Characters in Farmer Giles of Ham

Farmer Giles

The accidental hero of the Little Kingdom, whose practical canniness and sheer unwillingness to die prove more useful than genuine courage.

Also in Tales from the Perilous Realm

Chrysophylax

A worldly, self-interested dragon who is dangerous but ultimately prefers negotiation and retreat to unnecessary heroics.

Garm

Farmer Giles's large talking dog, whose dramatic cowardice mirrors his master's but whose chatter adds comic texture to every crisis.

The King

The pompous, cowardly monarch of the Little Kingdom whose escalating demands on Giles drive the plot's comic escalation.

Agatha of Ham

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