The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe characters

Appears from the start

The youngest of four siblings sent to stay in the country house of an old Professor while the war goes on. Curious and honest, she is the first to step through the back of a large wardrobe and find herself in a snow-covered land where it is always winter. Warm-hearted and quietly brave, she befriends a faun there and comes home certain the other world is real, even when the others refuse to believe her.

First appears in chapter 4

The second-youngest Pevensie, sharp-tongued and easily sulky, often quarreling with his siblings. Following Lucy into the wardrobe, he meets a tall, imperious woman who calls herself the Queen of Narnia. She feeds him an enchanted sweet, Turkish Delight, that leaves him craving more and eager to please her, and she coaxes out of him news of his brother and sisters. Flattered and greedy, he begins to keep secrets from the others.

Appears from the start

The eldest of the four children, responsible and level-headed, who tries to look after his younger siblings and keep the peace among them. He is fair-minded and reluctant to believe fantastic stories without proof.

Appears from the start

The elder sister, sensible and cautious, inclined to worry and to act as a second mother to the younger two. She prefers practical comfort and is slow to accept anything strange or dangerous.

First appears in chapter 2

A faun, half man and half goat, whom Lucy meets by a lamp-post in the snowy Narnian woods. He carries parcels and an umbrella and invites her to tea in his cave, where he is kindly and musical. But he serves the ruler who has cursed the land, and he has been ordered to hand over any human he finds. Ashamed, he cannot go through with betraying Lucy and instead helps her return safely.

Also known as Jadis, the Queen of Narnia

First appears in chapter 4

A tall, proud, unnaturally pale woman who has seized power over Narnia and holds it under an enchantment of endless winter in which Christmas never comes. She rides a sledge drawn by reindeer and carries a wand that can turn living creatures to stone. Cruel and manipulative, she uses flattery and enchanted food to bend the greedy or weak to her will, and she fears an old prophecy that four human children will one day end her reign.

First appears in chapter 8

A great and noble Lion, spoken of in hushed, hopeful tones by the free creatures of Narnia as its true king. His return is said to signal the breaking of the Witch's long winter. Awe-inspiring rather than tame, he is regarded as good and rightful, and the mere sound of his name stirs courage and longing in those who still love the old Narnia.

First appears in chapter 7

A talking beaver who meets the children in the woods and leads them secretly to his lodge by the dam. Loyal and practical, he shelters and feeds them, tells them of Aslan and of the prophecy about their coming, and warns them how much danger they are in from the Witch.

First appears in chapter 7

Mr. Beaver's wife, busy and motherly, who feeds the children in her lodge and, when the household must suddenly flee, calmly gathers provisions for the hard journey ahead.

Also known as Professor Kirke

Appears from the start

The elderly, kindly owner of the rambling country house where the children are staying. When the older two worry that Lucy is inventing another world, he surprises them by taking her claim seriously and reasoning calmly that it might well be true.