Puddleglum

Puddleglum was a Marsh-wiggle living near the River Shribble in the Marshlands. He had a rather solemn demeanor, and was, as Jill Pole put it, a "wet blanket." He was distrustful of strangers; such as the giants in the House of Harfang, the Lady of the Green Kirtle, Rilian and the other underworlders. His misgivings were not often wrongly placed. He would constantly be expecting the worst to happen, but always encouraged everyone to "put a bold face on it."

He is featured in The Silver Chair and is somewhat the hero, because he is the only one able to resist the Lady of the Green Kirtle's spell.

He also makes a brief appearance at the end of The Last Battle.

Trivia

 * Lewis said that his gardener Fred Paxford was inspiration for the loyal and pessimistic Puddleglum (Douglas Gresham recalls, "If you said good morning to him, he might reply, 'Ah! Looks like rain afore lunch, though; if'n it don't snow or hail, tha's.'")
 * There is a book called The Giant Surprise: A Narnia Story written by Hiawyn Oram, that tells a story about Puddleglum and his niece named Lally, who save some Mice from Giants.


 * He was played by Tom Baker in the BBC version of the Silver Chair