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"In the queen of trees beats a heart of oak, strong, aged and ageless, pulsating with the rhythms of the earth. In her perception the lives of humanity fly unattended, like summer nights."
Fin Raziel, about Cherlindrea, in The Willow Sourcebook

Cherlindrea, nicknamed "the lally Maiden of the Forest," was an entity that commanded powerful magic and ruled over the fairies, animals, and brownies of the fairy forest. Her mate was the Stag Lord, ruler of all the beasts in Cherlindrea's Groves.[1]

Character History[]

1342 years after the Nelwyn Arrival Day,[1] Cherlindrea gave Willow Ufgood her wand to deliver to the sorceress Fin Raziel and sent two of her Brownies, Franjean and Rool, to accompany Ufgood on his quest to take Elora Danan to Tir Asleen.[2]

She also attended Elora's Ascension at Angwyn along with all the other representatives of the Thirteen Realms, but the Deceiver's magic made everyone frozen.[3]

Personality, appearance and traits[]

Her voice was wind-soft yet clear. Like silver. Like ice.[4]

She could not be attacked by anything less than the most powerful magic. Even in the event that she would be killed, Cherlindrea would eventually reform from the life spirits of her forest. Although she did not exactly match the description of that race, some scholars proposed that Cherlindrea was an elemental.[1]

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Behind the scenes[]

Cherlindrea was portrayed by the Swedish actress Maria Holvöe.[2] To achieve Cherlindrea's graceful look, Holvöe mimed to a sped-up recording of her lines. The camera was then set to record at twice the speed as well, and when the footage was projected at the normal 24 frames per second, her dialogue sounded normal, while her movements were slow and graceful.[5]

The name of Cherlindrea was taken from three people's names: Cheryl (the wife of director Ron Howard), Linda Ronstadt (a friend of George Lucas), and Andrea (the wife of screenwriter Bob Dolman).[5]

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