Ramandu

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'''First Appearance:''' ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', Ch. 14 (1952)
'''First Appearance:''' ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', Ch. 14 (1952)
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==Appearances==
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===~ The Voyage of the Dawn Treader ~ (1952)===
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[[File:3778.jpg|left]]Ramandu is a star at rest who lives on the island at the beginning of the World’s End. The Narnians first meet the retired star when he and [[Ramandu's Daughter|his daughter]] greet the dawn. His mild and grave manner immediately sparks respect in the company. Ramandu and [[Ramandu's Daughter|his daughter]] greet the sun with a song, calling birds that descend upon Aslan’s Table and eat the food so that it may be renewed. One of the birds places something that looks like a fruit or a live coal in Ramandu's mouth. Ramandu explains later that it is a fire-berry from the valleys of the Sun that he eats every day to take away a little of his age. Ramandu holds the key to awaken the three sleeping Narnian lords that sit at Aslan’s Table. He tells the company that they must travel further East and leave one of their number behind to go on and never return. Also, he offers sleep without dreams to the broken [[Lord Rhoop]] while the others sail on. When [[Caspian]] and his men return to the island, the sleepers have awoken and Ramandu must bid farewell to [[Ramandu's Daughter|his daughter]] as she leaves to marry Caspian.
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==Inspiration==
==Inspiration==
Though there is no direct inspiration known for this character, Ramandu is very much like the stock character of the old, wise, holy hermit in medieval literature who gives the hero the information he needs to achieve his quest. Taking into account Lewis' love for medieval literature and the quest plot of the story, it seems plausible to see Ramandu as a type of that recurring medieval character.  
Though there is no direct inspiration known for this character, Ramandu is very much like the stock character of the old, wise, holy hermit in medieval literature who gives the hero the information he needs to achieve his quest. Taking into account Lewis' love for medieval literature and the quest plot of the story, it seems plausible to see Ramandu as a type of that recurring medieval character.  
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==Appearances==
 
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===~ The Voyage of the Dawn Treader ~ (1952)===
 
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[[File:3778.jpg|left]]Ramandu is a star at rest who lives on the island at the beginning of the World’s End. The Narnians first meet the retired star when he and [[Ramandu's Daughter|his daughter]] greet the dawn. His mild and grave manner immediately sparks respect in the company. Ramandu and [[Ramandu's Daughter|his daughter]] greet the sun with a song, calling birds that descend upon Aslan’s Table and eat the food so that it may be renewed. One of the birds places something that looks like a fruit or a live coal in Ramandu's mouth. Ramandu explains later that it is a fire-berry from the valleys of the Sun that he eats every day to take away a little of his age. Ramandu holds the key to awaken the three sleeping Narnian lords that sit at Aslan’s Table. He tells the company that they must travel further East and leave one of their number behind to go on and never return. Also, he offers sleep without dreams to the broken [[Lord Rhoop]] while the others sail on. When [[Caspian]] and his men return to the island, the sleepers have awoken and Ramandu must bid farewell to [[Ramandu's Daughter|his daughter]] as she leaves to marry Caspian.
 
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*[[File:BBCRamandu.jpg|left]]Geoffrey Bayldon: BBC TV series, 1989 – 1990
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*[[File:BBCRamandu.jpg|left]]Geoffrey Bayldon: BBC TV series, 1988 – 1990

Current revision as of 21:31, 19 December 2010

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