What is The Chronicles of Prydain?
{{no sources|date=September 2023}} {{Italic title}} {{Infobox book series|name=The Chronicles of Prydain|author=[[Lloyd Alexander]]|illustrator=[[Evaline Ness]]|cover_artist=Jean-León Huens|country=[[United States]]|genre=[[High fantasy]]|number_of_books=5}} '''''The Chronicles of Prydain''''' is a series of [[high fantasy]] books written by [[Lloyd Alexander]]. It consists of five novels and a collection of short stories. The series was adapted into a [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] film titled [[The Black Cauldron (movie)|''The Black Cauldron'']]. == Setting == The story takes place in Prydain, a fictional country ruled by a High King who oversees several minor kingdoms. The setting is based on [[Wales]] and inhabited by creatures and characters inspired by [[Welsh mythology]] and folklore. The series follows the [[protagonist]] Taran, who has a series of adventures wherein he helps protect the land of Prydain from various threats. Taran's major companions are the Princess Eilonwy, the bard Fflewddur Fflam, the wild beast-man Gurgi, and the dwarf Doli. == Content == === Novels === * ''[[The Book of Three]]'' * ''[[The Black Cauldron]]'' * ''[[The Castle of Llyr]]'' * ''[[Taran Wanderer]]'' * ''[[The High King]]'' === Short stories === * ''Coll and his White Pig'' * ''The Truthful Harp'' * ''The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain'' [[Category:American fantasy books]]