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'Peter Pevensie' (1927 - 1949) is one of the major characters in the children's fantasy series ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' by C. S. Lewis. Peter appears in three of the seven books; in ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' and ''Prince Caspian'', he is a principal child character, and in ''The Last Battle'', he is an adult. He is mentioned in ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'' and in ''The Horse and His Boy''.
Peter is the eldest of the four Pevensie children and shares his adventures in Narnia with his sisters Susan and Lucy and with his brother Edmund.
As the High King of Narnia, Peter has authority over all other Kings and Queens the country will ever have.
Name
Peter shares some similarities with Saint Peter (see Christian elements below) and that may contribute to Lewis' choice for his name. An early draft of ''The Lion'' begins, "This book is about four children whose names were Ann, Martin, Rose, and Peter. But it is most about Peter who was the youngest." Peter is the only name that makes it into the final work, but as the oldest child instead of the youngest.
'Pevensey', on the southeast coast of England, is the site of a medieval castle that figures importantly in British history at several points. In Rudyard Kipling's ''Puck of Pook's Hill'' (1907) at least one of the characters refers to Pevensey as "England's Gate", which the celebrated wardrobe in Lewis's books quite literally becomes. The surname "Pevensie" does not actually appear in the Chronicles until the third published book, ''The Voyage of the ''Dawn Treader
Biography
Prior story
Peter was born in 1927 and is about 13 years old when he appears in ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe''. By ''The Last Battle'' he is 22 years old.
In ''The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe''
As the eldest brother, he tries his best to protect his other siblings and to act like a responsible young adult. He is evacuated to the countryside with his siblings by train because of the air-raids of World War II. In the countryside, they stay at the old mansion of Professor Digory Kirke until the end of the war.
When Lucy first stumbles on the wardrobe, Peter doesn't believe her, thinking it is just her imagination until he and the other Pevensies enter the wardrobe themselves; "A jolly good hoax, Lu". He later apologizes to Lucy for not believing her and is quite angry with Edmund for earlier denying Narnia's existence; "Well, of all the poisonous little beasts". This is caused by Edmund's revelation of his deceit when, upon entering Narnia, he says; "I say...oughtn't we to be bearing a bit more to the left, that is, if we are aiming for the lamp-post?".
Peter received his sword, Rhindon, and shield from Father Christmas during the journey to find Aslan and is later knighted "Sir Peter Wolf's-Bane" by Aslan after he kills Maugrim the wolf, chief of the White Witch's secret police, who was trying to kill Susan. This is Peter's first battle. In the American editions of the books on which the 1979 animated film was based, Lewis changed the chief wolf's name to Fenris-Ulf, after a figure from Norse mythology. In those versions, Peter is given the epithet "Fenris-bane".
He is the head General of Aslan's army.After the defeat of the White Witch Jadis, self-styled Queen of Narnia, and her evil allies, in the Battle of Beruna Ford, he is crowned by Aslan as His Majesty King Peter, High King of Narnia, Emperor of the Lone Islands, Lord of Cair Paravel, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Lion. The ancient prophecy of two Sons of Adam and two Daughters of Eve coming to sit on the four thrones of Narnia at Cair Paravel has come to fruition. This marks the end of the hundred years of winter and the reign of the White Witch, and is the beginning of Narnia's Golden Age.
In ''Prince Caspian''
After the Pevensies arrive in the ruins of Cair Paravel, they find the castle's treasure chamber, where Peter, Susan and Lucy find the gifts they were given by Father Christmas. Peter takes his sword, Rhindon, and his silver shield, and again serves as the leader of the group. When the children are forced to make a decision, Peter, as High King, has the final word. Buying time for Aslan to awaken the other Narnians and stall the war, Peter suggested that he would fight Miraz in a one on one duel. After the Pevensie children help defeat the Telarmines, Peter formally gives authority to Caspian to rule Narnia as king. Aslan gives Caspian the authority to rule "under Us and under the High King". Peter later confided to Lucy and Edmund that he was told by Aslan that he and Susan will never return to Narnia, as they are now too old. The four children returned to their world, in which they were waiting for their train that will take them to their boarding schools.
In ''Voyage of the'' Dawn Treader
While not physically present in the book, it was mentioned that Peter was under the tutelage of Professor Kirke in preparation for exams.
In ''The Horse and His Boy''
High King Peter around this time was leading a battle to drive away the giants from the Northern boundaries of the realm. His prowess from this fight was well known in Narnian history, as it was referenced in the other books. While mentioned several times, he never makes a real appearance.
In ''The Last Battle''
Peter has a minor role in the story, however he was the only one to directly address Tirian when the young king begged them to come to their aid.
Peter and Edmund went to London to retrieve the magic rings that Professor Kirke buried in ''The Magician's Nephew'' in the Ketterley's yard dressed as workmen, hoping to use its power and allow Eustace and Jill to reach Narnia. Both boys were waiting for the others at the train platform when the accident happened.
He is described by Tirian as having the face of a warrior. As Aslan brought about the final destruction of Narnia, Peter was asked by Aslan to close the door, which he then locked with a golden key, and was one of the many people admitted in Aslan's country.
Christian elements
Lewis, himself an expert on allegory, did not consider ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' allegory. He saw them as "suppositional" answering the question, "What might Christ become like, if there really were a world like Narnia and He chose to be incarnate and die and rise again in that world as He actually has done in ours?' This is not allegory at all." While not allegorical, Narnia does present significant parallels with elements from Christianity.
There are similarities between Peter Pevensie and St. Peter, who was one of Jesus's original twelve disciples. In the story, Peter is the leader of the children as St. Peter is considered the leader of the twelve disciples. Peter leads the army of Narnia to fight against the White Witch as St. Peter led the early Christian church in spreading Christianity. Like St. Peter, who was given that name from Christ, Peter is given the name Sir Peter Wolfsbane by Aslan. The biblical St. Peter, according to Catholic tradition, was given the "keys to the kingdom of heaven" and Peter Pevensie shut the door, locking it with a golden key, sealing the destroyed Narnia after the judgment in The Last Battle.
Portrayals
★ In the 2005 Disney film '', Peter is portrayed by British actor William Moseley as a child and Noah Huntley as an adult. Moseley will return for the sequel, '', scheduled for a 2008 release.
★ In the 1988 television serial produced by the BBC, ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'', Peter was played by actor Richard Dempsey.
★ In the late-1990s/early-2000s radio adaptations produced by Focus on the Family Radio Theatre, he is voiced as a child by Freddie Findlay and by Peter Moreton as an adult.
Notes
1. Caspian to be second Narnia movie
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