Showing posts with label The Chronicles of Narnia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Chronicles of Narnia. Show all posts

Friday, 14 August 2015

Vardan (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe)

First Appearance: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

Played By: Jim May

A talking wolf born during the reign of Jadis the self proclaimed Queen of Narnia and the one hundred year winter. 

At some point in his life, he joined the White Witch's Secret Police force being a supporter of her claim to the throne. 


"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe"

Vardan is among the members of the Secret Police to be tasked to hunt down and kill both of the Beavers and the Pevensie children at the Beaver's Damn. 

Reaching the Damn, Vardan and the rest of the pack begin to break into the house, but are told to hurry by Maugrime. Finally getting inside, they begin to tear the place apart until they find the Beaver's escape tunnel and follow it. 

He and the pack watch Maugrime as he interrogates the fox, falling for the Fox's ploy to send them North in order to allow the children to get to the Stone Table. 

The pack eventually pick up the correct trail and confront the Pevensie Children at the Waterfall and frozen river crossing, where they corner the children. However he and the other wolves are sent crashing under the water when the ice thaws and creates a powerful wave. 

Surviving the incident, Vardan and the other members of the pack find the Fox gathering "rebels" near the shuddering woods and helps bring him before the Queen: watching him being turned stone, before being ordered to continue to the "Stone Table" after Edmund revealed the location of Aslan and his army. 

Vardan and Maugrime hunt down the Pevensie's at the camp, where they shock Lucy and Susan- while the two girls were playing in the river- by appearing behind their towel that was hanging on a branch. Varden follows Maugrime's statement of their tiredness by stating that they wanted to kill them "quickly." However Susan distracts them long enough to reach for her horn and contact Peter and climb up a tree. Both wolves try and bite at their legs as Peter arrives and draws his sword on them.

Varden circles Peter as Maugrime mocks Peter for standing up to him again with the sword- having done it at the river- and is about to attack when Aslan arrives with Oreius and traps under him the lion's paw. He watches in shock as Peter kills Maugrime and sprints away as soon as he is released, inadvertently leading Oreius and several other of Alsan's forces to the Witch's camp.  

Varden was injured during Edmund's rescue and is subsequently killed by an irate Jadis with a sword for failure.

General Otmin (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe)

First Appearance: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

Played By: Shane Rangi
A minotaur living during the reign of Jadis the Queen of Narnia, Otim was the General of the White Witch's army and her second in command, joining and supporting her cause at some point prior to the arrival of the Pevensie children.


"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe"

Minutes before the arrival of Oreius and the other creatures in his party to rescue Edmund from the White Witch's military camp, Otim stood before Jadis, proposing the strategy they should use during the upcoming battle between their army and Aslan's. He reveals that he will "send the Minotaur's on the left flank and keep the Giant's on reserve, sending the dwarves in first." 

Hearing the clashing of blades and hoof beats, Otim realises that their bargaining chip- Edmund- was in danger of being taken away from them and alerts the Queen, following her to the tree where Edmund had been kept. He watches as the Queen frees Ginarrbrick and looks to her for new orders. She tells him that "they have work to do."

Otim acted as Jadis' bodyguard during her parle with Aslan and her attempt to regain Edmund in order to sacrifice on the Stone Table. He leaves after the proposal to exchange Aslan's life with Edmund's was agreed by the two leaders. 

Later that evening, Otim stood near the Stone Table as Aslan made his way up the stairs towards the Witch. On her signal, he knocks Aslan out with his axe and enjoys the sight of the Lion being bound, shaved and dragged before the Queen. Upon the "death" of Aslan, the White Witch  tells him to "ready the troops" and he gives a loud bellowing moo to the other members of her army.

Otim is the first to come over the mountain, giving the signal for the rest of the army to advance, waiting for the Queen and her polar bear driven chariot. She tells him that she "has no interest in prisoners, Kill them all," and he commands them to advance. Jumping into the fray he charges towards Aslan's army. However he notices the flock of gryphons in the air, warning the soldiers to "look to the sky." Otim unsheathes his sword and brings down two centaurs

He is forced back by the Pheonix's fire, but continues his assault once the Witch douses the wall with her magic. 

When Peter is thrown from his horse (unicorn), Oreius leads a second charge against Jadis and her forces. Charging at the centaur, Otim is disarmed by a two handed attack and is thrown over Oreius' flank. Trying to hold on and pull him back, Otim had the two blades rammed into his spine and is killed. 

The Narnian Lullaby (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe)


First Appearance: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

One of the many Narnian Lullabies played by the Narnians to get them to sleep, Mr. Tumnus learned this piece for his pan pipes.


"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe"

During Mr. Tumnus' attempt to kidnap Lucy Pevensie, he asked her whether she wanted to hear any Narnian music. Happily accepting, he goes on to question whether or not she has heard any "Narnian Lullabies" before. He jokingly comments that it was a good thing that she hadn't as "this probably won't sound anything like one" before beginning to play the piece on his pan pipes.

As the music plays, Lucy sees various scenes within the flames as she begins to fall deeper into sleep. When she eventually did fall asleep, Mr. Tumnus continues playing until a vision of Aslan appears in the flames, his roar acting like cold air and blowing out all the candles.

Wednesday, 12 August 2015

The Fox (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950 Book)

First Appearance: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950 Book): "Chapter Eleven: Aslan is near"

A relatively old fox that lived during the Jadis, The Queen of Narnia's reign and her 100 years of Winter, he was one of the many animals that had been visited by Father Christmas: when her grip over Narnia began to loosen allowing Christmas to happen. He and a party of several woodland residents were given Christmas Food, Wine and Holly.


