Doctor Cornelius
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==Bio Info== | ==Bio Info== | ||
| - | '''Titles:''' Lord Cornelius, Lord Chancellor Cornelius | + | '''Titles:''' Doctor Cornelius, Lord Cornelius, Lord Chancellor Cornelius |
'''Age:''' Unknown, but certainly elderly | '''Age:''' Unknown, but certainly elderly | ||
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'''First Appearance:''' ''Prince Caspian'', Ch. 4 (1951) | '''First Appearance:''' ''Prince Caspian'', Ch. 4 (1951) | ||
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| + | ==About Doctor Cornelius== | ||
| + | Cornelius is one of the few scholarly characters in the Chronicles. He has a dual identity as well; as a half-human, half-dwarf, he must conceal his Dwarfish heritage in Telmarine Narnia. But rather than forsake his history, Cornelius turns his scholarship to the problem of reconstructing even a piece of the Old Narnia. He spends his youth looking for Queen [[Susan Pevensie|Susan]]'s legendary Horn, and is successful in his search. Cornelius is a staunch believer in the old tales of the Golden Age of Narnia and [[Aslan]], the Great Lion. Though he is not a warrior, Cornelius' contribution to the war is absolutely essential, as he saves [[Caspian]]'s life and also provides the intellectual basis for the Old Narnian rebellion. All that Cornelius has hoped and worked for is fulfilled when [[Caspian]] takes the throne of Narnia. | ||
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*"That is the greatest and most sacred treasure of Narnia. Many terrors I endured, many spells did I utter, to find it, when I was still young. It is the magic horn of Queen [[Susan Pevensie|Susan]] herself which she left behind her when she vanished from Narnia at the end of the Golden Age." (PC, Ch.5) | *"That is the greatest and most sacred treasure of Narnia. Many terrors I endured, many spells did I utter, to find it, when I was still young. It is the magic horn of Queen [[Susan Pevensie|Susan]] herself which she left behind her when she vanished from Narnia at the end of the Golden Age." (PC, Ch.5) | ||
*"By the Lion, it's a mouse. Signior Mouse, I desire your better acquaintance. I am honoured by meeting so valiant a beast." (PC, Ch. 7) | *"By the Lion, it's a mouse. Signior Mouse, I desire your better acquaintance. I am honoured by meeting so valiant a beast." (PC, Ch. 7) | ||
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==Portrayals== | ==Portrayals== | ||
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| - | *[[File:BBCDoctorCornelius.jpg|left]]Henry Woolf: BBC TV series, | + | *[[File:BBCDoctorCornelius.jpg|left]]Henry Woolf: BBC TV series, 1988 – 1990 |
