Asterius



Asterius was an elderly male Minotaur that lived during the time of the Narnian Revolution. He lived in hiding in the woods, along with the other Old Narnians, and aided Caspian X and the Pevensies against King Miraz and his Telmarine army. Like the other Old Narnians he longed to see their old homeland returned to its former glory. He has light brown fur, and marks on one of his horns most likely received from a battle. He is said to be imposingly powerful and solemn, as well as being selfless and courageous. It is possible that he may be the head Minotaur in the Old Narnian army. He is known to fight with a standard Minotaur axe, and seems to wear little armor. He was present at the meeting at the Dancing Lawn, and was one of the Narnians who were willing to blame Caspian for what the Telmarines had taken from them. He soon accepted Caspian as his king. He later took part in the Telmarine Castle Night Raid, and knocked down a gate in the charge to get into the castle. When the main gate began to close he rushed over and held it up so that his fellow Narnians could escape, though as he held the gate up he was hit by an arrow and began to lose strength. He died shortly after, the gate crashing down upon him.

Trivia

 * Asterius was played by Shane Rangi in the Disney and Walden media film of Prince Caspian.
 * Like Otmin and Oreius, Asterius is a character added to the story by the filmmakers, thus he is not present in the books.