Susan's bow and arrows

Queen Susan's bow was a magical bow owned by Queen Susan the Gentle. It is often thought to have been magical, though the truth of that claim is debated. It is for certain, however, that the bow was disinclined to miss anything at which it shot. The bow was accompanied by a horn and a quiver of arrows.

History
The bow was given to Queen Susan in 1000 NY by Father Christmas, near the end of the Long Winter, along with the Horn. She used it briefly during the First Battle of Beruna. Afterwards it is likely she used it a great deal while hunting. In 1015 NY, when Queen Susan vanished from Narnia, her bow and arrows were placed in the treasure chamber of Cair Paravel, and when she returned to Narnia 1,300 years later she found the items still there. After retrieving them, she used them to shoot down several Telmarine soldiers. The bow was also used in an archery contest against Trumpkin the dwarf. Later, Susan attempted to shoot a bear with her bow, but was unsuccessful. (due to the fact that she was unsure whether or not it was a Narnian bear.)

Film Adaptation
In the Disney/Walden film of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Susan practices with this bow while at Aslan's camp, and uses at least two arrows. She also later uses this bow to dispatch Ginarrbrik.

In the film version of Prince Caspian, Susan shoots two arrows at the Telmarines, and does not shoot at the bear. She also does not compete with Trumpkin. However, she overall uses it great deal more, appearing first in the Night Raid on Miraz's castle, where she takes down multiple soldiers. She later escapes the Narnian camp, and shoots four soldiers before returning to battle and killing many more. Actress Anna Popplewell, who portrays Susan, noted that her kill count in that film was higher than that of several of her male co-stars.

In the films, the bow is a short, gold-coloured recurve bow made from ash wood. The tips are made of ivory.

Trivia

 * In the film version of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Lucy uses it while fighting the sea serpent.


 * It seems as though Susan's quiver, which holds her arrows and bow when not in use, is also enchanted. When Father Christmas gives Susan her gifts, the quiver appears to have only a few. But it could be possible that the quiver is enchanted so that it never runs out of arrows. It is quite noticable, when you look at the arrows in the quiver very closely, you can see at least 7-9 arrows inside.