History Literature / TheKingOfElflandsDaughter

* {{BFS}} / CoolSword: The book features both a subversion and a straight example. Alveric's father sword it's pretty huge (and pretty sharp, as noted by Alveric later on), but it's render useless against the enchanted trees and the magic weapons of Elfland. His magic black sword it's much shorter but utterly useful against said weapons and enchanted trees. It proves so useful indeed that [[spoiler: It's the main reason Alveric could not find Elfland long years after the beginning of his quest to find it once again. The king of Elfland it's well aware of it's power, and uses his magic to render any attempt to find or enter Elfland with such a sword impossible]]. Alveric's father sword it's eventually used by his son Orion when hunting for the unicorn and it proves capable of parry the unicorn's deathly horn.

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* {{BFS}} / CoolSword: The book features both a subversion and a straight example. Alveric's father sword it's pretty huge (and pretty sharp, as noted by Alveric later on), but it's render useless against the enchanted trees and the magic weapons of Elfland. His magic black sword it's much shorter but utterly useful against said weapons and enchanted trees. It proves so useful indeed that [[spoiler: It's the main reason Alveric could not find Elfland long years after the beginning of his quest to find it once again. The king of Elfland it's well aware of it's power, and uses his magic to render any attempt to find or enter Elfland with such a sword impossible]]. Alveric's father sword it's eventually used by his son Orion when hunting for the unicorn and it proves capable of parry the unicorn's deathly horn.

* {{Unicorn}}:Orion grows up to be an expert hunter and even captures a unicorn, which makes the men of Erl rejoice as they believe this confirms they are finally ruled by a "magic lord" as they requested.

%%* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor
%%* BlueBlood

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This was made into a rock opera in the 1970s by former Steeleye Span members Bob Johnson and Peter Knight. It features Mary Hopkin in the title role, and Creator/ChristopherLee as the King; he also provides narration.

* AntiquatedLinguistics: Like with the majority of the author's fantasy works, the prose is thick with flowery language.

* HeroicMime: Orion has no spoken dialogue.

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* MagicIsEvil: Debated. The Freer demands that Lirazel forsake her magical, and therefor unChristian, heritage. Also, when the magic of Elfland [[spoiler: starts seeping into the fields we know]], many people are terrified. When they go to Ziroonderel for a "spell against magic," she flatly refuses, saying essentially that magic is all that makes life worth living, though the magic Ziroonderel extolls might seem mundane to us. Ultimately, magic isn't evil, it's just unearthly.

* AntiquatedLinguistics

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor
* BlueBlood

* UnbuiltTrope
* {{Unicorn}}

* GenreSavvy: Alveric in the first half of the book. He slips up in the second half, and it costs him dearly.

* GenreSavvy: Alveric in the first half of the book. He slips up in the second half, and it costs him dearly.

'''''The King of Elfland's Daughter''''' is a fantasy novel written by Creator/LordDunsany. The hero Alveric sets off into Elfland to claim the title daughter, Lirazel, for his bride. He does get her away with him, but things do not go well from there.