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Taran (character)
Taran is a fictional character from Lloyd Alexander's The Chronicles of Prydain series of novels. Serving as the series's central protagonist, he is first introduced as the assistant pig-keeper at Caer Dallben charged with the care of Hen Wen, the oracular white pig. With dreams of becoming a great hero, over the course of the series, his character matures as he is drawn into the war against Arawn Death-Lord and his champion, the Horned King.
During his journey, he befriends Princess Eilonwy, a young girl his age, Fflewddur Fflam, a wandering bard and minor king, Gurgi, a wild hominid between animal and man, and the dwarf Doli. Upon the conclusion of the series, Taran is crowned High King of Prydain and marries his longtime companion, Princess Eilonwy.
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Taran is a young man in late adolescence, who lives with the enchanter Dallben and the aged warrior Coll. He is charged with taking care of the oracular pig Hen Wen and throughout the series is known under the title of Assistant Pig-Keeper.
Taran (musician)
Taran (Ukrainian: Євген Taran, Êvhen Taran; born Evgeny Aleksandrovitch Taran, September 27, 1966) is a Ukrainian-born guitarist, producer, DJ and graphic artist. He is noted as the first Ukrainian underground musician to have an official record release in the West (Mod and Mini and Space Age was released on critically acclaimed German nu-jazz label Compost Records in 1996). Taran is also a founding member of the influential Ukrainian chamber-rock band Sugar White Death" (Ukrainian: Цукор Бiла Смерть) as well as a guitarist and co-arranger of the Ukrainian experimental rock formations Sheik Hi-Fi and Gorod-Sputnik. Taran’s most recent project Marmor&Stein further represents his signature composer technique – Barney Kessel-style guitar fused with modern electronica, gloomy 60th soundtrack mood and perpetual cyclic structures reminiscent of classical minimalism.Taran lives and works in Munich, Germany.
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