Just as there were tourneys and tournaments in Narnia, surely there were jousts, which were part of King Lune’s future plans for Corin as relayed by Mr. Tumnus. I quoted the passage in last week’s Worldbuilding Wednesday, then realized Tumnus didn’t mention a tourney, only tilting and jousting. But these skills were honed and …
Image prompt: “Generate a picture of the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe from the Chronicles of Narnia.”
Tourneys, tournaments, and jousts are mentioned several times in the Chronicles. The first time is in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader in which Caspian mentions a tourney the Duke of Galma arranged for his visit. The second occurs in The Horse and His Boy, when Mr. Tumnus tells Cor (who he thinks is Corin) …
More material relating to the 1979 The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe animated TV special. These releases were made available to teachers and educators who would be using the special as class material. These two press releases detail the involvement of the Children’s Television Workshop, a nonprofit educational television production and media company which …
A Tibetan translation of LWW. Note how the illustration resembles a Buddhist thangka in style if not subject matter. The illustrator must have read the book too, because we have leopard courtiers holding a banner and throne, an oddly cowlike satyr’s head, a unicorn and flying horse (even though they weren’t mentioned in the text, …
Here’s some teachers’ notes which were sent to schools in advance of the 1979 CBS broadcast of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe cartoon. I had a moment of nostalgia reading these discussion points. First, they seem very literary and in-depth compared to the notes which would be written for students today. I can’t …
It will be the wedding of the century! Sauron proposes to his ladylove Jadis of Charn, also known as the White Witch, to unite the lands of Narnia and Middle-Earth. I can’t think of a more perfect match. Can you?
Let’s take a look at Narnia humor and memes. Frankly it’s a lot harder to find them for Narnia than it is for LOTR. Tolkien’s work has the upper hand here I’m afraid. Perhaps it’s due to its length (book and movies) and higher level of popularity in the geek world. There is, too, its …
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