#aravis tarkheena

[always-a-king-or-queen]

C 👏 S 👏 LEWIS 👏 WAS 👏 NOT 👏 MISOGYNISTIC

IM SO SICK OF THIS TAKE

“But he said girls shouldn’t fight in battles—" No, actually. What he said was “Battles are ugly when women fight.” Which literally translates to “in a war where women are required to fight to help win it, it means the war itself is really bad.” And this literally just means that the war has gotten so bad that women have to fight, not that women shouldn’t fight. Just that they shouldn’t be forced to. Anyway, remember Lucy?? Lucy who rode to battle in The Horse and His Boy?? Lucy who fought as an archer?? “But Susan didn’t—" Yeah. Because she didn’t want to. No one was forcing her not to fight. She had free will to fight or to not fight, and she chose not to because she didn’t want to, not because a man made her stay home.

“He punished Susan for growing up—" S i g h. This is the one I see the most often. “He did Susan dirty” “he made her suffer because she liked lipstick” “etc etc blah blah blah” First of all Narnia is a children’s book series. For CS Lewis to delve into why Susan forgot Narnia, talk about her dealing with the death of her entire family, discuss her grief, and write about her eventual return to Narnia (more on that in a second), it would’ve made for a pretty dark and heavy children’s book, and Lewis said that he didn’t think that was something he wanted to write. But he also encouraged people to finish Susan’s story themselves, and said she might eventually make her own way back to Narnia. Not only this, but Susan’s name means lily, and the waters around Aslan’s country are covered in lilies. Coincidence? I think not. I think it symbolizes she was going to go back. (Especially considering I think Lewis was very careful in choosing each of the Pevensie’s names, since they all relate to their character).

Also, Lewis did not condemn Susan simply for growing up and liking makeup and clothing and boys. If so why would he have written about Aravis and Shasta/Cor, or Caspian and Liliandil? Why would he have written about Susan and Lucy being beautiful and having many suitors? So no, he wasn’t condemning her for that, and in fact he wasn’t condemning her at all. It’s extremely probable that her family’s death would have brought Susan back to her senses. Because here’s the thing: she forgot. She threw herself so much into the world and approval and convinced herself that her life as a queen and her acquaintance with Aslan was all a silly game they played as children, that it wasn’t real. But, she very well could remember again, and I 1000% believe she did.

“All his female characters were weak and did nothing—" My friend. Lucy Pevensie was a female. She discovered Narnia. It was because of her. Her siblings would never have found it without her. Lucy is one of THE most important characters in the entire series. And her title? The Valiant. Lucy’s very title as queen denoted her bravery and fortitude without one even knowing her. As for Susan, she was not any weaker for being “The Gentle.” I would say gentleness is honestly one of the strongest traits a person can have, because it takes a lot to live and be gentle. Also remember Aravis? A major character in The Horse and His Boy and future wife of Shasta, Aravis literally nearly killed herself to escape an arranged marriage. She was not someone to be dictated to; she made her own choices and escaped rather than submitting. And in the end, she’s still fiery, just a little more humble and with less of a chip on her shoulder. Then there’s Polly, who is the more logical person in The Magician’s Nephew and tries to stop Digory from ringing the bell that wakes the White Witch. A boy causes her to awaken, not a girl. It was Digory’s fault she woke up, not Polly’s!!

Also, Peter and Edmund do not ignore their sisters because they’re girls. They listen to what they have to say and speak to them as equals. They don’t forbid them from fighting; Susan chooses not to, but Lucy goes straight into the heart of the battle with them! So don’t even say Lewis made his female characters weak. They were the backbone of much of the series and without them much of the plot would never have happened!!

So don’t you ever say to me that CS Lewis was misogynistic because it’s the furthest thing from the truth

#I REALIZED I ACCIDENTALLY TYPED JILL INSTEAD OF POLLY #IF YOU SEE THAT PRETEND IT SAYS POLLY #cs Lewis #narnia #lucy pevensie #susan pevensie #Polly plummer #aravis tarkheena #the chronicles of narnia #I could’ve mentioned Jill but it was long enough #ramblings from the void

[sliverswords]

My final ref sheets for Shasta/Cor, Aravis, and Corin’s outfits. It’s taken me many months of revisions but I’m finally happy

#narnia #I’ll probably do older designs of them eventually but not until I get around to The last battle concept art #I also have a goal of completing designs for the entire hhb cast which unfortunately for me means I have to finally avoid Bree and Hwyn #Drawing animals has never been my thing but I guess it needs to be now #O the irony #Of someone wants me to scream about my designs send me an ask I’m more than happy to do it #Hhb #the horse and his boy #Corin #shasta #cor #aravis tarkheena #My art #chronicles of narnia

