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This is a list of characters in the series of fantasy novels by C. S. Lewis called The Chronicles of Narnia. See also a list of portrayals...

A

• Ahoshta: a 60 year old Tarkaan of Calormen who later becomes the Grand Vizier, chief adviser to the Tisroc (king). Aravis' stepmother arranged for her to marry him. (HHB)
• Alambil: "Lady of Peace", a planet (moving star) in the heavens above Narnia (PC)
• Alimash: Calormene nobleman, cousin of Aravis (HHB)
• Anradin Tarkaan: Calormene who wants to buy Shasta, killed by King Lune (HHB)
• Aravis Tarkheena: the daughter of a Calormene nobleman who wishes to marry her to another Calormene noble. Escapes from Calormen, marries Shasta (Cor) and becomes Queen of Archenland. (HHB)
• Ardeeb Tisroc: Great great great great grandfather of Aravis. (HHB)
• Argoz, Lord: One of The Seven Great Lords of Narnia. (VDT)
• Arlian, Lord: Killed by Miraz (PC)
• Arsheesh: Shasta's "father" (HHB)
• Aslan: Great Lion, Son of the Emperor-beyond-the-Sea, Lord of Cair Paravel, Emperor of the Lone Islands, High King over all high Kings, and Creator and Lord of Narnia. (All)
• Axartha Tarkaan: Grand Vizier before Ahoshta Tarkaan (HHB)
• Azaroth: Calormene god/goddess (HHB)
• Azrooh: Calormene, killed by King Lune (HHB)

B

• Bacchus: Incarnate spirit of wine and ecstasy (PC). Named for the Roman god of wine.
• Bannister, "Big": One of "the Gang" at Experiment House (SC)
• Bar, Lord: Nobleman of Archenland (HHB)
• Beaver, Mr.: Builder of the dam near Beaversdam, he is the first Narnian to meet all four Pevensie children. He and his wife shelter the children and tell them of Narnia before leading them to Aslan. In Disney film he is voiced by Ray Winstone. (LWW)
• Beaver, Mrs.: (with her husband, Mr. Beaver) provides shelter, food, and information for the four Pevensie children. When the White Witch sends her army of wolves after the children, she and Mr. Beaver escort the children to the Stone Table to meet Aslan. She makes very good tea, but is apparently, according to Mr Beaver, a bad cook. In 2005 film she is voiced by British comedian Dawn French. (LWW)
• Beech Dryad: A dryad who warns Tirian and his friends of the slaughter of the living trees before her tree is felled, resulting in her death(LB)
• Belisar, Lord: Killed by Miraz (PC)
• Bern, Lord: Of The Seven Great Lords of Narnia, Duke of Lone Islands (VDT)
• Betty: Servant to Professor Digory Kirke (LWW)
• Breehy-hinny-brinny-hoohy-hah (Bree for short) Horse, escaped captivity from Calormen and carries Shasta in his travels with Aravis (HHB)
• Bricklethumb: Red dwarf, brother of Duffle and Rogin (HHB)
• Bulgy Bears, the (PC)

C

• Camillo: Talking hare, political figure (PC)
• Carter: Student, Experiment House (SC)
• Caspian I: First Telmarine King of Narnia after Telmarine invasion around 1998 (Narnian time). Known as Caspian the Conqueror. (PC)
• Caspian VI: Great-Great-Grandfather of Caspian X; builder of the Miraz's castle (PC)
• Caspian VIII: Father of Caspian IX and Miraz (PC)
• Caspian IX: Father of Caspian X (PC)
• Caspian X: or Prince Caspian, crowned King of Narnia with the help of Aslan and the Pevensie children. Afterwards, he voyages to the edge of the world in his ship, the Dawn Treader. Father of Prince Rilian. (PC, VDT, SC)
• Chervy: Stag, warns of Calormene invasion (HHB)
• Chief Voice: "Leader" of the Duffers (VDT)
• Chlamash: Calormene, surrenders to Edmund (HHB)
• Cholmondeley Major: Of "The Gang" at Experiment House(SC)
• Clipsie: Duffer, daughter of Chief Voice (VDT)
• Clodsley Shovel: Leader of the Moles (PC). The name is a pun on that of Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell.
• Cloudbirth: Centaur, famous healer (SC)
• Coalblack: Horse of Prince Rilian (SC)
• Col: First King of Archenland, son of Frank V (Timeline)
• Cole: Colin's elder brother, Archenland nobility (HHB)
• Colin: Cole's younger brother, Archenland nobility (HHB)
• Cor: King of Archenland after Lune, was Shasta (HHB) Traveled from Archenland with Aravis, Hwin, and Bree, married Aravis.
• Coriakin: Former star, tends to Duffers as punishment (VDT)
• Corin : is the younger twin of Cor (Shasta), he is younger by 20 minutes. He is the son of King Lune and a famous boxer. (HHB)
• Cornelius: Half-dwarf, half-human, tutor to Caspian X; called a "half-and-halfer" by Nikabrik (PC)
• Corradin: Calormene, killed by Edmund (HHB)

