Elora Danan

Elora Danan (formally styled as Her Royal Highness the Sacred Princess Elora Danan) is a major character of the 1988 fantasy film, . She is a female Daikini. A gifted child born with a certain mark, she was prophecized to become empress of Tir Asleen, Galladoorn, Nockmaar, and Cashmere.
In the 1988 fantasy film Willow, played by infant twins Kate and Ruth Greenfield. Although credited for the role, they grew too large for the props that held them on Warwick Davis’ back, so Rebecca Bearman, niece of second assistant director Gerry Toomey, was used throughout most of the film. Kristen Lang played her for scenes shot in Marin County. Babies Isla Brentwood, Laura Hopkirk, and Gina Nelson played her for the parts filmed in New Zealand. In the more dangerous scenes, however, "a thirteen-pound animatronics baby with a remote-controlled moveable head and mouth" was used instead.
In the 2022 Disney+ sequel series of the , she is played by , and has been raised under the pseudonym, Brunhilde, nicknamed Dove. She is disguised as a kitchen maid, and is in love with royal heir Airk, and joins the quest to save him.
==Biography==
Fearful of a prophecy that a girl would be born who would bring about her downfall, the evil Queen Bavmorda was imprisoned all pregnant women in the realm. Elora is born in prison and identified as the prophesied one by a birthmark on her arm. However, Bavmorda has showed up and is trying to kill her at birth, but her mother convinced a midwife to smuggle her out. Both her mother and the midwife died to keep her safe.
After her midwife's death, Elora is recruited by a young Nelwyn farmer named Willow Ufgood, who while initially wanted nothing to do with her but later embraced his role as her protector and attempts to take her to Tir Asleen. At some point, Bavmorda's efforts to destroy Elora, preventing the prophecy, led to Bavmorda's fall.
Meanwhile, Willow must leave Elora in the caring arms of Madmartigan and Bavmorda's daughter Sorsha, the new queen.
=== Between the Series===
Years Later, Willow has a falling out with Queen Sorsha after she refuses to allow him to train Elora Danan in the magical arts. Sorsha wants Elora to lead a normal life while Willow regards her as a weapon against the Withered Crone, the leader of the Gales. Elora's true identity is concealed even from herself, and she is raised not knowing that she is the prophesied savior of the land. 
===Willow (2022)===
As an adult, her identity is revealed—even to herself—by Willow, now a powerful and wise sorcerer, who recognizes her among the group banded together to rescue the kidnapped prince of the kingdom. During the journey, Willow teaches Elora the magical arts but she has trouble activating her powers. Elora is later kidnapped by soldiers sent to rescue her, but corrupted by evil forces, but not before using magic to create a sapling.
The corrupted soldiers intend to deliver Elora to the evil Crone, who plans to banish her from the mortal realm. Elora escapes and meets two woodcutters who are killed by the soldiers, who recapture Elora. Willow and the others intercept them and a second skirmish ensues, with Elora's friends prevailing, though one of them, Graydon, becomes corrupted. Willow prepares to exorcise the corruption from Graydon at Queen Bavmorda's castle with Elora's help, and Elora experiences visions of her birth and her mother's subsequent execution. The possessed Graydon breaks free and tricks Elora into entering the high tower where he plans to corrupt her, but Willow and the others successfully exorcise Graydon.
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