The Lady of the Green Kirtle

'''First Appearance:''' ''The Silver Chair'', Ch. 4 (1953)

'''First Appearance:''' ''The Silver Chair'', Ch. 4 (1953)

===~ The Silver Chair ~ (1953)===

===~ The Silver Chair ~ (1953)===

[[File:3787.jpg|left]]One spring morning Prince [[Rilian]] and his mother the [[Ramandu's Daughter|Queen]] (the daughter of [[Ramandu]]) go out to the woods for a picnic. After awhile, the [[Ramandu's Daughter|Queen]] grows tired and lies down to rest. While she is sleeping, a great green serpent comes out of the undergrowth and bites her on the hand, killing her with its poison. [[Rilian]] rides back to the forest again and again to avenge his mother, but never finds the worm. One day while he is searching, he encounters the most beautiful woman he has ever seen. She is dressed all in green and does not speak to him. [[Drinian]], [[Caspian]]'s trusted councillor and friend, rides out one day with [[Rilian]] to see the green Lady. She beckons to [[Rilian]] but disappears when she sees [[Drinian]]. The next day, the Prince does not return to the castle; the green Lady has captured him. She is not seen in Narnia again, but every knight who goes looking for [[Rilian]] disappears. It is assumed that she captures and destroys them. When [[Jill Pole|Jill]], [[Eustace Clarence Scrubb|Eustace]], and [[Puddleglum]] meet the Lady of the Green Kirtle on the road, she tells them of the comforts of Harfang, home of the Gentle Giants, in an attempt to distract them from their mission. She tells the children to say to the Giants that "She of the Green Kirtle salutes them by you, and has sent them two fair Southern children for the Autumn Feast." As it is the custom of the Gentle Giants to eat humans at their Autumn Feast, it is clear that the green Lady is trying to have them killed. When she discovers that [[Puddleglum]] and the children have freed [[Rilian]] from his enchantment, the green Lady attempts to enchant all of them. She throws magic powder into the fire and plays her mandolin while speaking gently, trying to convince them that the sun, Narnia, and even [[Aslan]] do not exist and that they have only made these things up. When [[Puddleglum]] stamps on the fire, the Witch's enchantment is broken. This enrages her and she transforms into her serpent form to kill them all. [[Rilian]], [[Puddleglum]], and [[Eustace Clarence Scrubb|Eustace]] succeed in slaying her.  

[[File:3787.jpg|left]]One spring morning Prince [[Rilian]] and his mother the [[Ramandu's Daughter|Queen]] (the daughter of [[Ramandu]]) go out to the woods for a picnic. After awhile, the [[Ramandu's Daughter|Queen]] grows tired and lies down to rest. While she is sleeping, a great green serpent comes out of the undergrowth and bites her on the hand, killing her with its poison. [[Rilian]] rides back to the forest again and again to avenge his mother, but never finds the worm. One day while he is searching, he encounters the most beautiful woman he has ever seen. She is dressed all in green and does not speak to him. [[Drinian]], [[Caspian]]'s trusted councillor and friend, rides out one day with [[Rilian]] to see the green Lady. She beckons to [[Rilian]] but disappears when she sees [[Drinian]]. The next day, the Prince does not return to the castle; the green Lady has captured him. She is not seen in Narnia again, but every knight who goes looking for [[Rilian]] disappears. It is assumed that she captures and destroys them. When [[Jill Pole|Jill]], [[Eustace Clarence Scrubb|Eustace]], and [[Puddleglum]] meet the Lady of the Green Kirtle on the road, she tells them of the comforts of Harfang, home of the Gentle Giants, in an attempt to distract them from their mission. She tells the children to say to the Giants that "She of the Green Kirtle salutes them by you, and has sent them two fair Southern children for the Autumn Feast." As it is the custom of the Gentle Giants to eat humans at their Autumn Feast, it is clear that the green Lady is trying to have them killed. When she discovers that [[Puddleglum]] and the children have freed [[Rilian]] from his enchantment, the green Lady attempts to enchant all of them. She throws magic powder into the fire and plays her mandolin while speaking gently, trying to convince them that the sun, Narnia, and even [[Aslan]] do not exist and that they have only made these things up. When [[Puddleglum]] stamps on the fire, the Witch's enchantment is broken. This enrages her and she transforms into her serpent form to kill them all. [[Rilian]], [[Puddleglum]], and [[Eustace Clarence Scrubb|Eustace]] succeed in slaying her.