Princess Eilonwy ( /aɪˈlɒnwiː/) is a fictional character in Lloyd Alexander's The Chronicles of Prydain, wife of High King Taran in The Chronicles of Prydain, and also appears in Disney's 1985 animated film The Black Cauldron. When she is being formal, she calls herself "Princess Eilonwy, daughter of Angharad, daughter of Regat of the Royal House of Llyr" in reference to her mother and grandmother respectively. Her father, Geraint, was a commoner. The women in her line are formidable enchantresses. She has inherited this characteristic, most readily visible in her manipulation of a magical item she calls her bauble, a small golden sphere that can glow with magical light when activated by her willpower.
Eilonwy says little about her male ancestors, other than reporting them all as war leaders. In her own words, “I am Eilonwy, daughter of Angharad, daughter of Regat, daughter of – oh, it’s such a bother going through all that. My ancestors,” she notes proudly, “are the Sea People. I am of the blood of Llyr Half-Speech, the Sea King.” As a member of the Royal House of Llyr, Eilonwy wears a pendant depicting a silver crescent moon, the family emblem.
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