Coriakin
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'''First Appearance:''' ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', Ch. 11 (1952) | '''First Appearance:''' ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', Ch. 11 (1952) | ||
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===~ The Voyage of the Dawn Treader ~ (1952)=== | ===~ The Voyage of the Dawn Treader ~ (1952)=== | ||
[[File:3778.jpg|left]]As a star not quite at rest, Coriakin had been sent by [[Aslan]] to govern the [[Chief and the Dufflepuds|Duffers]] on their island. The [[Chief and the Dufflepuds|Duffers]] describe him as a "great magician" who fell into a great rage and cast an uglifying spell on them because they would not do what he wished. Later on when [[Lucy Pevensie|Lucy]] meets Coriakin after reading his book of magic, he explains that he merely wanted them to do things in logical order rather than things like planting cooked potatoes to save time cooking them later. Coriakin had allowed the [[Chief and the Dufflepuds|Duffers]] to cast an invisibility spell on themselves because he knew [[Lucy Pevensie|Lucy]] would be around eventually to lift it. He meets [[Lucy Pevensie|Lucy]] after [[Aslan]] appears, and serves her a delicious lunch when the Great Lion leaves. He invites the other Narnians to dine with him and uses magic to prepare a feast in which each has what he or she likes best to eat. Afterward he presents them with a map created by magic that is so detailed that if you look closely, you can see everything from the buildings on the street to the caves on the hillsides. Before the Narnians bid him farewell, Coriakin mends the stern of the Dawn Treader which had been damaged in the fight with the sea serpent. Later in the book, [[Ramandu]] hints that Coriakin was placed on the island as a punishment of sorts, though he will not say what crimes a star can commit. | [[File:3778.jpg|left]]As a star not quite at rest, Coriakin had been sent by [[Aslan]] to govern the [[Chief and the Dufflepuds|Duffers]] on their island. The [[Chief and the Dufflepuds|Duffers]] describe him as a "great magician" who fell into a great rage and cast an uglifying spell on them because they would not do what he wished. Later on when [[Lucy Pevensie|Lucy]] meets Coriakin after reading his book of magic, he explains that he merely wanted them to do things in logical order rather than things like planting cooked potatoes to save time cooking them later. Coriakin had allowed the [[Chief and the Dufflepuds|Duffers]] to cast an invisibility spell on themselves because he knew [[Lucy Pevensie|Lucy]] would be around eventually to lift it. He meets [[Lucy Pevensie|Lucy]] after [[Aslan]] appears, and serves her a delicious lunch when the Great Lion leaves. He invites the other Narnians to dine with him and uses magic to prepare a feast in which each has what he or she likes best to eat. Afterward he presents them with a map created by magic that is so detailed that if you look closely, you can see everything from the buildings on the street to the caves on the hillsides. Before the Narnians bid him farewell, Coriakin mends the stern of the Dawn Treader which had been damaged in the fight with the sea serpent. Later in the book, [[Ramandu]] hints that Coriakin was placed on the island as a punishment of sorts, though he will not say what crimes a star can commit. | ||
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| + | ==About Coriakin== | ||
| + | Coriakin is a star who is in disgrace for unexplained reasons. [[Aslan]] hints at it when He speaks with Coriakin on the Island of the Dufflepuds, but it is not made clear until [[Ramandu]] explains later that Coriakin's rulership of the [[Chief and the Dufflepuds|Duffers]] is a punishment. And yet his punishment is not abasing; he is given a charge of some trust in ruling the Duffers' island. Though the [[Chief and the Dufflepuds|Duffers]] can be very trying, Coriakin speaks of them with affection. He is quite friendly to [[Lucy Pevensie|Lucy]] when he finds her in his study reading his magic book, and uses his skills for the benefit of the explorers when he creates the map of their travels. Though he is slightly weary of his punishment, Coriakin bears it well, and it would seem that whatever his sin had been, he had learned from it and was eager to obey [[Aslan]] in the steps of the Great Dance in the sky once more. | ||
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| - | *[[File:BBCCoriakin.jpg|left]]Preston Lockwood: BBC TV series, | + | *[[File:BBCCoriakin.jpg|left]]Preston Lockwood: BBC TV series, 1988 – 1990 |
