Lloyd Alexander published the first book of The Chronicles of Prydain, which introduced readers to the world that inspired The Black Cauldron movie.
Lloyd Alexander published 'The Black Cauldron', the second book in The Chronicles of Prydain series, which served as the basis for the Disney animated film.
Walt Disney Productions released 'The Black Cauldron', an animated fantasy film loosely based on Lloyd Alexander's novels.
The film was noted for its early use of Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) in animation, setting a technical milestone for Disney.
The Horned King and the evil sorcerer Arawn create the Black Cauldron, a magical vessel capable of creating an army of undead warriors.
The Horned King begins his quest to conquer Prydain using the power of the Black Cauldron to raise an invincible army of undead.
Taran, the Assistant Pig-Keeper, learns about the Black Cauldron and its power as he embarks on his journey to stop the Horned King.
Taran, Princess Eilonwy, Fflewddur Fflam, Gurgi, and Doli set out on a dangerous quest to find and destroy the Black Cauldron to prevent the Horned King's dominion.
The Sons of Don confront the Horned King's army at Spiral Castle in a climactic battle to foil his plan to raise an unstoppable undead army.
The Black Cauldron is destroyed after being used to raise an army of undead warriors who then sacrifice themselves to defeat the Horned King and stop his conquest.
The Horned King is defeated and killed during the Battle at Spiral Castle, ending his evil reign and preventing the undead army's domination.
Following the destruction of the Black Cauldron and the Horned King's death, Prydain begins to recover and experience peace once again.
