>>149978256
You can do that just as easily by having him be some rando farm pud. And even ignoring that it's a lazy short cut to try and force feed exposition and pointless world building.

>>149110548
It's okay. Even Lloyd Alexander commented that while it's hardly an accurate adaptation it's by all other accounts a decent movie. Incidentally I've been rereading the books. They're good.

I found my old Prydain books and have been rereading them. They are delightful. I think I will share them with my nephews and niece.