The series made a number of changes to the books of which Ursula K Le Guin did not approve. In 2004, A Wizard of Earthsea and The Tombs of Atuan were adapted to a miniseries starring Shawn Ashmore as Ged.

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Thar the High Priestess of the Twin Gods.

Duby and Uahto wardens who serve the Godking's temple.

Kossil the High Priestess of the Godking.

Arha (Tenar) the High Priestess of the Nameless Ones.

The Place of the Tombs of Atuan Characters Because the tombs are below Kargad Lands, there are no wizards present because of the Kargad belief that wizardry is impermissible. Tenar, or Arha, is the only priestess who is allowed to roam the labyrinth above. It is said that each priestess is a reincarnation of the first, and are therefore taken into the tombs for a lifetime of servitude at a young age. It is said that people are taken to the tombs, usually prisoners, are sent to be sacrificed to the Nameless Ones for a slow death. The tombs of Atuan are an underground set of tunnels and labyrinths, all occupied by the High Priestesses, who are there to serve the Nameless Ones.Ībove the tombs is the island of Atuan, located in the Kargad Lands. The tombs collapsed when they escaped, and returned to Havnor, knowing that the reunited ring of Erreth-Akbe is safely back together, bringing peace to Earthsea.

Eventually, she succumbs to his kindness, and revokes her role as priestess. While kept prisoner, Ged has located the half-ring of Erreth-Akbe, and so he asks Arha to escape the tombs with him. In finding a place to think, she sees Kossil unearthing the fake grave, and so she runs to the treasury to confess everything to he prisoner, Ged. She realises that Kossil will now wish to kill her for her actions. Arha refuses to believe it, and curses her in the name of the Nameless Ones. Kossil informs Arha during an argument that the Nameless Ones do not exist, and that the real power lies with her. She and Kossil have a relationship that is beyond an enemy, beyond just a nemesis. Unable to do so, she asks her only friend eunuch Manan to dig a fake grave, and hide Ged in the treasury of the tombs, where only she can go. Although, she keeps him as a prisoner.Ī priestess named Kossil learns of the presence of Ged within the tombs of Atuan, and so informs Arha that she must sacrifice his life to the Nameless Ones. Arha traps Ged, but later spares his life after he tells her of the outer world.

When she is fifteen years of age, Ged (Sparrowhawk) arrives at the tombs of Atuan in search for half of Erreth-Akbe's ring. The book is based around a girl named Tenar, renamed Arha, who is placed in the tombs of Atuan as the high priestess for the ' Nameless Ones'.

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