The Black Cauldron Summary
Lloyd Alexander

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The Black Cauldron Summary

Gwydion, Crown Prince of Prydain, begins a mission to steal the Black Cauldron from the evil sorcerer Arawn, who rules over the neighboring land Annuvin. Arawn uses the cauldron to create evil and deathless warriors. Gwydion's plan fails because the cauldron has already been stolen. Taran and his friends decide to search for the cauldron. They come to the Marshes of Morva, where Taran is forced to sacrifice a prized possession...

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