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Fictional character in The Chronicles of Narnia
Not to be confused with
Tyrion
.
Fictional character
King Tirian
(born between 2530 and 2535,
Narnian time
[1]
) is a fictional character from
C. S. Lewis
's fantasy series
The Chronicles of Narnia
. He is the protagonist of
The Last Battle
, in which he is the last King of
Narnia
, who has to defend his kingdom against subversion and invasion. He is well respected by the Narnians and a skilled swordsman. He is descended from
Prince Caspian
,
[2]
and is the son of
King Erlian
.
His closest friend is
Jewel the Unicorn
.
Troubles in Narnia cause King Tirian to doubt the purported return of
Aslan
. Enraged at
Calormene
treatment of a talking beast, he and Jewel slay the men but are then filled with guilt at this act and surrender to the Calormene enclave and
Shift
.
There Tirian witnesses the fraudulent exhibition of 'Aslan' and is sentenced to death by Shift. He prays for Aslan or the friends of Narnia to come to save Narnia, and
Eustace
and
Jill
come to his rescue.
He leads an assault upon the Calormenes at the stable and, on the verge of defeat, wrestles their leader Rishda Tarkaan into the stable to meet
Tash
.
There he finds himself in
Aslan's Country
, meets
High King Peter
,
King Edmund
,
Lord Digory
,
Lady Polly
and
Queen Lucy
, and bears witness to the
end of Narnia
.
References
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Regnal titles
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Preceded by
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King of
Narnia
?-2555
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Succeeded by
End of Narnia
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