Corin

Corin, known as Thunder-Fist, was a Prince of Archenland and son of King Lune. Corin was also the Crown Prince for thirteen years, before the return of his elder twin brother, Prince Cor. Corin later became a well-known and even legendary boxer.

Biography
Corin was born around 1000 NY, close to the time of the ascension of the High King Peter to the throne of Narnia. He was born approximately twenty minutes after his elder twin brother Cor. He and his brother were blessed by an old centaur.

Shortly after birth, the twins were separated when Cor was kidnapped by one of his father's trusted lords, and stolen away to Calormen. Because of his brother's absense, Corin was titled Crown Prince and became the heir to the throne. He grew up at the palace of Anvard in Archenland with his father. His mother presumably died while he was a child.

During his childhood he became familiar with his father's allies to the north, the four kings and queens of Narnia. High King Peter at one point even promised King Lune that he would knight Corin when he was old enough. When Corin was around the age of thirteen, he accompanied King Edmund, Queen Susan, and the Narnian embassy on an ambassadorial visit to the southern land of Calormen, and the capital city of Tashbaan.

While in Tashbaan, Corin fought a Calormene boy for insulting Queen Susan, and narrowly avoided being jailed by Calormene law enforcers. This adventure took him about a day, and when he returned to the house where the Narnians were guests, he discovered another boy (actually his long-lost twin brother Cor) whom the Narnians had mistaken for Corin. Cor (then known as Shasta) explained that he was trying to escape the palace and run away to Archenland. The two switched back into their proper places, and Corin told Shasta how best to get away. That very night, the Narnian company was forced to escape from Tashbaan in fear for their lives due to Queen Susan's rejection of the Calormen Prince Rabadash's offer of marriage.

They sailed away from the city successfully and docked at the Narnian port of Cair Paravel the next day. Upon making shore, they were informed that an enraged Prince Rabadash was attacking Anvard, the capital of Corin's country of Archenland in retaliation for the escape. After summoning the Narnian army, King Edmund, Queen Lucy, and Corin rode south again to rescue the city of Anvard from the Carlomenes. On the way, they met again with young Prince Cor. After unintentionally handicapping one of King Edmund's soldiers, Corin persuaded Cor to fight with him in the battle, in direct disobedience to King Edmund's instructions.

Corin fought well despite his age and inexperience. After the battle he brought Cor to his father, King Lune. The king recognised his long-lost son immediately. Shortly afterward, the king declared Cor the rightful Crown Prince, a prospect which pleased Corin, as he claimed that "it's princes have all the fun".

Corin later became a famous boxer, earning the nickname 'Thunder-Fist' by defeating the Lapsed Bear of Stormness (a talking bear who had gone bad). He climbed up to its lair on the Narnian side of Stormness one snowy winter day and boxed it without a time-keeper for thirty-three rounds. At the end of the match, the poor bear couldn't see out of its eyes, and became a reformed character.

Corin may have also been the first ruler of Narnia during its Dark Age, since the Pevensies left no heir. After his death, he was remembered in many songs and tales. He travelled to Aslan's Country, and was among those who met the Seven Friends of Narnia in Aslan's Country after Aslan ended the Narnian Shadowlands.

Appearance
Corin was identical to his twin brother. Both were fair-haired and fair-skinned like most Northerners. Corin, however, often sported bruises or scrapes, due to his constant habit of picking fights.

Character
Corin is a brash and impulsive youth who is always eager to display his competence in a fight, usually with his fists. His knack for adventures has taught him to be resourceful and self-reliant. He can be known to be quite disobedient, even recklessly running into dangerous situations or harming others when he does not get what he wants. However, he has a strong sense of honor, as evidenced in his willingness to stand up for the honor of Queen Susan. He is also generous and very outgoing, and he is a freedom-loving youth, as demonstrated in his rejoicing that his brother could take the throne from him.

Appearances

 * The Horse and His Boy (book, appearance)
 * The Silver Chair (book, mentioned)
 * The Last Battle(book, mentioned)

Trivia

 * The name Corin comes from a legendary Cornish hero who was a slayer of giants, probably derived from the first element of the Old English tribal name Cornwealas, from the ethnic term Kernow, meaning "Cornish" or "horned".
 * In Archenland, one of their kings in the past was called Olvin who slew a 2-headed giant called Pire. Presumably, this is partly why Lewis chose the name Corin.