"Chapter Eleven: Aslan is near"

During the Queen's sledge journey towards the Stone Table Jadis discovered the party in the woods, which was being attended by: the Fox, a family of squirrels, two satyrs and one dwarf who were celebrating the return of Father Christmas, who had given them the stuff. The Fox had been about to start a toast when the Queen ordered her sled to stop and demands to know what was happening. When nobody answers her, she snaps to the Fox that if he didn't answer her question she would get her Dwarf to "find a new tongue with his whip" calling him "vermin." She continues to ask "what is the meaning of this gluttony, this waste, this self indulgence?" and describes all the Christmas related stuff as "things."

The Fox politely tells her that they had been given the stuff, before going on to try and have them "drink your majesty's good health." However she ignores this and goes on to question who had given them. Terrified the Fox stammers that it had been "Father Christmas" and Jadis advances on them with fury. She berates them, saying that it was impossible for "him" to have gotten into Narnia. However she changes her tact and tells them that if they tell her it was a "lie" she would forgive them.

However after one of the child squirrels confirms the Fox's statement to be true, Jadis uses her wand to turn the whole party to stone. She smacks Edmund across the face, who had tried to protest telling him that it was his lesson for asking "favor for spies and traitors", before continuing the journey.


The Fox along with all the other animals at the party were freed by Alsan at some point after the death of the White Witch.

Tuesday, 11 August 2015

The Fox (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe)

First Appearance: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

Played By: Rupert Everett

One of the talking animals of Narnia, the Fox was born during the reign of the "White Witch"- Jadis, the self proclaimed Queen of Narnia. 

At some point prior to the arrival of the Pevensie children, the Fox was recruited to join Aslan's army of "rebels" seeking to take back Narnia and free it from her endless Winter. One of his responsibilities was to personally find new troops for their cause.


"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe"

The fox met the Pevensie children (Susan, Lucy and Peter) outside Badger's house, where he hears Peter ask what had happened after seeing the stone statues of the former residents. He answers, telling them that "this is what becomes those who cross the witch" and creeps out of the woods where he had been watching them and stands outside one of the higher up houses (that have been cut into the mountain).

Mr. Beaver has to be restrained by Mrs. Beaver, who angrily snaps that "you take one step closer traitor, I'll chew you to splinters." However the Fox laughs this off and tells him to "relax" as he was "one of the good guys." Beaver is unconvinced and points out that he "looked an awful lot like one of the bad ones," but the Fox remarks the it was an "unfortunate family resemblance". Hearing Maugrim and his secret police trying to pursue them through the barreled off tunnel, he tells them that they have to move and slyly smiles when Peter questions what "he had in mind". 

Acting as a distraction while the Pevensie children and Beavers hide in a nearby tree, the Fox greets Maugrim with an enthusiastic good evening and politely asking if they had "lost something" while the rest of his pack circle him. Maugrim harshly barks that he shouldn't "patronize me" and declares that he knew whose side he was on. He tells them that he is looking for the children and gets furious when the Fox jokes about that being "valuable information". He is attacked by one of the wolves, who bites his flank and lifts him off the ground for Maugrim to interrogate further. He darkly tells him that his "reward is his life" and mockingly tells him that it "isn't much". Asking him again, the Fox tells them that the "fugitives" have gone North. He is tossed aside as the pack continue their hunt.

Mrs. Beaver tends to his wounds as the Fox explains about how the animals had been "helping" Mr. Tumnus before the police and the Witch had gotten to them first. Lucy asks him if he was "alright" and he replies rather jovially that "he wish that he could say that his bark was worse than his bite", but yelps in pain. Mrs. Beaver demands that he stops "squirming" and compares him to Beaver on his bath day (who makes a side note that it was the worst day of the year). He thanks her for her help, but tells her that he is unable to get any more aid as his mission to get more troops needs to be completed, telling Lucy that it had been both "a pleasure and an honor" to meet them. The Beavers ask him excitedly what Aslan was like and he declares like he was everything the old stories had made him out as being. He comments that the children should be happy to have Aslan on their side during the upcoming war, but Susan defiantly says that they weren't going to battle. He asks them what they intended to do about the prophecy and Mr. Beaver says sadly that they can't go to war without them. Peter tells him that all they wanted to do was get Edmund back.

Leaving the children as they went to Beruna, the Fox began gathering more of the Witches enemies to join the army in the Shuddering Wood, but was caught by Maugrime. He was dragged before the Queen, who sarcastically thanks him for telling them the wrong direction the children had went in and mockingly tells him that "it was nice of you to drop in." The fox begs forgiveness to "your majesty" and the Queen orders him not to "waste my time with flattery." However he defiantly answers her by saying that he wasn't being "rude" but "he wasn't actually talking to you" and looks in the direction of Edmund. Realising what he meant, she angrily demands where the "humans" were going but he doesn't answer the question. Edmund stops her advancing on him by telling her that they were heading to the Stone Table, thinking it would save his life, but only ends up to making him sigh and shake his head in disappointment. She thanks him and happily tells him that "it was nice for this creature to see some honesty... before he dies." She uses her wand to turn him into stone mid bound to Edmund's protest. She smacks him across the face telling him to "think about whose side he was on" directing Edmund in the Foxes general direction to show him what she saw in her eyes was the losing side.

He is brought back to "life" and is present at the children's coronation, where he stands beside the lioness (that Edmund had drawn on when he first arrived at the Queen's place) at the front of the hall of Cair Paravel. He joins in with the cheering, laughing at the lioness' face that has been permanently drawn on with a piece of charcoal.