History Characters / TheSecretOfKells

* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: She states outright in the opening that she's "lived through many ages", and [[spoiler:years later, when Brendan is an adult, she looks exactly the same as she did when he was a child]].

* VoluntaryShapeshifting: One of her abilities is being able to turn into animals. She mainly turns into a wolf, but the opening shows her as a salmon and a deer as well.

* DreamingOfThingsToCome: A couple of times throughout the movie. Most notably, he dreamed of Iona being sacked by Vikings the night before Brother Aidan arrived amd brought news that Iona has fallen to the Northmen. He also dreamed of the Eye of Crom Cruach before he'd even heard of its existence and of being attacked by black tendrils in a fashion similar to how Aisling was when he went into the cave.

* ControlFreak: He's so paranoid about the Northmen that he's overhauled all normal functions of the Abbey in favor of building a defensive wall. Not even the benches in the scriptorium are free from his tight control; when Aidan moves in, Cellach rearranges to make room for his work. It wouldn't be so bad if his ideas were good, but often times he ignores good points brought up by others simply because they're being insubordinate and pulls rank to make them stop talking.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: His actions aren't ideal, but his motives are sound.

* ControlFreak: He's so paranoid about the Northmen that he's taken over and overhauled all normal functions of the Abbey in favor of building a defensive wall. Not even the benches in the scriptorium are free from his tight control; when Aidan moves in, Cellach rearranges to make room for his work. It wouldn't be so bad if his ideas were good, but often times he ignores good points brought up by others simply because they're being insubordinate.

* RedHeadedHero: Brendan is {{the hero}} is has red hair.

* AnimalMotifs: Wolves. It's her alternate form and she the TheLeader of a wolf pack.

* TheHero
* InnocentBlueEyes: To show his naiveté (especially from his uncle) and his curious nature.

* ProtagonistTile: In the alternative title -- "Brendan and the Secret of Kells".

* BaldOfAwesome

* [[spoiler:[[ShesAllGrownUp Hes All Grown Up]]: And has completed the ''Book of Kells''.]]

* RedHeadedHero
* TitleCharacter: In the alternative title: "Brendan and the Secret of Kells".

* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice Cat]]: She really starts to warm off Brendan. [[spoiler:Eventually, after Aidan's death, she now travels with an adult Brendan.]]

* VanillaProtagonist: Not much to him except being nice and brave.

* WhiteHairBlackHeart: {{Averted}}. Aisling has mystically white hair, but has proven to a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.

* TheFairFolk: She's nicer than most examples, but she still isn't about siccing her wolves on people who trespass in the forest, which she considers hers.

* FriendToAllLivingThings: There's the whole goose scene at the end. His relationship with Pang-Bur and later Aisling, a forest sprite.

* BreakoutCharacter: She pretty much stole the audience even with the limited screentime she had. Aisling even found her way into [[http://www.empireonline.com/features/50-greatest-animated-characters/default.asp?film=45 Empire's list of 50 best animated movie characters]]. In 2009, she also had the honor of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtHXICLmaW0 going to the Oscars in 2010]] when the film was nominated for Best Animated Feature.

* FriendToAllLivingThings: She states that the forest is hers.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold

->'''Voiced by:''' Evan McGuire [[spoiler:(child); Micheal McGrath (adult)]]

* BreakoutCharacter: She pretty much stole the audience even with the limited screentime she had.

* WhiteHairBlackHeart: {{Averted}}. Aisling has mystically white hair, but has proven to a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.

* [[spoiler:ShesAllGrownUp Hes All Grown Up: And has completed the ''Book of Kells''.]]

* [[spoiler:HesAllGrownUp: And has completed the ''Book of Kells''.]]