Anvard
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Anvard the moatless castle is where King Lune of Archenland
resides. It is made of red-brown stones and sits on a green lawn in front of a high woody ridge. In The Horse and His Boy
, Prince Rabadash
led a force of two hundred Calormene horsemen in a surprise attack against it, but was defeated by a relief army from Narnia led by King Edmund.
and Aravis
cross the desert and reach the Hermit of the Southern March. There, Shasta meets King Lune. King Lune takes Shasta to Narnia. He loses his way out of the army and goes to some animals living in Narnia. They send a stag
to Cair Paravel
. The actual identity of the Hermit is never clarified. He seems to be equivalent to Coriakin and Ramandu, who are stars spending time away from the skies on Narnian earth in the guise of mystical or magical old men, away from the mainstream of from human society.
arrives at Cair Paravel
in time to meet the Splendour Hyaline as it arrives home from Tashbaan. This allows a relief army from Narnia to be organised to rescue Anvard, with both Queen Lucy and King Edmund
leading the company with Lord Peridan as the herald and banner bearer. Prince Corin is also in the company, but defies strict orders to not participate in the ensuing battle after he fights and causes his dwarf guardian Thornbut to twist his ankle. Corin sights Shasta and persuades him against Shasta's better judgement to join him in the battle. The role of the big cats and the main events in the battle are narrated by The Hermit of the Southern March, as he watches the battle in his pool.
overhearing Rabadash's plans in Tashbaan, Narnia arrives in time to prevent Rabadash and his army from making a successful siege against Archenland's chief castle. The Narnian relief army (consisting of men on horse
s, men on talking horses, centaur
s, bear
s, dog
s, leopard
s, panthers
, dwarves, and six giants
) defeats them. Shasta is slightly injured in the battle. After the battle is over, King Lune recognizes Shasta as his own long-lost son Cor, Prince of Archenland and twin to Corin.
There is no other reference to Anvard in any of the books, although a reference is made to King Nain of Archenland in the book Prince Caspian
; who no doubt represents the remaining descendants of Cor and Aravis.
Archenland
In C. S. Lewis's fantasy novels the Chronicles of Narnia, Archenland is a nation to the south of Narnia, and to the north of both nations' occasional enemy, Calormen. Its borders are formed by mountains to the north and by the River Winding Arrow to the south...
resides. It is made of red-brown stones and sits on a green lawn in front of a high woody ridge. In The Horse and His Boy
The Horse and His Boy
The Horse and His Boy is a novel by C. S. Lewis. It was published in 1954, making it the fifth of seven books published in Lewis' series The Chronicles of Narnia. The books in this series are sometimes ordered chronologically in relation to the events in the books as opposed to the dates of their...
, Prince Rabadash
Prince Rabadash
Prince Rabadash is a human character and the main antagonist in C. S. Lewis's fantasy novel The Horse and His Boy. Rabadash is the heir to the throne of Calormen, being the eldest son of the Tisroc...
led a force of two hundred Calormene horsemen in a surprise attack against it, but was defeated by a relief army from Narnia led by King Edmund.
Hermit of the Southern March
ShastaShasta (Narnia)
Shasta, later known as Cor of Archenland, is a fictional character in C. S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia. He is the principal character in the fifth book published in the series, The Horse and His Boy, which is the third book chronologically...
and Aravis
Aravis
Aravis is a fictional character in the children's fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. She is a main character in The Horse and His Boy.Aravis is a young Tarkheena, a female member of the ruling nobility of Calormen...
cross the desert and reach the Hermit of the Southern March. There, Shasta meets King Lune. King Lune takes Shasta to Narnia. He loses his way out of the army and goes to some animals living in Narnia. They send a stag
Deer
Deer are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. Species in the Cervidae family include white-tailed deer, elk, moose, red deer, reindeer, fallow deer, roe deer and chital. Male deer of all species and female reindeer grow and shed new antlers each year...
to Cair Paravel
Cair Paravel
Cair Paravel is the fictional castle where the Kings and Queens of Narnia rule in The Chronicles of Narnia. It is the location of the four thrones of High King Peter the Magnificent, Queen Susan the Gentle, King Edmund the Just, and Queen Lucy The Valiant....
