as she intended.
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Princess Eilonwy agrees with Taran's decision to rescue an injured young gwythaint.
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Princess Eilonwy accompanies Taran on many of his later adventures, and her courage and determination never falter.
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Princess Eilonwy is the only one capable of reading a tome that requires the light of her bauble, which only Eilonwy can cause to light.
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Physically, Princess Eilonwy is described as blue-eyed, with red-gold hair.
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Princess Eilonwy has a good heart, but is very determined to have her own way and quarrels frequently with Taran, although the quarrels do not last long.
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Taran makes this discovery while Eilonwy is being fostered at the foreign court of King Rhuddlum and Queen Teleria, learning to be 'a proper princess'.
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Whether he ever shared the information with Princess Eilonwy is uncertain, though it seems likely that he refrained from doing so in an effort to spare her anguish.
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The series comes to its conclusion as the coronation and marriage of King Taran and Queen Princess Eilonwy are announced to the people.