The Black Cauldron

novel by Lloyd Alexander
Place written_work Q3234634
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The Black Cauldron

Summary

The Black Cauldron is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (670 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Black Cauldron authored Lloyd Alexander[3].
  • The Black Cauldron's instance of is recorded as written work[4].
  • The Black Cauldron was published by Henry Holt and Company[5].
  • The Black Cauldron's genre is fantasy[6].
  • The Black Cauldron followed The Book of Three[7].
  • The Black Cauldron was followed by The Castle of Llyr[8].
  • The Black Cauldron's part of the series is recorded as The Chronicles of Prydain[9].
  • The Black Cauldron's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Black Cauldron's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • The Black Cauldron was published on August 5, 1965[12].
  • The Black Cauldron's characters is recorded as Taran[13].
  • The Black Cauldron's characters is recorded as Eilonwy[14].
  • The Black Cauldron's cover art by is recorded as Evaline Ness[15].
  • The Black Cauldron's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Black Cauldron'}[16].
  • The Black Cauldron's uses is recorded as fantasy map[17].
  • The Black Cauldron's form of creative work is recorded as novel[18].
  • The Black Cauldron's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 813.54[19].

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Designation and Status

The Black Cauldron's instance of is recorded as written work[4].

Why It Matters

The Black Cauldron ranks in the top 5% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (670 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Author Lloyd Alexander
    Country of origin United States
    Genre fantasy
    Publication date +1965-08-05T00:00:00Z
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P1476]]: The Black Cauldron, add [[:Q2629164|ISFDB]] reference"
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