![]() ![]() I am of the blood of Llyr Half-Speech, the Sea King.”Įilonwy first appeared to Taran in the dungeons of Spiral Castle while he was prisoner of Achren. My ancestors,” she noted proudly, “are the Sea People. 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. Eilonwy said little about her male ancestors, apart from asserting that they were war leaders. In ancient times, certain daughters of the House of Llyr called Sword Maidens did battle alongside the men. Except for illuminating her bauble, she performed only three magical acts throughout the entire Chronicles of Prydain. Because her magical tutoring under Queen Achren was incomplete, her ability to perform magic was limited. She inherited this skill, most readily visible in her manipulation of an enchanted object she called her bauble, a small sphere that glowed with golden light when activated by her will. The women in Eilonwy's line were formidable enchantresses. ![]()
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