D

• Dar: Lord of Archenland, brother of Darrin (HHB)
• Darrin: Lord of Archenland, brother of Dar (HHB)
• Daughter of Ramandu: Marries Caspian X, killed by a green serpent, who turns into an evil witch, the "Lady of the Green Kirtle". (VDT), (SC)
• Destrier: Horse of Prince Caspian (PC)
• Diggle: Dwarf, leader of renegades (LB)
• Drinian, Lord: Captain of the Dawn Treader , good friend of Prince Rillian & his father King Caspian X(VDT),(SC)
• Duffle: Red Dwarf, brother of Rogin and Bricklethumb, assists Shasta (HHB)
• Dumnus: Faun, dances for Caspian X (PC)

E

• Edward: Cousin of Andrew Ketterley (MN)
• Emeth Tarkaan: Calormene Lord, befriends Narnians (LB)
• The Emperor-Over-the-Sea is a mysterious and powerful authority over Narnia. He is the father of Aslan. The laws of Deep Magic and Deeper Magic are said to come from him.
• Erimon, Lord: Killed by Miraz (PC)
• Erlian: father of King Tirian and the sixth king of Narnia in the line of Rilian (LB)
• Emerald Witch: See Lady of the Green Kirtle (SC)

F

• Farsight: Eagle, brings news to Tirian (LB)
• Father Christmas: Bringer of gifts, Santa, (Note that Father Christmas is known in the US as "Santa") (LWW)
• Father Time: Giant, awakens at the end of the world (SC), (LB)
• Anne Feathertone: schoolmate of Lucy's. Anne is jealous of Lucy's friendship with Marjorie Preston. Lucy overhears (via magic), a conversation between Anne and Marjorie in which Anne scolds her for befriending Lucy. (VDT)
• Fenris Ulf: (See Maugrim)
• Fledge: formerly Strawberry, the father of all the winged horses, was once a London cab-horse. (MN)
• Frank I: First King of Narnia, formerly a London cabby (MN)
• Frank V: King of Narnia, presumably a descendant of Frank I, father of Col of Archenland (timeline)

G

• Gale: Tenth King of Narnia (LB)
• "The Gang": a gang of bullies at Experiment House, who bully students including Eustace and Jill.The ones at the moment when Eustace and Jill leave and return to our world are:"Big" Bannister, Edith Jackle, Adela Pennyfather, Cholmondeley Major, Edith Winterblott, "Spotty" Sorner, and the "loathsome" Garrett twins. All of these were given hard thrashings by Eustace, Jill, and Caspian when they return from Narnia, and were ultimately expelled. (SC)
• Garrett Twins: Of "The Gang" at Experiment House(SC)
• Ginger: Cat, in league with Shift, as Shift becomes more and more a puppet of the Calormenes, Ginger gains more power as well, through being in close league with the Calormenes against Shift and the other animals they are manipulating (LB)
• Girbius: Faun, dances for Caspian X (PC)
• Glenstorm: Centaur, prophet and stargazer (PC)
• Glimfeather: Owl, carried Jill Pole and Eustace Scrubb to the Parliament of Owls (SC)
• Lord Glozelle: Counselor to Miraz, killed in battle by King Peter. (PC)
• Golg: Earthman, questioned by Puddleglum & Prince Rillian (SC)
• Griffle: Black Dwarf, disloyal to Tirian (LB)
• Gumpas: Governor of the Lone Islands, deposed by Caspian X. (VDT)
• Gwendolen: Beruna schoolgirl, follows Aslan, and is the niece of Caspian X's nurse (PC)

H

• Harpha Tarkaan: Father of Emeth (LB)
• Helen: First Queen of Narnia (MN)
• Hermit: Of the Southern March, magician (HHB)
• Hogglestock: Representative of the hedgehogs (PC)
• Hwin: Mare, comes from Narnia, but was brought up in captivity in Calormen, carries Aravis in her travels with Shasta (HHB)