[fairmerthefarmer]

Aravis I will always love you

#and Shasta too I guess #Narnia #narnia fanart #horse and his boy #the horse and his boy #artists on tumblr #my art <3 #aravis tarkheena #shasta #Prince cor #digital illustration #sketches #character design #hhb #sketchbook #fairmerthefarmer art

[elykrindon]

C. S. Lewis is long gone & his implied Islamophobic and racist views were of his time, but Narnia has always been about defending the oppressed, truth & freedom.

So here's Aslan (who lived 33 years as a Palestinian man) & Queen Aravis (a woc who wanted freedom) in a vinery of watermelons🍉🇵🇸

#narnia #aslan #queen aravis #aravis tarkheena #palestine #the chronicles of narnia #free palestine #free gaza #ceasfire now #philippines #filipino artist for Palestine

[steampunklucy]

Shasta and Aravis getting married!

#chronicles of narnia #narnia hhb #HHB #the horse and his boy #aravis and cor #aravis and shasta #aravis tarkheena #interracial couple #c.s. lewis #ai artwork #ai generated

[confessions-of-a-bookworm]

Narnia Incorrect Quotes 926/?

Aravis: Do you take constructive criticism?

Corin: I only take cash

#confessions of a bookworm #narnia #chronicles of narnia #incorrect quotes #the pevensies #aravis tarkheena #prince corin #the horse and his boy

[quarter-lif3crisis]

The Horse and His Boy | C.S.Lewis (1954)

#books #moodboard #the chronicles of narnia #the horse and his boy #cs lewis #shasta #aravis tarkheena #prince cor #the pevensies #the golden age narnia

[iliveinnarniaandstudyathogwarts]

People of Narnia

Aravis Tarkheena Queen of Archenland

#aravis tarkheena #aravis tarkheena edit #narnia #narnia edit #narnia aesthetic #the people of narnia #aravis tarkheena aesthetic #my work

[pevensiegiigi]

The best love story in the Chronicles of Narnia is Aravis x Shasta

✨It's the only one there is✨

#shasta #aravis tarkheena #cor #narnia #the chronicles of narnia #c.s lewis #chronicles of narnia #i really would like a story like that

[quote-tournament]

Second round, fifteenth fight

Quote number 60 :

I love you

-Any child who has ever said it, Anywhere with a child

VS

Quote number 63 :

“I did not do any of these things for the sake of pleasing you.”

-Aravis Tarkheena, the horse and his boy from the chronicles of narnia books by CS Lewis

#quotes #polls #secondroundooacm #ooacmq63 #ooacmq60 #aravis tarkheena #the horse and his boy #narnia #cs lewis #the whole entire world #every single child

[xeun-lias]

King and Queen of Archenland.

Rey y Reina de Archenland.

#aravis tarkheena #shasta #cor narnia #king Cor narnia #Narnia #the chronicles of narnia #las cronicas de narnia #queen aravis #digital art #my art #the horse and his boy #el caballo y el muchacho #you can tell they are my fav characters because i made a background #i.lias

[sliverswords]

my current designs for Aravis, Shasta, and Corin.

I had fun with Lasaraleen last week and her designs pushed me to rework Aravis and Shasta to have a more cohesive Arab (Calormen) style and I couldn’t leave Corin out of the fun

#narnia #a horse and his boy #aravis tarkheena #shasta #cor #corin #My art

[demhen]

Aslan, what’s wrong with you?

From the horse and his boy:

Aravis a girl running away from being a child bride to someone its unimportant tricked her handmaiden so she could flee. Now what does Aslan do, give her a magical bow and arrow to defend herself, does he protect her until they come to Narnia? No, He slashes her back 10 times with his CLAWS! Because the handmaiden she tricked got whipped 10 times with a whip… ASLAN WHY?! Like Peter gets magic weapons the skill to use them and probably super strength seeing as how often he fights against adults, Susan and lucy get smart advice and warm hugs Aslan literally sacrifices himself for Edmund (yes, he knows he would come back but it’s the effort that counts) and Aravis gets shredded worse then.

Also, Jesus fursona finds it necessary to be a background character (doing stuff like chacing Bree, Shasta, Hwin and Aravis through a giant desert) in this one book, he never has problems to just meet the main characters and be like "Hey it’s me Jesus’s fursona", so why not in this book who knows I certainly don’t.

