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Hello and welcome back to the

galaxy, I’m your host and journalist

leader, Theodore. Today, I’m back

with another edition of the #takeover

series. For this post I’ll be going

over the fantasy series, Narnia.

Lets get right on into it.

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The Chronicles of Narnia is a series

originally created by C. S. Lewis with

the help of Pauline Baynes, who

helped go illustrate the books.

The series itself takes place in Narnia,

a magical land filled with talking

creatures. The books together help

to tell the story of Narnia, it’s life and

history.

Narnia was written and published in

the UK during the years of 1950 and

1956. Overall, the series has been

published under Geoffrey Bles, The

Bodley Head, and Harpercollins helped

to publish it worldwide. The Chronicles

of Narnia is categorized under fantasy

children’s literature.

Aslan

Aslan is the great, talking lion which

helps protect Narnia. He’s known as

the King of Beasts and the son of the

Emperor Over The Sea. Aslan is

described as being a comionate

and wise magical guide and guardian.

Lucy Pevensie

Lucy is the youngest of the four

Pevensie siblings and the one who

originally found Narnia. She is the

closest to Aslan and Narnia altogether.

Lucy is also referred to as Queen Lucy

the Valiant.

Edmund Pevensie

Edmund is the second youngest and

second to visit Narnia. He initially

betrays his family but later corrects

these mistakes. He’s named King

Edmund the Just.

Susan Pevensie

Susan is the second oldest, and doesn’t

fully believe in Narnia. She is the last to

follow and believe Aslan and stops

believing in Narnia, calling it nothing

but a child’s game. She’s referred to as

Queen Susan the Gentle.

Peter Pevensie

Peter is the eldest of the siblings. He is

named the High King by Aslan, and also

referred to as Peter the Magnificent.

Eustace Scrubb

Eustace is the cousin of the Pevensie

siblings and classmate of Jill. Initially

is more of a spoiled, greedy brat, taking

pleasure in making Edmund and Lucy’s

lives difficult. Throughout the story he

grows and changes his behavior.

Jill Pole

Jill is the classmate of Eustace and

becomes important as he introduces

her to Narnia and helps them to win

the final battle.

Digory Kirke

Digory, also known simply as The

Professor, is the nephew referenced

in the title ‘The Magician’s Nephew.’

Polly Plummer

Polly is the neighbor of Digory. She

gets tricked by Digory’s uncle

alongside Digory which leads to the

duos adventures.

Mr. Tumnus

Mr. Tumnus is a faun who initially finds

Lucy. Initially he planned on betraying

her, however he befriended her instead.

Tumnus the faun was Lewis’ initial

inspiration for the series. A faun in the

snowy forest.

Caspian

Caspian is the cousin and heir to King

Miraz. He flees the castle, ing the

rebellion when his uncle creates an

assassination attempt. He’s later known

as King Caspian X of Narnia.

Trumpkin

Trumpkin is a dwarf that helps Caspian

lead the Old Narnian rebellion. He helps

assist the Pevensie children.

Reepicheep

Reepicheep is a combat mouse and

leader of the Talking Mice of Narnia.

He’s described as fearless, confident,

and obsessed with honor. He helps

protect and fight for the Pevensies.

Puddleglum

Puddleglum helps guide Eustace and

Jill, providing a comic relief and voice

of reason.

Shasta

Shasta is the eldest born of King Lune

of Archenland and twin of Prince Corin.

Shasta was also known as Cor of

Archenland, but was kidnapped as an

infant. He later marries Aravis.

Aravis

Aravis is the daughter of Kidrash Tarkaan.

She was initially intended to marry

Ahoshta, but escapes, ing Shasta and

later marrying him.

Bree

Bree is Shasta’s talking horse and mentor.

Tirian

Tirian is the final King of Narnia. He

kills a Calormene for treating a

talking Narnian horse poorly and

is later imprisoned by Shift.

The White Witch

The White Witch, Jadis, is the main

antagonist of the first book. She is

most known for causing the Hundred

Year Winter under her rule, and turning

those against her, into snow.

Miraz

King Miraz is the uncle of Caspian. He

began to raise Caspian to take the

throne, but later wished to kill him after

the birth of his son. He leads the

Telmarines in the war against the Old

Narnian Rebellion.

Lady of the Green Kirtle

The Lady of the Green Kirtle is the

antagonist in The Silver Chair. She is

otherwise known as the Queen of

Underland or the Witch.

Rabadash

Prince Rabadash is the heir to the

Calormene. He is hot headed, arrogant,

and entitled. He wants to force Susan

into marriage.

Shift the Ape

Shift is an elderly talking Ape and the

main antagonist of The Last Battle.

The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe

The Pevensie siblings evacuate London,

and are sent to live with Professor Digory

Kirke. During a game of hide and seek,

Lucy finds Narnia. This sets up their

adventures in discovering the world,

saving it, and becoming the kings and

queens of Narnia.

Prince Caspian

The four Pevensie children are magically

taken from a British train station and

appear back in Narnia. When they return,

they find the world in ruins. The four work

together with the Old Narnian rebellion

to save the country.

The Voyage of The Dawn Treader

Edmund and Lucy magically travel to

Narnia with their cousin Eustace. The

three King Caspian in his adventures

across the sea to find the seven lost

lords of Narnia and save the world.

The Silver Chair

Eustace and Jill take lead in this book.

They start at their school, the Experiment

House. Here, both are targeted and hate

it. They eventually make it to Narnia by

a magical wind stream. This begins their

adventures in Narnia.

The Horse And His Boy

This story follows Shasta and Bree as

they escape the Calormene and begin

to travel back to Narnia. On this journey

they begin to find Shasta’s actual identity.

The Magician’s Nephew

Following Digory and Polly in their

childhood, the two become friends and

find themself exploring Digory’s house,

leading them to his uncle’s study. Here,

Digory’s uncle tricks Polly into touching

a magical ring and Digory into following

her. This begins their adventure through

the Woods Between The Worlds.

The Last Battle

The final book follows Shift the Ape as

he takes over Narnia and they work to

fight for it back. Shift pretends to be

Aslan, tricking Narnians before he’s

caught and Narnians begin to plan an

attack to regain their land.

Three of the books were made into

movies. These were The Lion, The

Witch, and The Wardrobe, Prince

Caspian, and The Voyage of The Dawn

Treader. There were plans to make a

fourth one but no updates have been

made since May 2020. Currently, the

three movies can be viewed on Disney+.

The first two films were directed by

Andrew Adamson. The third was

directed by Michael Apted. The fourth

film was intended to be directed by Joe

Johnston, though it’s unclear if it was

ever finished.

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