I

• Ilgamuth: Calormene, killed by Darrin (HHB)
• Ilsombreh Tisroc: Great great grandfather of Aravis. (HHB)

J

• Jackdaw: Name never given. Member of a bird species related to the crows, first joke of Narnia (MN)
• Jackle, Edith: Hanger-on and talebearer for "the Gang" at Experiment House (SC)
• Jadis: (see White Witch)
• Jewel the Unicorn: Unicorn, best friend of King Tirian, never deceived by the False Aslan (LB)

K

• Ketterley, Andrew: Digory Kirke's "mad" Uncle Andrew, brother of his mother Mabel, a magician. (MN)
• Ketterley, Letitia: Digory's aunt Letty, sister to Andrew Ketterley and Mabel Kirke (MN)
• Kidrash Tarkaan: Father of Aravis (HHB)
• Kirke, Digory: Friend of Narnia, second to leave the Earth (MN), (LWW), (LB)
• Kirke, Mabel: Née Ketterley, mother of Digory, sister of Andrew and Letitia (MN)

L

• Lady of the Green Kirtle: Queen of the Underland who enslaved Prince Rilian and planned to use him in a plot to take over Narnia. (SC)
• Lapsed Bear: Of Stormness (reformed by Corin) (HHB)
• Lasaraleen Tarkheena: Calormene Lady, vain, featherheaded friend of Aravis (HHB)
• Lefay, Mrs.: Andrew's Fairy Godmother (MN)
• Liln, Lady: Marries Olvin of Archenland (HHB)
• Lilith: (Supposed) Adam's first wife, ancestor of Jadis (LWW)
• Lilygloves: Chief Mole, helps plant orchard (PC)
• Lune, King: King of Archenland, widower, father of Cor and Corin (HHB)

M

• Macready, Mrs.: Housekeeper to Professor Kirke (LWW)
• Maenads: Bacchus' wild, madcap band of girls. (PC) From Greek mythology.
• Margaret: Servant to Professor Kirke (LWW)
• Maugrim: Wolf, Captain of the White Witch's secret police during her 100-year wintry reign of Narnia. Killed by King Peter [called ''Fenris Ulf'' in some American editions of the books] (LWW)
• Mavramorn, Lord: One of The Seven Great Lords of Narnia, (VDT)
• Mentius: Faun, dances for Caspian X (PC)
• Miraz: usurping king of Narnia, son of Caspian VIII. (PC)
• Moonwood: Hare, gifted with acute hearing (LB)
• Mullugutherum: Earthman (SC)

N

• Nain, King: King of Archenland during reign of Miraz (PC)
• Nausus: Faun, dances for Caspian X (PC)
• Nikabrik: traitorous Black Dwarf who briefly fought alongside Caspian X against Miraz. Was killed when he tried to bring the White Witch back to life with the aid of a Hag and a Were-Wolf. (PC)
• Nimienus: Faun, dances for Caspian X (PC)
• The Nurse: Caretaker of Caspian X, tells stories (PC)

O

• Oak: Hamadryad, member of Aslan's council (MN)
• Octesian, Lord: Of The Seven Great Lords of Narnia, died on Dragon Isle (VDT)
• Olvin: Called Fair Olvin; legendary warrior of Archenland, turned Pire to stone (HHB)
• Obentinus: Faun, dances for Caspian X (PC)
• Orruns: Faun (SC)
• Oscuns: Faun, dances for Caspian X (PC)

