Narnia Characters: Who's Who Across the Seven Books
The Chronicles of Narnia has a large cast, and most books introduce new human heroes while a few characters, above all Aslan, return throughout. The four Pevensie children appear in several books, but not all seven.
The table below shows who first appears where.
| Character | First appears in |
|---|---|
| Lucy, Edmund, Peter, Susan | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
| Aslan, Mr. Tumnus, the White Witch | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
| Caspian, Reepicheep, Miraz | Prince Caspian |
| Eustace Scrubb | The Voyage of the Dawn Treader |
| Jill Pole, Puddleglum | The Silver Chair |
| Shasta, Aravis, Bree, Hwin | The Horse and His Boy |
| Digory, Polly, Uncle Andrew | The Magician's Nephew |
| King Tirian, Shift, Puzzle | The Last Battle |
Who are the Pevensie children?
Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy are four siblings from London who become the kings and queens of Narnia in the first book. They return in Prince Caspian, and Edmund and Lucy go back in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. The Horse and His Boy is set during their years of rule.
Lucy is the youngest and the first to find Narnia, Edmund is the brother who betrays the others and then redeems himself, Peter is the eldest and a leader, and Susan is the cautious second oldest.
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Aslan is the great lion, the creator and rightful ruler of Narnia, and he appears in every book. Mr. Tumnus is the faun Lucy meets first. Mr. and Mrs. Beaver shelter the children in the first book.
Reepicheep is a brave talking mouse who first appears in Prince Caspian and sails with Caspian in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Puddleglum is the gloomy but loyal marsh-wiggle of The Silver Chair. Prince Caspian is a young heir who must win back his throne from his uncle Miraz, and he is later King Caspian X.
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Digory Kirke and Polly Plummer are the children of The Magician's Nephew, who see Narnia created. Digory is the same man who, as an old professor, shelters the Pevensies in the first book. His Uncle Andrew is a selfish magician.
Eustace Scrubb, the Pevensies' cousin, begins as a spoiled boy in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and changes through the voyage. He returns with Jill Pole, a classmate, in The Silver Chair.
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Shasta is a boy from the land of Calormen who flees north with a talking horse, Bree. They are joined by Aravis, a girl who has run away, and her horse Hwin.
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Jadis, the White Witch, is the great enemy of the first book. She is also in The Magician's Nephew, where she is woken from an enchanted sleep and brought into Narnia on the day it is created. Miraz is the usurper of Prince Caspian, and the Lady of the Green Kirtle is the enchantress of The Silver Chair.
In The Last Battle the trouble comes from Shift, a cunning ape who deceives Puzzle, a donkey, while King Tirian tries to defend Narnia.
↑ Back to the topMore about The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
This guide covers C. S. Lewis's books. Films and TV versions differ from them in places.