The foundling and other tales of Prydain / Lloyd Alexander.
Material type: TextSeries: Alexander, Lloyd. Chronicles of Prydain ; Publication details: New York : Henry Holt, 2006, c1965.Description: ix, 98 p. : map ; 20 cmISBN:- 0805080538
- 9780805080537
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Science Fiction/Fantasy | Alexande Lloyd | Available | 33111007443456 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A companion book to The Chronicles of Prydain, this collection of short stories revisits beloved characters and reveals more about the history of the magical land of Prydain.
Here, readers will find Dallben, destined to be an enchanter; Angharad, a princess of the House of Llyr; Kadwyr, the rascal crow; and Medwyn, the mystical protector of all animals. They'll learn the grim history of the sword of Dyrnwyn and even find out how Fflewddur Fflam came by his enchanted harp. How did Coll rescue Hen Wen when she disappeared at the hand of Arawn, Lord of the Land of Death? Find the answer to this question and many more, in The Foundling: And Other Tales of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander.
Foundling -- Stone -- True enchanter -- Rascal crow -- Sword -- Smith, the weaver, and the harper -- Truthful harp -- Coll and his white pig.
Six short stories dealing with events that preceded the birth of Taran, a key figure in the author's five works on the Kingdom of Prydain.