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Hen Wen | Dinsey's The Black Cauldron vs Welsh mythology
🕑 Added 2021-12-08 18:42:10 +0000 UTCGurgi inspiring Gollum is the only good thing thing come out of The Black Cauldron (1985).
I do like that they included certain details like (Dalwyr) Dallben and Coll still look after her in the film, but the clairvoyant cutesy pig, historically speaking, has nowt to do with the Cauldron-born armies in mythology.
I'm not writing the film off 100%, there are good aspects, but no amount of characters with Welsh names can make this good film.
Here are some links and info if you want to have a deeper look;
Chronicles and Prydain by Lloyd Alexander: https://app.thestorygraph.com/series/1048
Pedair Crainc Y Mabinogi/ The Four Branches of the Mabinogi
• Pwyll > First Branch: Pwyll Prince of Dyfed
- Annwn / Annwfn = the Otherworld
- Arawn, King of Annwn
• Gwydion > Second Branch:
(Gwydion also appears as Gwydion fab Dôn in the Chronicles of Prydain)
- Pryderi, son of Pwyll and Rhiannon
- Math fab Mathonwy
Four Ancient Books of Wales (vol 2): https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/fab/index.htm
• **Black Book of Camarthen
• Red Book of Hergest
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Wow hen wen reminds me of the children of loki story lol
