Tumnus

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==Bio Info==
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'''Titles:''' Mr. Tumnus the Faun
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'''Age:''' Unknown. Some would argue that Tumnus must be over 100 years old because of the stories he tells Lucy about Narnia before the Hundred-Year Winter. But others have pointed out that Tumnus simply tells these stories and never says he himself was there. It seems like a reasonable assumption that Tumnus is over 100 years old, but the book simply isn't clear, so we don't know for sure.
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'''Species:''' Faun
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'''Home:''' A small, dry, clean cave of reddish stone located a little to the east of Lantern Waste in Narnia
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'''Physical Description:''' From the waist upwards, he is very much like a man. He has curly hair, a short pointed beard, and a "strange but pleasant" little face. His legs are shaped like a goat's with glossy black hair and hoofs instead of feet. He also has a tail, two horns (one on each side of his forehead), and rather reddish skin. He is a little taller than Lucy.
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'''Tools:''' An umbrella and a pan pipe
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'''First Appearance:''' ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'', Ch. 1 (1950)
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==About Tumnus==
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Even though he only has a few scenes, Mr. Tumnus the Faun is one of the most memorable and iconic characters in the Chronicles. He is the first fantasy creature to be introduced in the seven books, and also the first character to say the word "Narnia." The stories that Tumnus tells Lucy help to fill in the blanks somewhat between where The Magician's Nephew ends and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe begins. One of the things he mentions is that before the hundred-year winter began, Bacchus and Silenus used to visit Narnia, and of course they appear later in Prince Caspian when Narnia is liberated again.
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==Inspiration==
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C. S. Lewis' inspiration for the Chronicles of Narnia came from an image he had had in his head since he was 16. It was a faun carrying an umbrella and parcels in snowy wood. "From that simple, but unusual image," Douglas Gresham said, "came the classic story called ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe''." Perhaps this is the reason Tumnus is one of the most well-described characters in the series.
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==Appearances==
==Appearances==
===~ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ~ (1950)===
===~ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ~ (1950)===
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==About==
 
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Even though he only has a few scenes, Mr. Tumnus the Faun is one of the most memorable and iconic characters in the Chronicles. He is the first fantasy creature to be introduced in the seven books, and also the first character to say the word "Narnia." The stories that Tumnus tells Lucy help to fill in the blanks somewhat between where The Magician's Nephew ends and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe begins. One of the things he mentions is that before the hundred-year winter began, Bacchus and Silenus used to visit Narnia, and of course they appear later in Prince Caspian when Narnia is liberated again.
 
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C. S. Lewis' inspiration for the Chronicles of Narnia came from an image he had had in his head since he was 16. It was a faun carrying an umbrella and parcels in snowy wood. "From that simple, but unusual image," Douglas Gresham said, "came the classic story called ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe''." Perhaps this is the reason Tumnus is one of the most well-described characters in the series.
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==Bio Info==
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'''Titles:''' Mr. Tumnus the Faun
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'''Age:''' Unknown. Some would argue that Tumnus must be over 100 years old because of the stories he tells Lucy about Narnia before the Hundred-Year Winter. But others have pointed out that Tumnus simply tells these stories and never says he himself was there. It seems like a reasonable assumption that Tumnus is over 100 years old, but the book simply isn't clear, so we don't know for sure.
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'''Species:''' Faun
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'''Home:''' A small, dry, clean cave of reddish stone located a little to the east of Lantern Waste in Narnia
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'''Physical Description:''' From the waist upwards, he is very much like a man. He has curly hair, a short pointed beard, and a "strange but pleasant" little face. His legs are shaped like a goat's with glossy black hair and hoofs instead of feet. He also has a tail, two horns (one on each side of his forehead), and rather reddish skin. He is a little taller than Lucy.
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'''Tools:''' An umbrella and a pan pipe
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'''First Appearance:''' ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'', Ch. 1 (1950)
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'''Portrayals:'''
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*James McAvoy: Disney/Walden ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'', 2005
*James McAvoy: Disney/Walden ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'', 2005
Born: 1 January 1979
Born: 1 January 1979

Revision as of 03:51, 27 October 2009

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