Edmund Pevensie
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Edmund Pevensie is a major character in C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia. He is a principal character in three of the seven books (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader), and a lesser character in two others (The Horse and His Boy, and The Last Battle).
Although he betrays his siblings to the White Witch while under her influence, as the story goes on he accepts the error of his ways. He is redeemed with the intervention of Aslan and joins the fight against the witch. Fulfilling an ancient prophecy, he became King Edmund the Just, King of Narnia and co-ruler with the other Pevensies.
In the 2005 epic film , young Edmund is portrayed by Skandar Keynes while Mark Wells plays Edmund as an adult.
Synopsis
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Edmund is one of the main characters, and the character who develops the most over the course of story.Edmund, who began to act meanly after attending a new school, was cruelly dismissive to Lucy when she first finds the entrance to Narnia through the wardrobe, and is the second of the Pevensie children to go to Narnia, after following Lucy to tease her. While there, he meets the White Witch and eats some enchanted Turkish Delight, which causes an addiction in the person who eats it. As a result, he promises the Witch that he will bring his siblings to her house, not knowing that she intends to kill them all to prevent the fulfilment of a Narnian prophecy.
Upon returning, he denies having been in Narnia, even though Lucy has seen him there. Later, when all four of the Pevensie children go through the wardrobe, he sneaks away to the White Witch's castle, where he expects to be made a prince and later a king. Once he informs the Witch, Edmund joins her in the search for his siblings. However, his opinion of her changes dramatically when she encounters a group of creatures enjoying a feast provided by Father Christmas. When the creatures refuse to deny to the Witch that the benefactor has entered the land, a clear sign of her waning power; she turns them to stone over the protests of Edmund. Now realizing to his horror the evil with which he has allied himself, he is quickly relegated as the Witch's prisoner. The Witch prepares to put him to death, as is her right and duty to do to traitors, but a rescue party sent by Aslan frees him and brings him to his siblings and the rest of Aslan's army. Edmund becomes fully reformed after a long conversation with the lion god. The next day, the Witch reiterates her claim to Edmund's life. She and Aslan work out an agreement that Aslan will die in Edmund's place, but unknown to her, the magical nature of this contract allows Aslan to be brought back to life.
While Aslan and Edmund's sisters race to free the cursed prisoners in the Witch's castle, Edmund participates in the battle, where he plays a critical role in neutralizing the White Witch's most dangerous advantage, her wand, and is gravely wounded in the attempt. However, he is saved from death by the timely arrival of reinforcements led by Aslan (who defeats the Queen), and by Lucy, who gives Edmund a dose of a magic cordial which can quickly heal any injury. Eventually Edmund Pevensie, completely reformed, becomes King Edmund the Just, co-ruler of Narnia with Queen Lucy, Queen Susan and High King Peter, and is knighted as Duke of Lantern Waste, Count of the Western March, and Knight of the Noble Order of the Table.
Commentary
In a Christian sense, Edmund represents the sinful nature of man as redeemed by the vicarious atonement of Christ. In The Horse and His Boy, Edmund assures Shasta he is not a traitor for overhearing their plans (he knows what being a traitor really means). He goes on to lead the defense of Anvard in the absence of Peter. In Prince Caspian, Edmund is portrayed as loyal and humble. In The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, again with Peter absent, Edmund takes on the role of the mature leader, and is a foil to his cousin Eustace Scrubb.
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