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it’s thinking about the last battle time again

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My favourite thing about The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe is that CS Lewis very obviously knew that kids were going to go hunting in cupboards and wardrobes for Narnia because multiple times he very clearly states that the kids did not close the door behind them when they climbed in the wardrobe because that would be stupid and dangerous. He knew some kid was going to lock themselves in the closet and he obviously didn’t want to be responsible for that.

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realized that the "problem of susan" misinterpretation is going to explode when the new narnia reboot drops and started chomping at the bit

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Narnia Headcanons: Talking Animals

- Talking Elephants are nearly extinct by the time the Pevensies arrive and are extinct by the time of King Tirian. Most of this is due to the hundred year winter and hunting by Calormens and Telmarens.

- Talking Mice only came into being after the mice chewed through the ropes at the Stone Table and all Narnian mice can talk.

- Apes live in a small jungle in Calormen and have always had smaller numbers than other talking beasts. They banished Shift for being a menace.

- Hybrid talking animals (Ligers for example) are rare but do happen.

- some Octopi and Squid speak but no one knows exactly how many of them are able to as they are very secretive and solitary, much like their non-talking counterparts.

- Talking bats do exist and are quite cheerful and friendly.

- There are four types of bats that live in Narnia, one of which is Vampire Bats. They only feed on animals that don't talk.

- the most common type of talking Beasts are Birds and the least common is Frogs.

- Talking Frogs do exist but for some reason many of them became Dumb Beasts after hibernating through the 100 year winter, which also happened with quite a few bears.

- There are Skunks in Archenland and some of them can speak.

- Arctic Foxes moved to Archenland after the witch was defeated. They aren't exactly evil but they love making new problems for people.

- Most canine Beasts have very dog like traits and also sometimes revert to canine behaviors when stressed or upset.

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My Roman empire is that time this 13 year old girl threw an arrow so hard it went through a man's armor and into his chest 🙂

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The Magician’s Nephew by may.zeus

Artwork found here.

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Narnia Headcanons: Wood Between The Worlds.

1. The Lady of the Green Kirtle came to Narnia from the Wood Between the Worlds and she considers herself kin to The White Witch because of that. However, she doesn't actually know where she is from and Charn and it's destruction predates her by a few centuries.

2. Giants also came to Narnia from The Wood Between the Worlds. Susan reads the BFG later in life and decides they might have come from Giantland or somewhere like it.

3. There's a mix of creatures that weren't there at Narnia's creation that arrived from The Wood or from Earth.

4. The Wood Between the Worlds is connected to various points around Earth and other places. Usually through caves or deep bodies of water.

5. Bacchus is Just There in Narnia, he just showed up one day. Maybe through the Wood, maybe not.

6. Tash is from Charn and left after the Deplorable Word was spoken, wandering around the wood and wreaking havoc in other worlds. He entered Narnia not long before the Calormen arrival.

7. The Guinea Pigs are functionally immortal and are two of the sentient things living in the Wood Between The Worlds.

8. Father Christmas isn't from Narnia originally and travels through the Wood to get there. Jadis froze Narnia's pool in order to prevent him coming in and he would come around Christmastime every year for 100 years to wait for the pool to melt.

9. The Merfolk in Narnia come from Atlantis through a cave system that goes under the pools of water and opens in different oceans.

10. There are more than Eleven Pools, Jadis had been counting them before becoming ill and only got to Eleven. She's guessing a lot of the Wood's backstory but she's right.

11. The Deplorable Word loses it's power after entering the Wood, which is why it did not destroy Earth when Jadis used it to try to kill Aunt Letty.

12. Marsh Wiggles come from another world as well and they actually somewhat remember their time in the Wood. They come to Narnia a century into it's history and live in Archenland during the White Witch's reign.

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Edmund: Its so strange to see another human in Narnia that isnt my sibling, but im glad youre here

Caspian: I can imagine

Edmund: I mean, finally theres someone who understands all of the human culture who I can talk to without bickering, but still, when I saw those two Telmarine guys I was like "JESUS CHRIST THERES MORE", haha, you know?

Caspian: ... yeah...yeah I get it, I understand everything... everything human- just a quick question uh... whats a jesus christ?

Edmund: s-

Edmund: sorry what

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Peter: oi mate could you pass me a bo'lo'wa'er please

Caspian, crying: SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT HES SAYING

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Lucy (on the dawn treader): Well thats quite a storm, its raining cats and dogs out there!

Caspian: ... I...Im pretty sure its raining water

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Susan, struggling to string her bow: *quietly* fuck

Caspian: whats a 'fuck'?

