Doli was one of the Fair Folk, a red-haired dwarf from The Kingdom of Tylwyth Teg. During the events of The Book of Three, King Eiddileg appointed him as the guide for the Companions -- Eilonwy, Taran, Fflewddur Fflam, Gurgi, Hen Wen and Melyngar -- to Caer Dathyl. Doli later joined the companions on several adventures. Being a dwarf, Doli was shorter and stockier than a normal human. He had bright red eyes and a shock of red hair, and wore a leather cap, a rust-colored leather jacket, and knee-
This article brings together on one page many maps of the land of Prydain, both official and fanmade, plus a number of historical maps of Wales, the real-world inspiration for the fictional land of Prydain. Please click on each map for a larger version. The most recently published, official map of Prydain is included as a poster in the 2007 boxed set by Holt, Rinehart. The artist is David Wyatt, who also did the digitally painted covers for those editions. The map is a gorgeous amalgam of the or
The High King The Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander Henry Holt Books 2006
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As there has been more talk of Prydain recently, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, I thought it would be a good time to put together this pronunciation guide. These pronunciations come from The Prydain Companion: A Reference Guide to Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles by Michael O. Tunnell. In The Prydain Companion, Mr. Tunnell writes: The pronunciation aids were provided by Lloyd Alexander, who advises us that they are not necessarily true to the Welsh tongue. Many sounds in the Welsh language are simply not available in English. Alexander (1985b) does not want the Welsh words to be a stumbling block for readers of the Prydain Chronicles and has therefore made the pronunciations as simple as possible. While putting together this visual, I have worked closely with Mr. Tunnell to decide which names to include and which names to leave off. I didn't want this graphic to be a comprehensive list, whereas The Prydain Companion already serves as such. However, hopefully this will be helpful to anyone who enters the land of Prydain and is having a hard time with some of the Welsh names. As you come across names that are not on this list, please refer to The Prydain Companion for a complete pronunciation guide.
