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{{short description|Fictional boy, the male lead human in The Horse and His Boy (Narnia, book 5)}}
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|gender=Male
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| first = ''[[The Horse and His Boy]]'' (1954)
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|title=King of [[Archenland]]
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| race = Human
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| title = King of [[Archenland]]
|spouse=[[Aravis]]
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| family = {{ubl|[[List of characters in The Chronicles of Narnia#L|King Lune]] (father)|Unnamed mother|[[List of characters in The Chronicles of Narnia#C|Corin]] (twin brother)}}
|children=[[List of characters in The Chronicles of Narnia#R|Ram the Great]]
| spouse = [[Aravis|Aravis Tarkheena]]
| children = [[List of characters in The Chronicles of Narnia#R|Ram the Great]]
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'''Shasta''', later known as '''Cor of [[Archenland]]''', is a [[fiction]]al [[Character (arts)|character]] in [[C. S. Lewis]]' ''[[Chronicles of Narnia]]''. He is the principal character in the fifth book published in the series, ''[[The Horse and His Boy]]''. The book's events, however, are chronologically third in the series. He also appears briefly at the end of ''[[The Last Battle]]'', the seventh and final book in the series.


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Born as the eldest son and heir of [[List of characters in The Chronicles of Narnia#L|King Lune]] of Archenland, and elder identical twin of [[List of characters in The Chronicles of Narnia#C|Prince Corin]], Shasta/Cor was kidnapped as an infant and raised as a fisherman's son in the country of [[Calormen]]. In ''The Horse and his Boy'' (the events of which all occur during the reign of the four [[Pevensie (disambiguation)|Pevensie]] children in Narnia, an era which begins and ends in the last chapter of ''[[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]''), Shasta/Cor escapes to freedom, saves Archenland and Narnia from invasion, learns his true identity, and is restored to his heritage. Shasta's companions on his journey are the talking horses, [[Bree (Narnia)|Bree]], and [[Hwin]], and the Calormene Tarkheena, [[Aravis]]. Shasta/Cor grows up to become King of Archenland, marries [[Aravis]], and fathers the next (and "most famous") king of Archenland, [[List of characters in The Chronicles of Narnia#R|Ram the Great]].
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'''Shasta''', later known as '''Cor''' of [[Archenland]], is a fictional character in [[C. S. Lewis]]' ''[[Chronicles of Narnia]]''. He is the principal character in the fifth book published in the series, ''[[The Horse and His Boy]]''. The book's events, however, are chronologically third in the series. He also appears briefly at the end of ''[[The Last Battle]]'', the seventh and final book in the series.

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Born as the eldest son and heir of [[List of characters in The Chronicles of Narnia#L|King Lune]] of Archenland, and elder twin of [[List of characters in The Chronicles of Narnia#C|Prince Corin]], Cor was kidnapped as an infant and raised as a fisherman's son in the country of [[Calormen]]. In ''The Horse and his Boy'', (the events of which all occur during the reign of the four [[Pevensie (disambiguation)|Pevensie]] children in Narnia, an era which begins and ends in the last chapter of ''[[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]''), Shasta escapes to freedom, saves Archenland and Narnia from invasion, learns his true identity, and is restored to his heritage. Shasta's companions on his journey are the talking horses, [[Bree (Narnia)|Bree]], and [[Hwin]], and the Calormene Tarkheena, [[Aravis]]. Shasta grows up to become King of Archenland, marries [[Aravis]], and fathers the next (and "most famous") king of Archenland, [[List of characters in The Chronicles of Narnia#R|Ram the Great]].