. The actual identity of the Hermit is never clarified. He seems to be equivalent to Coriakin and Ramandu, who are stars spending time away from the skies on Narnian earth in the guise of mystical or magical old men, away from the mainstream of from human society.
Relief army
Shasta's attempts to get help are successful. Chervy the StagSTAG
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arrives at Cair Paravel
Cair Paravel
Cair Paravel is the fictional castle where the Kings and Queens of Narnia rule in The Chronicles of Narnia. It is the location of the four thrones of High King Peter the Magnificent, Queen Susan the Gentle, King Edmund the Just, and Queen Lucy The Valiant....
in time to meet the Splendour Hyaline as it arrives home from Tashbaan. This allows a relief army from Narnia to be organised to rescue Anvard, with both Queen Lucy and King Edmund
Edmund Pevensie
Edmund "Ed" Pevensie is a major fictional character in C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia. He is a principal character in three of the seven books , and a lesser character in two others .In the live-action films, The...
leading the company with Lord Peridan as the herald and banner bearer. Prince Corin is also in the company, but defies strict orders to not participate in the ensuing battle after he fights and causes his dwarf guardian Thornbut to twist his ankle. Corin sights Shasta and persuades him against Shasta's better judgement to join him in the battle. The role of the big cats and the main events in the battle are narrated by The Hermit of the Southern March, as he watches the battle in his pool.
Fight at Anvard
Rabadash was planning a secret attack, but due to the chain of events beginning with Lasaraleen and AravisAravis
Aravis is a fictional character in the children's fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. She is a main character in The Horse and His Boy.Aravis is a young Tarkheena, a female member of the ruling nobility of Calormen...
overhearing Rabadash's plans in Tashbaan, Narnia arrives in time to prevent Rabadash and his army from making a successful siege against Archenland's chief castle. The Narnian relief army (consisting of men on horse
Horse
The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
s, men on talking horses, centaur
Centaur
In Greek mythology, a centaur or hippocentaur is a member of a composite race of creatures, part human and part horse...
s, bear
Bear
Bears are mammals of the family Ursidae. Bears are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans, with the pinnipeds being their closest living relatives. Although there are only eight living species of bear, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Northern...
s, dog
Dog
The domestic dog is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The dog may have been the first animal to be domesticated, and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and companion animal in...
s, leopard
Leopard
The leopard , Panthera pardus, is a member of the Felidae family and the smallest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera, the other three being the tiger, lion, and jaguar. The leopard was once distributed across eastern and southern Asia and Africa, from Siberia to South Africa, but its...
s, panthers
Black panther
A black panther is typically a melanistic color variant of any of several species of larger cat. Wild black panthers in Latin America are black jaguars , in Asia and Africa they are black leopards , and in North America they may be black jaguars or possibly black cougars A black panther is...
, dwarves, and six giants
Giant (mythology)
The mythology and legends of many different cultures include monsters of human appearance but prodigious size and strength. "Giant" is the English word commonly used for such beings, derived from one of the most famed examples: the gigantes of Greek mythology.In various Indo-European mythologies,...
) defeats them. Shasta is slightly injured in the battle. After the battle is over, King Lune recognizes Shasta as his own long-lost son Cor, Prince of Archenland and twin to Corin.
There is no other reference to Anvard in any of the books, although a reference is made to King Nain of Archenland in the book Prince Caspian
Prince Caspian
Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia is a novel for children by C. S. Lewis, written in late 1949 and first published in 1951. It is the second-published book in the Chronicles of Narnia series, although in the overall chronological sequence it comes fourth.-Plot summary:While standing on a...
; who no doubt represents the remaining descendants of Cor and Aravis.