Shasta

Shasta, more properly known as Cor, was a Prince and later King of Archenland. The son of King Lune, Cor was kidnapped while still an infant and stolen away to Calormen. Years later Cor would return and save Archenland from the greatest danger it had ever faced. He eventually married his one-time travelling companion Aravis, and the two went on to rule together once King Lune died. Cor and Aravis would also have a son who would later go on to be King Ram the Great.

Birth and Abduction
Cor was born in the land of Archenland as the elder twin brother of Corin, the son of King Lune. As a baby, Cor, along with his brother, was brought into Narnia by his parents to be blessed by a centaur. The centaur predicted that Cor would one day save Archenland from a terrible threat. But one of Lune's lords, who was working as an agent for the Tisroc of Calormen, kidnapped Cor. Lune pursued the kidnappers, and when the treacherous Lord knew his ship would be caught, he sent Cor away in a boat with a knight. While the knight's fate is unknown, the boat was eventually pushed ashore by Aslan.

Life in Calormen
Arsheesh, a Calormen fisherman, found the boat and Cor. Naming Cor Shasta, he raised him, but no better than a slave. It is likely that Shasta would have continued to live in this manner, if not for a chance incounter with Bree a talking horse and fellow captive within Calormen. The two escaped together the night of their meeting, and began their journey North. If Shasta had not escaped he would have been sold to a Tarkaan as a slave, someone harsher and meaner than Archeesh.

Return Home
"Oh, hurray! Then we'll go North. I've been longing to go to the North all my life."

- Shasta

Some time later Bree and Shasta meet with two other travellers, Aravis and her horse Hwin. After some initial disagreements between the humans in the group, the four decided to continue on their journey together. The four continued to travel together without difficulty until they came to the Calormen capital of Tashbaan, where they were breifly seperated.

During his separation, he was mistaken for Prince Corin, who was staying with Queen Susan and King Edmund of Narnia on a diplomatic mission. Rabadash, the prince of Calormen, had been courting Susan, but Susan saw what he was really like in Tashbaan, and the group planned to leave secretly so she could avoid being forced to marry him. Shasta was able to escape with the help of his brother Corin (neither knew of their relations at the time).

Shasta reunited with Bree, Hwin, and Aravis. Aravis, while in the city, had heard of Rabadash's plan to invade Archenland and use it as a staging ground to invade Narnia and abduct Queen Susan. The group then set out to warn King Lune of the impending invasion. While on the way, Aslan chased them so they could get to Lune in time.

Shasta was able to tell King Lune about the attack, and fought in the battle that led to Rabadash's capture and the destruction of the Calormene army, fulfilling the prophecy that had been made about him. After the battle, King Lune realised that Shasta was really his long lost son Cor. Cor later met with Aslan, who explained how he arrived in Calormen and came to be raised by the fisherman. Cor later invited Aravis to live with him and his family in Anvard, which Aravis accepted. Cor later learned that since he had returned to his homeland, he was once again Lune's heir, and would become king upon Lune's death.

Later Life
Cor later became an expert sowrdsman, but he could never match Corin in terms of fist-fighting. Cor later married Aravis, and they became the rulers of Archenland after King Lune's death. Their son Ram, also known as Ram the Great, was the most famous of all Archenland's kings.