From the Last battle:

Aslan ends Narnia. Excuse me Mr. Furry Jesus I have a Question why? Because Narnia fell? It fell before let’s talk about some examples shall we just to see how many times it did?

Jadis the white witch for 100 years

The Telmarines for 1000 years

The Calormenes for what 20 minuets

So, Aslan kills Narnia his creation with all is inhabitants that are basically Aslan’s children because, … I am unsure I cannot find a real reason.

Your book hoarding dragon,

Demhen

#chronicals of narnia #aslan #aravis tarkheena #jadis the white witch #peter pevensie #susan pevensie #lucy pevensie #edmund pevensie #shasta #bree #hwin #narnia #the chronicles of narnia #my post

[liminal-zone]

little lady, we bid you very heartily welcome

I wrote a teeny thing! A million years ago (in 2006)! Slightly remixed. Just posting it here!

title: through a father’s eyes

fandom: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Horse and His Boy | characters: Kidrash Tarkaan, King Lune

rated: gen | tagged: dads gotta dad, heartache, canon-typical problematic word choice, drabble-ish

summary: a letter arrives for Kidrash Tarkaan, with news unexpected. 

The letter arrived mid-day, tucked in with the rest of the notices. Sorting through the pale papers of state and business, he chose first to open the one with strange lettering about it. The paper had a slight fragrance of honey and a perfume unknown to him. Within a moment he could tell that it was from those elusive barbarians in the North as the script and choice of words only mimicked that of the great scribes of the Tisroc (may he live forever), for the style was not quite right. 

But the style was close enough to be of great interest. 

He, who had so little to do with the affairs between nations, what sort of business would those barbarians have with him? Before reading, he took a sip of wine and spoke a prayer to Tash, dispelling the evil spirits that might inhabit the sheaf of paper.

And he read.

"Lune, by the gift of Aslan, by birth, by prescription, King over Archenland, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Lion to Kidrash Tarkaan, lord and master over the province of Calavar in the Realm of Calormen, our most glorious neighbor:

In the name of the Lion, be it known to you that my son and heir, Prince Cor, has signed a contract of marriage between himself and the Lady Aravis, known to you as your eldest daughter, Aravis Tarkeenna. Her remarkable valor, renowned intelligence, and beauty which illuminates the universe have proven her to be a worthy future queen over all my lands and peoples. The Great Lion has spoken the Words over her, and marked her as His people. The Lady Aravis is deeply loved by the prince, and I believe that she returns his love, thread for thread from her heart. Their happiness brings delight to my eyes and peace to my heart. 

May it be known that I do not ask for the dowry of your daughter, nor do I ask for your blessing over this marriage. 

However, I feel that is it most honorable to tell you the fortune of the eldest surviving issue of your flesh. I of all fathers know the cruel challenge when the fate of your offspring is unknown.

I commit you to the care of your gods and may the breath of Aslan be upon you and yours."

Within the envelope is a sheet of paper bearing a drawing in the Northern style, featuring a beautiful young woman. She is in strange clothing and she is dancing, her hands in the particular motion known to all who venerate Tash – the inexorable, the irresistible – as a joyous celebration of union. A wedding dance on foreign soil. The artist had drawn her merry, and her eyes are unmistakably those of Aravis, for they are identical to Kidrash’ first wife (may her soul find rest in the many arms of Tash). A crowned barbarian is drawn dancing with her in the stance of a Calormen bridegroom. 

He found it hard to look at. 

His daughter, his strange unknowable daughter. Lost to these people, to be their anointed queen. And yet, it is celebrated that she dances in this manner. Still a daughter of Great Calormen. 

Kidrash read the letter twice over before throwing it and the drawing into the fire. And in the morning, he had his war horse saddled and packed for long journey.

#narnia #the horse and his boy #kidrash tarkaan #aravis tarkheena #king lune #lizzen fic #remix fic #i've written so much lune fic y'all #I LOVE THE HORSE AND HIS BOY SO MUCH

[iwouldratherbeahobbit]

#narnia #the chronicles of narnia #corin #shasta #aravis tarkheena #uncle andrew #puddleglum #king tirian #prince rilian

[confessions-of-a-bookworm]

Narnia Incorrect Quotes 956/?

Shasta: Did you miss me while I was gone?

Aravis: You were gone?

#confessions of a bookworm #narnia #chronicles of narnia #incorrect quotes #aravis tarkheena #shasta #prince cor #the horse and his boy