Taran Wanderer [SEP] series
Taran Wanderer
Taran Wanderer (1967) is a high fantasy novel by American writer Lloyd Alexander, the fourth of five volumes in "The Chronicles of Prydain". The series follows Taran, the Assistant Pig-Keeper, as he nears manhood while helping to resist the forces of Arawn Death-Lord.
The story follows Taran as he "wanders" with Gurgi, but without most of his former companions from the other Chronicles. He searches for his noble or common lineage in the eastern regions of Prydain, far
skeleton-like appearance and immense magical power.
In popular culture Literature.
- In the novel Taran Wanderer, Book 4 of the "Chronicles of Prydain" by Lloyd Alexander, the title character Taran meets a wizard named Morda who placed his soul into a finger and hid it. Taran is unable to harm Morda, nor Morda him, until Taran recognizes and destroys Morda's phylactery.
- In Gothic story "The Death of Halpin Frayser".
- In the light novel series "KonoSuba", as