King of Enlad

The King of Enlad is a minor character in the film Tales from Earthsea directed by Goro Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli.

Personality
He is a wise king well liked by his subjects. He has many advisers to help him make important decisions, seeming to favor the Wizard Root.



Plot
In the opening scene, he is killed by his own son Arren, who steals his sword and runs away. He later appears in a nightmare Arren is having. Later on, it is revealed that even though Arren killed him, Arren still loved his kind-hearted father. It is also revealed that Arren has strange impulse into killing his father, cause by Lord Cob.

König von Enlad ゲド戦記_(映画)