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Lucy Barfield (2 November 1935 – 3 May 2003) was the godchild of C. S. Lewis. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is dedicated to Lucy, who also lent her name to the book's heroine, Lucy Pevensie .
The character of Lucy Pevensie was inspired by June Flewett, [1] a devout Catholic London girl evacuated by her convent to The Kilns, Lewis' country home in 1942, [2] and named after Lewis' goddaughter Lucy Barfield, to whom he dedicated The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. Lucy is described in the book as being fair-haired: "But as for Lucy ...
The book hints that he knows more of Narnia than he lets on (hints expanded upon in later books of the series). Tumnus, a faun, is the first individual Lucy (who calls him "Mr Tumnus") meets in Narnia. Tumnus befriends Lucy, despite the White Witch's standing order to turn in any human he finds.
Pevensie, Susan: Friend of Narnia, Queen of Narnia, The Gentle , , Pire: a terrible two-headed giant who threatened Archenland. Pittencream: Sailor who was left on Ramandu's Island ; Plummer, Polly: Friend of Narnia, first to leave Earth , Poggin: Dwarf, the last dwarf loyal to King Tirian
Narnia is a fantasy world created by C. S. Lewis as the primary location for his series of seven fantasy novels for children, The Chronicles of Narnia. The world is named after the country of Narnia, where much of the Chronicles takes place. In Narnia, some animals talk, mythical beasts abound, and magic is common.
Barfield was an important intellectual influence on Lewis. Lewis wrote his 1949 book The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the first Narnia chronicle, for his friend's daughter Lucy Barfield and dedicated it to her. He also dedicated The Voyage of the Dawn Treader to Barfield's adopted son Geoffrey in 1952. Barfield also influenced his ...
Lucy Brocadelli, also known as Lucy of Narni or Lucy of Narnia (13 December 1476 – 15 November 1544), was a Dominican tertiary who was famed as a mystic and a stigmatic. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She has been venerated by the Roman Catholic Church since 1710.
Narnia is the home of the great lion Aslan.During his long absence, his arch-enemy, the evil White Witch places Narnia in an eternal winter. However, with the return of Aslan and the arrival of the four Pevensie children, the Narnians are given a hope to end the tyranny of the Witch.