==Biographical summary==
==Biographical summary==
Shasta is raised by a stern fisherman named [[Arsheesh]], who lives on the coast of [[Calormen]] which is a semi-arid land to the south of [[Narnia (world)|Narnia]], beyond Archenland and the Great Desert. Shasta believes that Arsheesh is his father until he overhears Arsheesh negotiating to sell him to a [[Tarkaan]] (a Calormene nobleman) as a slave. He discovers when he overhears their conversation that Arsheesh actually found him as a baby in a rowboat on the beach. Shasta goes to the stable and starts talking to the Tarkaan's horse there. To his surprise, the horse talks back, warns him that his new master is cruel, and suggests that they escape together to Narnia, a land of freedom, where nearly all the animals talk.
Cor is raised under the name Shasta by a poor fisherman named [[Arsheesh]], who lives on the coast of [[Calormen]], a great and powerful land to the south of [[Narnia (world)|Narnia]], beyond Archenland and the Great Desert. Harshly treated, Shasta believes that Arsheesh is his father until he overhears the fisherman negotiating to sell him as a slave to a [[Tarkaan]] (a Calormene nobleman). He discovers that Arsheesh found him as a baby in a rowboat washed up on the beach. Shasta goes to the stable and starts talking to the Tarkaan's horse there. To his surprise, the horse answers, warning Shasta that his new master is cruel and suggesting that both horse and boy escape together to Narnia, a land of freedom where nearly all the animals talk.

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Shasta agrees, and he and the horse, nicknamed [[Bree (Narnia)|Bree]], start off that night. They encounter another pair of fugitives, a [[Tarkaan|Tarkheena]] named [[Aravis]] and her talking horse [[Hwin]]. They make their way to [[Narnia (world)|Tashbaan]], Calormen's capital city, where Shasta is mistaken by a visiting Narnian party for Prince Corin of Archenland, whom he strongly resembles.


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Learning that Prince Rabadash of Calormen is planning to invade Archenland as a step to conquering Narnia, Shasta and his companions set off to warn Archenland. After a grueling journey across the desert, a tired and barefoot Shasta successfully warns the Archenlanders. Riding with the Archenlanders, he becomes lost in dense fog, but is then guided by the great lion [[Aslan]] through a mountain pass into Narnia, where his warning musters a force of Narnians to come to the aid of their allies. At Corin's urging, Shasta participates in the battle to defeat Rabadash and his Calormen horsemen.
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Shasta agrees to escape with the horse, nicknamed [[Bree (Narnia)|Bree]], and they start off that night. Through further adventures, Shasta and Bree encounter another two more fugitives, a [[Tarkaan|Tarkheena]] named [[Aravis]] and another talking horse, [[Hwin]]. During his travels, Shasta meets an exact look-alike, named [[Corin (Narnia)|Prince Corin]] of Archenland, for whom he is briefly mistaken when he is encountered by King Edmund.


Shasta then discovers who he really is: Prince Cor of Archenland, elder son of [[King Lune of Archenland|King Lune]], Corin's twin brother, and heir apparent to the throne. When he was a baby, a prophecy predicted that he would save Archenland from a great danger, leading domestic enemies of King Lune to kidnap him. When his father pursued their ship, the kidnappers put the baby prince on a rowboat with a knight. This was the boat in which Arsheesh found him. The knight had died, but Aslan guided the boat to shore so that Cor could survive.
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Shasta and his traveling companions learn that Calormen is planning to attack Archenland as a step to conquering Narnia, and so they set off on a race to warn Archenland. After a grueling journey, a tired and barefoot Shasta successfully warns the Archenlanders. Riding with the Archenlanders, Shasta becomes lost in dense fog, but is guided by the great lion [[Aslan]] through a mountain pass into Narnia, where his warning musters a force of Narnians to come to the aid of their allies. He participates in the battle against the Calormenes (in which Archenland reigns victorious), convinced to do so by Prince Corin.


