Crowns

In the World of Narnia, crowns serve much the same purpose as they do on Earth- they are symbols of power and authority, especially for royalty. Often made of valuable materials – including precious metals and/or gems – crowns come in a variety of shapes and styles, seen throughout the World of Narnia.

The Magician's Nephew

 * In the Hall of Images, a room in the royal place of Charn, the statues of previous monarchs of Charn all wore crowns decorated with precious stones.


 * King Frank and Queen Helen, the first monarchs of Narnia, had crowns fashioned for them by some of Narnia’s first dwarfs. Using metal branches stripped from the Tree of Gold, and precious stones dug up by moles, the dwarfs created a ruby-studded crown for Frank and an emerald-studded one for Helen. These crowns were described as "not ugly, heavy things like modern European crowns, but light, delicate, beautifully shaped circles that you could really wear and look nicer by wearing."

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

 * The White Witch wore a golden crown, emphasizing her claimed status as Queen of Narnia.
 * In the 2005 Disney movie, this crown was made of icicles and gradually “melted” (reduced in size) as her power and influence waned.
 * During the Battle of Beruna, she wore a golden headdress with sharp, spiky points.


 * The 2005 Disney movie featured elaborate crowns for the Pevensie children at their coronation ceremony, each one with different motifs:
 * Peter: Gold; acorns, apple leaves, oak leaves, sun
 * Susan: Gold; daffodils, mountain ash leaves
 * Edmund: Silver; birch leaves
 * Lucy: Silver; laurel leaves, laurel flowers, yarrow flowers

The Horse and His Boy

 * The Tisroc of Calormen wore a high, pointed hat that marked him out as the ruler.
 * After learning of his true identity, Prince Cor of Archenland was dressed in fine clothes and wore a thin, wire-like circlet of gold on his head to signify his royal status.

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

 * Reepicheep the mouse wore a thin band of gold around his ears, accessorized with a long crimson feather. While Reepicheep was not royal in any way, this adornment was possibly a reflection of his position as the chief of the talking mice of Narnia.
 * Eustace Scrubb found crowns among the treasure hidden in the dragon’s cave on Dragon Island.
 * The magician Coriakin wore a chaplet, or wreath, woven from oak leaves.
 * Some of the Sea People observed by Lucy wore a type of crown called a coronet, which led her to assume that they were nobility.

The Silver Chair

 * When departing Cair Paravel in search of Aslan in the islands of the Eastern Ocean, King Caspian X wore a thin circlet of gold around his head.