Changes: Differences between Disney's The Black Cauldron film and Lloyd Alexander's Novels

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This page will list the differences between Disney's The Black Cauldron and the books The Book of Three and The Black Cauldron.

STORY DIFFERENCES

The prologue states that Arawn Death-Lord is a spirit trapped in the cauldron.
The Horned King is the ruler of Prydain rather than Arawn.
A magic sword like Dyrnwyn appears, but is not black and is not named.
The story is basically The Book of Three (novel) with Hen Wen pursued for her imagined power over the cauldron, with the withces tacked on, and the magic sword in place of the Brooch of Adaon.
Eilonwy's Bauble floats.

CHARACTER DIFFERENCES

Princess Eilonwy is blonde as opposed to having "red-gold" hair.
Dallben has no beard.
Fflewddur Fflam is elderly and portly.
Gurgi is small and dog-like.
Hen Wen is tiny and pink rather than a white, adult sow.
Doli is a tiny, crotchety old man with a gray beard and moth wings.
All of the Fair Folk are miniature, moth-winged people.
Orddu, Orwen, and Orgoch are loud, obnoxious and unsubtle.

MISSING CHARACTERS

Coll does not appear.
Gwydion does not appear.
Achren does not appear.
There are no Huntsmen of Annuvin.
No characters from The Black Cauldron (novel) appear beyond the core Companions.

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-This page will list the differences between [[The Black Cauldron (film)|Disney's The Black Cauldron]] and the books [[The Book of Three]] and [[The Black Cauldron (novel)|The Black Cauldron]].
+This page will list the differences between [[The Black Cauldron (film)|Disney's The Black Cauldron]] and the books [[The Book of Three (novel)|The Book of Three]] and [[The Black Cauldron (novel)|The Black Cauldron]].
-*The prologue states that Arawn is a spirit trapped in the cauldron.
+==STORY DIFFERENCES==
+*The prologue states that [[Arawn Death-Lord]] is a spirit trapped in the [[Black Crochan|cauldron]].
+*[[The Horned King]] is the ruler of Prydain rather than Arawn.
+*A magic sword like [[Dyrnwyn]] appears, but is not black and is not named.
+*The story is basically [[The Book of Three (novel)]] with [[Hen Wen]] pursued for her imagined power over the [[Black Crochan|cauldron]], with the [[Orddu, Orwen, and Orgoch|withces]] tacked on, and the magic sword in place of the [[Brooch of Adaon]].
+*[[Golden Pelydryn|Eilonwy's Bauble]] floats.
+==CHARACTER DIFFERENCES==
+*[[Princess Eilonwy]] is blonde as opposed to having "red-gold" hair.
+*[[Dallben]] has no beard.
+*[[Fflewddur Fflam]] is elderly and portly.
+*[[Gurgi]] is small and dog-like.
+*[[Hen Wen]] is tiny and pink rather than a white, adult sow.
+*[[Doli]] is a tiny, crotchety old man with a gray beard and moth wings.
+*All of the [[Fair Folk]] are miniature, moth-winged people.
+*[[Orddu, Orwen, and Orgoch]] are loud, obnoxious and unsubtle.
+[[File:The Black Cauldron.jpg|right|334x334px]]
+==MISSING CHARACTERS==
 *[[Coll]] does not appear.
 *[[Gwydion]] does not appear.
+*[[Achren]] does not appear.
-*There are no Huntsmen of Annuvin.
+*There are no [[Huntsmen of Annuvin]].
-*Eilonwy is blonde as opposed to a red head.
+*No characters from [[The Black Cauldron (novel)]] appear beyond the core [[Companions]].
-*The Golden Peldryn floats.
+[[File:The book of three.jpg|left|337x337px]]
-*A magic sword like [[Dyrnwyn]] appears but is not black and is not named.