The prophecy was fulfilled when he alerted both the Archenlanders and their Narnian friends of the Calormen invasion. Cor is reunited with his father and brother (his mother having died sometime before), and Aravis comes to live with them at the castle of Anvard. Cor and Aravis eventually marry, and their son Ram the Great becomes (we are told) the greatest king of Archenland.
Shasta then discovers who he really is: Prince Cor of Archenland, elder son of [[King Lune of Archenland|King Lune]], heir apparent to the throne, and twin brother to Prince Corin. He learns that there was a prophecy made about him when he was only an infant, that he would save Archenland from a great evil. This prophecy led the enemies of Archenland to kidnap him, and they managed to get him onto their warship at sea. When his father pursued his son's kidnappers, the enemies put the baby prince on a rowboat with a knight. This was the boat in which Arsheesh found him. The knight died, but during an encounter with Aslan himself, Aslan reveals that he intervened and pushed the boat to shore so Shasta could survive. The prophecy was fulfilled when he warned the Archenlanders and rallied the Narnians against Rabadash. Shasta is welcomed into the royal family and eventually marries Aravis, who comes and lives with them in Anvard (King Lune's castle). Their son, Ram the Great, becomes (we are told) the greatest king of Archenland. The above events took place in 1014 and Ram's reign began in 1050 suggesting that King Cor was relatively young (in his 50s) when he died.


Shasta and Aravis are both mentioned as being in the second Narnia at the end of ''The Last Battle''.
King Cor, King Lune, Queen Aravis, and Prince Corin Thunder-Fist are all mentioned as present in the second Narnia at the end of ''The Last Battle''.


Shasta is a direct descendant from King Frank I of Narnia, who was born on Earth, via Col, the second son of Frank V of Narnia.
Cor is a direct descendant (via Col, the second son of Frank V of Narnia) of King Frank I of Narnia, who was born on Earth in England.


==References==
==References==
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* {{Citation |surname1=Ford |given1=Paul |year=2005 |title=Companion to Narnia, Revised Edition |place=SanFrancisco |publisher=Harper |isbn=0-06-079127-6 |URL=}}
* {{Citation|surname1=Ford|given1=Paul|year=2005|title=Companion to Narnia, Revised Edition|place=San Francisco|publisher=Harper|isbn=0-06-079127-6}}
* {{Citation |surname1=Lewis |given1=C. S. |authorlink=C. S. Lewis |year=1954 |title=The Horse and His Boy |place=London |publisher=Geoffrey Bles |ID= |URL=}}
* {{Citation|surname1=Lewis|given1=C. S.|author-link=C. S. Lewis|year=1954|title=The Horse and His Boy|place=London|publisher=Geoffrey Bles}}
* {{Citation |surname1=Lewis |given1=C. S. |authorlink=C. S. Lewis |year=1956 |title=The Last Battle |place=London |publisher=Geoffrey Bles |ID= |URL=}}
* {{Citation|surname1=Lewis|given1=C. S.|author-link=C. S. Lewis|year=1956|title=The Last Battle|place=London|publisher=Geoffrey Bles}}
* {{Citation |surname1=Markos |given1=Louis |year=2000 |title=The Life and Writings of C. S. Lewis (audio course), Lecture 10: Journeys of Faith-The Chronicles of Narnia II |place=Chantilly, VA |publisher=The Teaching Company |isbn=1-56585-316-4 |URL=}}
* {{Citation|surname1=Markos|given1=Louis|year=2000|title=The Life and Writings of C. S. Lewis (audio course), Lecture 10: Journeys of Faith-The Chronicles of Narnia II|place=Chantilly, VA|publisher=The Teaching Company|isbn=1-56585-316-4}}
* {{Citation |surname1=Schakel |given1=Peter J. |year=1979 |title=Reading With the Heart: The Way into Narnia |place=Grand Rapids |publisher=William B. Eerdmans |isbn=0-8028-1814-5 |URL=}}
* {{Citation|surname1=Schakel|given1=Peter J.|year=1979|title=Reading With the Heart: The Way into Narnia|place=Grand Rapids|publisher=William B. Eerdmans|isbn=0-8028-1814-5|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/readingwithheart0000scha}}


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Latest revision as of 07:54, 3 March 2024

Cor/Shasta
Narnia character
First appearanceThe Horse and His Boy (1954)
In-universe information
RaceHuman
TitleKing of Archenland
Family
SpouseAravis Tarkheena
ChildrenRam the Great
NationalityArchenland

Shasta, later known as Cor of Archenland, is a fictional character in C. S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia. He is the principal character in the fifth book published in the series, The Horse and His Boy. The book's events, however, are chronologically third in the series. He also appears briefly at the end of The Last Battle, the seventh and final book in the series.