P

• Passarids: Noble family of Narnia, killed fighting giants (PC) (The -id in Passarid is probably from a Greek suffix indicating familial descent from a common ancestor.)
• Pattertwig: trustworthy squirrel (PC)
• Peepiceek: Second Mouse under Reepicheep (PC)
• Pennyfather, Adela: Of "The Gang" at Experiment House, terrorized Jill and Eustace. (SC)
• Peridan, Lord: Narnian courtier at embassy to Tashbaan (HHB)
• Pevensie, Edmund: Friend of Narnia, King of Narnia, The Just (LWW), (HHB), (PC), (VDT), (LB)
• Pevensie, Lucy: Friend of Narnia, Queen of Narnia, The Valiant (LWW), (HHB), (PC), (VDT), (LB)
• Pevensie, Peter: Friend of Narnia, High King of Narnia, The Magnificent, Lord of Cair Paravel, Emperor of the Lone Islands (LWW), (PC), (LB)
• Pevensie, Susan: Friend of Narnia, Queen of Narnia, The Gentle (LWW), (HHB), (PC)
• Phoenix: Bird of Fire, guardian of a garden of magical apples. (MN), (LB)
• Pire: a terrible two-headed giant who threatened Archenland. (HHB)
• Pittencream: Sailor who abandons Dawn Treader at Ramandu's Isle (VDT)
• Plummer, Polly: Friend of Narnia, first to leave Earth (MN), (LB)
• Poggin: Dwarf, the last dwarf loyal to King Tirian (LB)
• Pole, Jill: Friend of Narnia, adventuress (SC), (LB)
• Pomona: Goddess, put spells on apple orchard (PC); from the Roman goddess Pomona.
• Preston, Marjorie: Schoolmate of Lucy (VDT)
• Miss Prizzle: Schoolmistress at Beruna (PC)
• Professor Kirke: See Kirke, Digory
• Prunaprismia: Wife of Miraz (PC); the name is taken from Charles Dickens' Little Dorrit, where a character recommends prunes and prism as words that will keep one's mouth pursed in a prim and proper pose.
• Puddleglum: Marshwiggle, acts as a guide to Eustace and Jill as they journey through Ettinsmoor in search of Prince Rilian (SC)
• Pug: Pirate and slaver on Felimath (VDT)
• Pulverulentus Siccus: Telmarine Narnian grammarian, author of the Grammatical Garden (PC); the name means "dry and dusty" in Latin.
• Puzzle the Donkey: tricked into becoming the false Aslan (LB)

R

• Rabadash: Crown Prince and later Tisroc of Calormen. Led failed Calormene invasion of Narnia. Called "Rabadash the Peacemaker" to his face, and "Rabadash the Ridiculous" behind his back. (HHB)
• Ram: "The Great", son of King Cor and Queen Aravis (HHB)
• Ramandu: Star, father-in-law of Caspian X (VDT)
• Raven of Ravenscaur: Leader of the Ravens (PC)
• Reepicheep: Chief Mouse of Narnia, member of the Most Noble Order of the Lion, famed for his courage and skill with a rapier. He fights for Prince Caspian and later travels with him to the end of the world. (PC), (VDT), (LB)
• Restimar, Lord: Of The Seven Great Lords of Narnia, died on Deathwater (VDT)
• Revilian, Lord: One of The Seven Great Lords of Narnia, (VDT)
• Rhince: First mate of the Dawn Treader (VDT)
• Rhoop, Lord: Of The Seven Great Lords of Narnia, rescued from the Dark Island (VDT)
• Rilian: the only son of King Caspian X, who fell under the enchantment of the Green Witch. (SC)
• Rishda Tarkaan: Calormene, plots with Shift to take over Narnia (LB)
• Rishti Tarkaan: Grandfather of Aravis (HHB)
• River-God: Of the Great River, Father and leader of the Naiads, unchained near Beruna (PC)
• Rogin: Red Dwarf, brother of Bricklethumb and Duffle (HHB)
• Roonwit: Centaur, reads stars, friend to Tirian (LB)
• Rumblebuffin, Giant: Giant, turned into stone by the White Witch, and freed by Aslan (LWW)
• Rynelf: Loyal sailor on the Dawn Treader (VDT)

S

• Sallowpad: Raven, of Narnian embassy to Calormen. From sealwigpada "dark-coated" (Old English poetic term for a raven). (HHB).
• Sarah: Andrew's housemaid, good natured (MN)
• Scrubb, Alberta: Eustace's mother (VDT)
• Scrubb, Eustace Clarence: Friend of Narnia, cousin of the Pevensies, reformed pest (VDT, SC, LB)
• Scrubb, Harold: Father of Eustace (VDT)
• Shasta: a young boy brought up by Arsheesh, meets the talking horse Bree, who persuades him to escape Calormen by riding north for Narnia. Shasta discovers he is really Prince Cor of Archenland, and helps to save Narnia from invasion. (HHB)He becomes the King Cor of Archenland at the end of The Horse and His Boy.
• Shar: Archenlander (HHB)
• Shift: Ape, influenced the donkey Puzzle to impersonate Aslan and gain control over Narnia. The Calormenes were later able to take over Narnia because of this. Ultimately, Shift is devoured by Tash. (LB)
• Silenus: Attendant of Bacchus, rides a donkey. (PC) From Greek mythology.
• Slinkey: Fox, traitor, killed by Eustace (LB)
• Snowflake: Horse of the Emerald Witch (SC)
• Sopespian, Lord: Telmarine, killed by Peter (PC)
• Sorner, "Spotty": One of "the Gang" at Experiment House (SC)
• Spivvins: Schoolmate of Eustace (SC)
• Stonefoot: Giant, summoned by Roonwit to Tirian (LB)
• Strawberry: (See Fledge)
• Swanwhite: Queen of Narnia (LB)

