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Dallben is the greatest wizard in Prydain, the keeper of the oracular pig Hen Wen, and one of the major characters in Disney's 1985 feature film the Black Cauldron.

Background

Personality

Dallben is a kind and wise old fellow. He found Taran when he was a baby and took him in as his own.

Appearances

The Black Cauldron

Taran later became restless to leave Caer Dallben to fight against the Horned King which Dallben disapproves to. Taran later leaves on his quest to protect Hen Wen. At the end of the movie, he is shown with Hen Wen and Doli saying that Taran did well, even though Gurgi has proven the hero by saving Prydain.

House of Mouse

Dallben made a slight cameo in House of Mouse. In the episode Donald and the Aracuan Bird, while Donald chases and searches for the Aracuan Bird (hint: right before the Aracuan Bird gets into Ursula's meal), Dallben is seen sitting at a table by Donald.

Gallery

The Disney Wiki has a collection of images and media related to Dallben.

Trivia

Originally, Dallben was about to have a beard, and was revealed as the true villain of the story in some early drafts for the film. However, this was eventually rejected, despite being more true to the source material.
Dallben shares some facial features with Edgar Balthazar, the AristoCats' antagonist.

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Media
The Black Cauldron • Soundtrack • Video game • Chronicles of Prydain • Video

Disney Parks
Disney Animation Building • Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour Fireworks: Wonderful World of Animation • Wondrous Journeys

Characters
Taran • Princess Eilonwy • Fflewddur Fflam • Gurgi • Dallben • Hen Wen • Cat • Talyllyn • Moose • Dallben's Farm Animals • Horned King • Creeper • Cauldron Born • Horned King's Guards • Gwythaints • King Eidilleg • Doli • Fair Folk • Orddu, Orwen, and Orgoch • The Hunter (deleted character) • Arawn (deleted character)

Locations
Prydain • Caer Dallben • The Horned King's Castle • Marshes of Morva

Objects
The Black Cauldron • Magic Sword • Magic Harp • Golden Pelydryn

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 |image = Blackcauldron062.jpg
 |films = ''[[The Black Cauldron]]''
+|shows = ''[[House of Mouse]]''
-|voice = Freddie Jones
+|voice = [[Freddie Jones]]
 |personality = Kind, wise
-|appearance = Obese, elderly, half bald, white hair
+|appearance = Plump, elderly, half-bald, white mullet hairstyle, crimson vest, orange shirt over purple tunic, gray fingerless gloves, black boots
 |occupation = Wizard, farmer, pig keeper, Taran's guardian
-|alliance = Good
+|alignment = Good
-|goal = To have Taran find the Black Cauldron
+|goal = To hide Hen Wen from the Horned King
 |home = [[Caer Dallben]] in [[Prydain]]
-|friends = [[Eilonwy]], [[Fflewddur Fflam]], [[Gurgi]], [[Doli]]
+|friends =[[Taran]],  [[Eilonwy]], [[Fflewddur Fflam]], [[Gurgi]], [[Doli]]
 |minions = [[Taran]], [[Hen Wen]], [[Cat (The Black Cauldron)|Cat]], and [[Dallben's farm animals]]
-|enemies = [[Horned King]], [[Creeper]], [[Cauldron Born]]
+|enemies = [[Horned King]]
 |likes = Wizardry, cooking
-|dislikes = Taran's dreaming about heroics
+|dislikes = Taran's dreams about heroics
 |powers = Magic spells
 |weapons = Staff
-|fate = Watches Taran and his buddies skip along home in the bowl of magic water with Hen Wen the pig and Doli.
+|fate = Watches Taran and [[Eilonwy|his budd]][[Fflewddur Fflam|ie]][[Gurgi|s]] skip along home in the bowl of magic water with Hen Wen the pig and Doli
-|quote = "Hen Wen, from you, I do beseech...."<br>"Now, no more dreaming. [[Taran|You]] have chores to do."<br>"Look, Cat, you're in luck! Just enough left for you."|
+|quote = "Hen Wen, from you, I do beseech, Knowledge that lies beyond my reach, Troubled thoughts beyond your heart, Pray you now, those thoughts impart."<br>"Now, no more dreaming. [[Taran|You]] have chores to do."<br>"Look, Cat, you're in luck! Just enough left for you."<br>"You did well, my boy."
-|animator = [[Ruben A. Aquino]], [[Andreas Deja]]
+|animator = [[Andreas Deja]]<br>[[Randy Cartwright]]<br>[[Ruben A. Aquino]]<br>[[Kathy Zielinski]]
 |fullname = Caer Dallben
-|pets = [[Hen Wen]], [[Cat (The Black Cauldron)|Cat]], [[Dallben's farm animals]]}}'''Dallben''' is the greatest wizard in Prydain, the keeper of the oracular pig [[Hen Wen]], and one of the main protagonists in Disney's 1985 feature film ''[[The Black Cauldron]]''. He is voiced by Freddie Jones.
+|pets = [[Hen Wen]], [[Cat (The Black Cauldron)|Cat]], [[Dallben's farm animals]]|inspiration = Dallben from [[Lloyd Alexander]]'s ''Chronicles of Prydain''}}'''Dallben''' is the greatest wizard in Prydain, the keeper of the oracular pig [[Hen Wen]], and one of the major characters in Disney's [[1985]] feature film the ''[[The Black Cauldron|Black Cauldron]]''.
-==Personality==
+==Background==
-Dallben found [[Taran]] when he was a baby and took him in as his own.
+===Personality===
-==Role in [[The Black Cauldron|the film]]==
+Dallben is a kind and wise old fellow. He found [[Taran]] when he was a baby and took him in as his own.
-Taran later became restless to leave [[Caer Dallben]] to fight against the [[Horned King]] which Dallben disapproves to. Taran later leaves on his quest to protect Hen Wen. At the end of the movie, he is shown with Hen Wen and [[Doli]] saying that Taran did well.
-==House of Mouse==
+==Appearances==
-Dallben made a slight cameo in House of Mouse in Donald and the Aracuan Bird, while Donald chases and searches for the Aracuan Bird (hint: right before the Aracuan Bird gets into Ursula's meal) Dallben is seen sitting at a table by Donald.
+===''[[The Black Cauldron]]''===
+Taran later became restless to leave [[Caer Dallben]] to fight against the [[Horned King]] which Dallben disapproves to. Taran later leaves on his quest to protect Hen Wen. At the end of the movie, he is shown with Hen Wen and [[Doli]] saying that Taran did well, even though Gurgi has proven the hero by saving Prydain.
+===''[[House of Mouse]] ''===
+Dallben made a slight cameo in ''House of Mouse''. In the episode ''[[Donald and the Aracuan Bird]]'', while Donald chases and searches for the Aracuan Bird (hint: right before the Aracuan Bird gets into Ursula's meal), Dallben is seen sitting at a table by Donald.
 ==Gallery==
 {{Gallerylink|Dallben}}
 ==Trivia==
+*Originally, Dallben was about to have a beard, and was revealed as the true villain of the story in some early drafts for the film. However, this was eventually rejected, despite being more true to the source material.
+*Dallben shares some facial features with Edgar Balthazar, the AristoCats' antagonist.
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+[[Category:Elderly characters]]
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+[[Category:House of Mouse characters]]