Taran Wanderer | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Taran - This character is a young man who was abandoned by his parents as a small child and has lived with a good wizard, ever since.

Gurgi - This character is a wooly, bear-like animal that is intelligent and behaves not unlike a human.

Fflewddur - This character is a bard who plays a harp that's strings break when he lies, and who is also a king in his own kingdom.

Doli - This character is a dwarf from the land of Fair Folk who turns into a frog by a wizard.