T

• Tacks: Slave dealer on Felimath (VDT)
• Tarva: "Lord of Victory", a planet (moving star) in the heavens above Narnia (PC)
• Tash: The inexorable, God of the Calormenes, a skeletal figure with the head of a vulture, who demands blood sacrifices (HHB), (LB)
• Thornbut: Dwarf, placed in charge of Prince Corin at the time of the Calormene invasion of Archenland, and tries to prevent the prince from joining in the battle (HHB)
• Tirian: Last King of Narnia, seventh in descent from King Rilian. (LB)
• Tran: Member of Archenland nobility (HHB)
• Tisroc: The supreme ruler of Calormen (HHB)
• Trufflehunter: is a talking Badger, who cares for Caspian X when he is injured while fleeing from Miraz. He remains loyal to Aslan throughout. (PC)
• Trumpkin: Red Dwarf, seeks out Pevensies (PC), (VDT), (SC)
• Tumnus: Faun, befriends Lucy when she first arrives in Narnia (LWW), (HHB), (LB)

U

• Urnus: Faun, holds Trumpkin's ear trumpet (SC)
• Uvilas: Lord of Narnia, killed by Miraz, Uncle to Prince Caspian (PC)

V

• Voltinus: Faun, dances for Caspian X (PC)
• Voluns: Faun, dances for Caspian X (PC)

W

• Warden: Of the Marches of the Underland (SC)
• White Stag: Hunted by Pevensies; the rumour is that he gave you wishes if you catch him (LWW), (SC)
• White Witch: or Queen Jadis of Charn. Once sole ruler of the world of Charn, she eventually enslaved Narnia in a 100-year winter (MN), (LWW)
• Wimbleweather: Of Deadman's Hill, a not too bright giant (PC)
• Winterblott, Edith: Of "The Gang" at Experiment House (SC)
• Wraggle: Satyr, traitor, killed by Jill (LB)

Z

• Zardeenah: Calormene goddess, "Lady of the Night". All unmarried Calormene women dedicate themselves to her. The night before their wedding they offer secret sacrifice to her. (HHB)

Adaptations

Narnian characters that are not mentioned in Lewis' books but that appear in film or game adaptations of The Chronicles of Narnia include the following:

• Badger: Mr. Beaver's best friend. Only seen at one point in the movie, in which Mr. Beaver discovers that he has been turned to stone by the White Witch. Presumably de-petrified by Aslan afterwards. (LWW film)
• Green Dryad: A dryad who lives in a Cherry Blossom tree. First seen waving to Lucy along with another dryad behind her. Next shown alerting Peter and Edmund of Aslan's death witnessed by Susan and Lucy. Voiced by *Katrina Browne:. (LWW film)
• Fox: Helped the Pevensies escape from the wolves in the movie. He was sent by Aslan to gather additional troops, during which he was captured by the White Witch's wolves. Victim of the White Witch's petrification, but is restored by Aslan. Voiced by Rupert Everett. (LWW film)
• Ginarrbrik: The White Witch's right-hand dwarf. Only named in the movie adaptation of the book. Played by Kiran Shah. (LWW film)
• Gryphon: A creature consisting of the hind body of a lion and the front body of an eagle, it does not appear in any of the Narnia books and was created for the recent film. One of them alerts Peter of the approach of the Witch's army. Voiced by Cameron Rhodes. (LWW film)
• Oreius: Centaur, created for the movie. He appears to be the general of Aslan's army. Played by Patrick Kake. (LWW film)
• Otmin, General: Minotaur, general of the White Witch's army. Created for the movie and played by Shane Rangi. He's killed during the battle by Oreius. (LWW film)
• Pevensie, Helen: Mother to Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy. Does not appear in the books, but in the film she assists her children out of their house during the air-raids, and waves good-bye at the train station. Named "Helen", after the mother of Georgie Henley, who played Lucy and had a line which involved her mother's first name. Played by Judy McIntosh. (LWW film)

See also

• Narnia Character Portrayals

References

• Riordan, James (1995). A Book of Narnians: The Lion, the Witch, and the Others. illus.by Pauline Baynes. Harpercollins. ISBN 0060250143.  

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