Susan, whos bared witness to all of his confusion and had to explain everything for the past 72 hours: I dont have time for this

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So I rewatched The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe today and I gotta say it's weird to me that people misunderstand Edmund and rag on him about getting taken in by the White Witch because it could have happened to any of the siblings.

In fact, Lucy does the exact same thing Edmund does when she first comes to Narnia. She trusts the first person she meets, goes to his house, eats his food and is put under a spell. Literally the only difference is that Tumnus regretted his actions because he wasn't evil. The White Witch had no regrets about how she manipulated Edmund, but the fact remains that she and Tumnus do the same things.

If Lucy had encountered the Witch the first time she was in Narnia, it would have been incredibly easy for the Witch to trick her, probably without even using enchanted food. Lucy was very willing to trust Tumnus until he actually told her he was kidnapping her. If the Witch had been charming with her and asked her to bring her siblings to Narnia Lucy would have tried, just like Edmund.

Susan wouldn't have been much harder, but she would definitely have required some sort of spell since she's so skeptical. But we know that, presented with the actual evidence that Narnia exists, Susan does accept it. From there it'd be fairly easy for the Witch to manipulate her by playing off how Susan's siblings don't like to listen to her logic even when she's right or has better ideas. I think Susan would also like the idea of being a queen and making her siblings listen to her.

Peter is a little harder, just because he's older and more cautious, but I think that it could be done. He has, honestly, the same vice as Edmund at the beginning. He's frustrated at the defiance his little brother is giving him and overwhelmed by the situation he's in. If the Witch could convince him that, when she made him king, his siblings would finally obey him, I think that he, like Edmund, would fall for it (especially if magic was involved in tricking him).

So, yeah, Edmund is just the kid who happens to get taken in by the Witch, but it could have been ANY of the siblings who betrayed the others. And that's the point. Edmund could be any of us- and at the same time, he is all of us. "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." That is the point that Lewis is making with Edmund. It is so easy to let ourselves be deceived when we hear what we want to hear, because that road seems so much easier. But in the end it traps us and enslaves us, like Edmund was to the Witch, and there is only one who can pay the price for our betrayal.

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Can we talk about how chaotic Narnian battles would feel?? Especially in Prince Caspian. Like, imagine you’re a little Telmarine soldier waiting for the catapults to go and you’ve got all your regiments in nice orderly rows and these two 16 year olds suddenly yell “charge” and the ground opens up beneath you, a mouse with a sword the size of a large pencil takes out your bestie, a griffin drops a dwarf 5 ft away from you and he comes up swinging. As you try to rationalize this, you’re stabbed by a twelve year old with a British accent. Finally, a really freaking big lion shows up, roars, and your entire army collectively pees their pants. At one point in the movie (yes I know the movies aren’t quite the same as the book but they’re still good) Peter says like “we have the element of surprise” like dude, you have drafted the trees I’m pretty sure everyone’s gonna be surprised no matter what.

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The Pevensie children

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Caspian and co were like "gosh this duel idea is great and all, but how the heck are we gonna get Miraz, whos army is like three times bigger, to agree to it??"

And the Pevensies were all like: "No yeah we'll just send this little shit right here, he can provoke anyone into doing anything, trust us"

While Edmund so-you-bravely-refuse-to-fight-a-swordsman-half-your-age Pevensie just raised an eyebrow, grinning.

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We don't talk nearly enough about Edmund's first request to the white witch being "Can you make me taller?" It was absolutely so he could fight Peter you cannot convince me otherwise

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never has there been a series with more underutilized background lore than the Chronicles of Narnia. book one establishes that there exists a world-between-the-worlds, an infinite glade that can be accessed only via ancient Atlantean magic, fractaling in all directions with infinite crystal-clear pools of water representing the various dimensions of the multiverse—dimensions which contain realms of gods and technology, and magic of various types, and different magical systems for each dimension, and dead worlds, and worlds that have not yet sprung to life, and a million other wonders. book two has a talking beaver

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Narnia Incorrect Quotes 896/?

Shasta: Are you ever going to listen to me?

Aravis: Absolutely

Shasta: When?

Aravis: When you're right. Which hasn't happened yet.

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I’m still not over the Pevensies being confused by the lamppost when it’s literally one of their borders AND it’s literally in a place called Lantern Waste. How… did they… not know that? I mean, you go to a place called Lantern Waste, what do you expect to find!?

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Narnia Incorrect Quotes 843/?

Lucy: I bought a bubblegum scented dagger so that the last thing my enemies realise is how fun and cute I am