Talk:Jadis' sister

Rightful Heiress
How do we know for certain that it was Jadis and not her sister who was the rightful heiress to the throne?

Jdogno7 (talk) 22:05, April 15, 2016 (UTC)

We don't, but neither do we know if Jadis was either, unless it specifically says so in the book, but I'll have to reread it. Either way, we put down " This princess was probably the younger of the two". Storyseeker1 (talk) 14:57, April 16, 2016 (UTC)

"This princess was probably the younger of the two.": So that is speculation as well? I am not criticizing such as unlike other topics related to the Narniaverse, there is limited information on the subject. I am merely trying to understand by ascertaining the majority view on the matter (given that I am unsure myself on the issue).

Jdogno7 (talk) 23:43, April 16, 2016 (UTC)

It's difficult to figure out because Jadis isn't really a reliable narrator, but there are some indications that Jadis had the throne and her sister led a revolution, rather than the reverse. Jadis says she watched the final battle from "this very spot" (the castle of Charn), which makes it seem as though she was already occupying the city and her sister was attacking it. She also calls her sister's army "rebels," so she at least thinks that she was the queen and her sister the revolutionary. I assume the guess that Jadis was older is based on the guess that she was queen and on the assumption that primogeniture was a thing in Charn. Lasaraleen Tarkheena (talk) 02:54, April 17, 2016 (UTC)