Lucy Pevensie

Lucy Pevensie (1932-1949) was the youngest of the four Pevensie children and a queen of Narnia, though a native of Earth. She was curious, playful, and very forgiving.

First Visit to Narnia


Because of the German bombing raids on London the Pevensie children were evacuated to Professor Kirke's House. Stuck inside on a rainy day, the Pevensies decided to play hide and seek in the house to pass the time. Looking for a good hiding place, Lucy stumbled upon an old wardrobe in an empty spare bedroom. However, upon entering the wardrobe, she soon found herself in a wood, where it seemed to be winter. Wandering further into the wood, she came upon a lamp-post, near which she soon encountered her first acquaintance; a faun. The faun introduced himself as Mr Tumnus, and explained that she had come into the realm of Narnia. Despite Lucy's protests that the others would soon be wondering where she was, Mr. Tumnus insists that join him for tea. While they ate and drank, he told her about summer in Narnia and played some Narnian music, which entranced Lucy. Eventually, she roused herself and insisted that she must leave at once, only to find that Mr. Tumnus was crying. Upon being asked why he was upset, he explained that he was a traitor, having gone into the service of the White Witch. He then went on to explain that the Witch was a pretender to the Narnian throne, and it was because of her enchantment that it was always winter and never Christmas. He told Lucy that he had intended to lull her to sleep, so that he could hand her over to the Witch. However, as he was clearly sorry about this plan, Lucy quickly forgave him. Despite the risk of future punishment from the Witch, he helped her to get safely back to the lamp-post, from which she found her own way back to the Wardrobe.

When Lucy arrived back at the house, although she felt she had been gone for hours, only a few moments had passed since she entered the Wardrobe. Lucy's siblings Peter, Susan, and Edmund did not believe the young girl about Narnia, as they are initially unable to enter through the Wardrobe themselves. Their clear disbelief of her account greatly distressed Lucy, who refused to concede that she was making it up. Later, she succeeded in getting into Narnia again, and without her knowledge Edmund secretly followed her. While Lucy visited Mr. Tumnus, Edmund went his own way into the forest and encountered the White Witch, who introduced herself to him as the Queen of Narnia. When heading back to the wardrobe, Lucy met her brother, and was delighted that he had found Narnia as well, sure that the others would now believe her. As they headed back, Lucy explains to Edmund about the White Witch, and he realized that this was who he had been speaking to, but decided to say nothing of it. Upon their return, Lucy asked Edmund to tell Peter and Susan what happened, but he lies to them, saying that he had just been playing along with Lucy's game.

Shortly after this, the Macready brought several people into the house to see the Professor's antiques, and the children found that wherever they went to get out of her way she followed, forcing them at last into the spare bedroom and then into the Wardrobe - which this time held an entire world. Edmund is quickly called out by Peter, as he and Susan now know that he was lying about coming to Narnia before, and Peter decides that the four of them will follow wherever Lucy leads. Delighted, she hurries ahead of them to Mr. Tumnas's house.

Lucy was given two gifts from Father Christmas: a magical cordial that could heal any injury instantly, and a small dagger. Lucy's Cordial was made of the Fire Flower, and Lucy's Dagger was to be used to defend herself "at great need".

At Cair Paravel the capital city of Narnia, she was crowned as Her Majesty, Queen Lucy the Valiant by Aslan, the Great Lion, to the throne as joint-ruler of Narnia with her siblings, thus marking the fulfilling of the ancient prophecy and the end of the White Witch's reign.

Queen of Narnia
Queen Lucy became a young woman, riding to the aid of Archenland. She was described by Prince Corin as being rather like a tomboy, quite unlike her more ladylike sister, Susan. After fifteen years of reign, she and the other Pevensies disappeared while hunting the White Stag.

Return to Narnia


Lucy traveled to Narnia again (renewed as a young girl from returning to Earth) with her three siblings. Lucy was the only one to see Aslan at first, and she had a terrible time convincing her brothers and sister that he had returned, echoing her trials early during their first voyage to Narnia. Aslan told her frankly to try one more time, and if they would not listen she would have to follow him alone. Lucy commented that Aslan has grown larger and he replies that he appeared larger because she is a little older and her capacity to know him has grown larger.

The Dawn Treader
While Susan traveled with Mr. and Mrs. Pevensie to America and Peter studied with Professor Digory Kirke, Lucy, Edmund and their cousin Eustace were drawn into Narnia a final time through a magical painting. She, her brother, her cousin and King Caspian X, journey to the end of Narnia aboard the Dawn Treader. However, at the end Aslan firmly told her she has become, like Susan, too old to experience the wonders of Narnia and will not return again.

Aslan's Country
Lucy enters Aslan's Country and also meets her old friend Mr. Tumnus the Faun again, and Aslan tells her about a railway accident that occurs in England in which she, her brothers, Eustace Scrub, Jill Pole, Digory Kirke and Polly Plummer were killed. The Pevensies apparently live in this new heavenly Narnia forevermore.

Trivia

 * Lucy Pevensie is portrayed by Georgie Henley in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and as the older Lucy by Rachael Henley.
 * Lucy Pevensie is again portrayed by Georgie Henley in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.