Born as the eldest son and heir of King Lune of Archenland, and elder identical twin of Prince Corin, Shasta/Cor was kidnapped as an infant and raised as a fisherman's son in the country of Calormen. In The Horse and his Boy (the events of which all occur during the reign of the four Pevensie children in Narnia, an era which begins and ends in the last chapter of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe), Shasta/Cor escapes to freedom, saves Archenland and Narnia from invasion, learns his true identity, and is restored to his heritage. Shasta's companions on his journey are the talking horses, Bree, and Hwin, and the Calormene Tarkheena, Aravis. Shasta/Cor grows up to become King of Archenland, marries Aravis, and fathers the next (and "most famous") king of Archenland, Ram the Great.

Biographical summary

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Cor is raised under the name Shasta by a poor fisherman named Arsheesh, who lives on the coast of Calormen, a great and powerful land to the south of Narnia, beyond Archenland and the Great Desert. Harshly treated, Shasta believes that Arsheesh is his father until he overhears the fisherman negotiating to sell him as a slave to a Tarkaan (a Calormene nobleman). He discovers that Arsheesh found him as a baby in a rowboat washed up on the beach. Shasta goes to the stable and starts talking to the Tarkaan's horse there. To his surprise, the horse answers, warning Shasta that his new master is cruel and suggesting that both horse and boy escape together to Narnia, a land of freedom where nearly all the animals talk.

Shasta agrees, and he and the horse, nicknamed Bree, start off that night. They encounter another pair of fugitives, a Tarkheena named Aravis and her talking horse Hwin. They make their way to Tashbaan, Calormen's capital city, where Shasta is mistaken by a visiting Narnian party for Prince Corin of Archenland, whom he strongly resembles.

Learning that Prince Rabadash of Calormen is planning to invade Archenland as a step to conquering Narnia, Shasta and his companions set off to warn Archenland. After a grueling journey across the desert, a tired and barefoot Shasta successfully warns the Archenlanders. Riding with the Archenlanders, he becomes lost in dense fog, but is then guided by the great lion Aslan through a mountain pass into Narnia, where his warning musters a force of Narnians to come to the aid of their allies. At Corin's urging, Shasta participates in the battle to defeat Rabadash and his Calormen horsemen.

Shasta then discovers who he really is: Prince Cor of Archenland, elder son of King Lune, Corin's twin brother, and heir apparent to the throne. When he was a baby, a prophecy predicted that he would save Archenland from a great danger, leading domestic enemies of King Lune to kidnap him. When his father pursued their ship, the kidnappers put the baby prince on a rowboat with a knight. This was the boat in which Arsheesh found him. The knight had died, but Aslan guided the boat to shore so that Cor could survive.

The prophecy was fulfilled when he alerted both the Archenlanders and their Narnian friends of the Calormen invasion. Cor is reunited with his father and brother (his mother having died sometime before), and Aravis comes to live with them at the castle of Anvard. Cor and Aravis eventually marry, and their son Ram the Great becomes (we are told) the greatest king of Archenland.

King Cor, King Lune, Queen Aravis, and Prince Corin Thunder-Fist are all mentioned as present in the second Narnia at the end of The Last Battle.

Cor is a direct descendant (via Col, the second son of Frank V of Narnia) of King Frank I of Narnia, who was born on Earth in England.

References

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  • Ford, Paul (2005), Companion to Narnia, Revised Edition, San Francisco: Harper, ISBN 0-06-079127-6
  • Lewis, C. S. (1954), The Horse and His Boy, London: Geoffrey Bles
  • Lewis, C. S. (1956), The Last Battle, London: Geoffrey Bles
  • Markos, Louis (2000), The Life and Writings of C. S. Lewis (audio course), Lecture 10: Journeys of Faith-The Chronicles of Narnia II, Chantilly, VA: The Teaching Company, ISBN 1-56585-316-4
  • Schakel, Peter J. (1979), Reading With the Heart: The Way into Narnia, Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, ISBN 0-8028-1814-5
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