Jill's Bow and Felts depicted in the BBC miniseries
- "I want to use the Bow! There is no difference between me and you."
- ―Jill Pole for Eustace Scrubb
Jill's bow and arrows, along with her Knife, were Jill Pole prized possessions when she fought valiantly in Narnia as the Fearless Heroine Jill. They were found by her in an old tomb. According to Eustace, Jill was very good at using the Bow, whether this was due to the bow being enchanted or some other cause is unknown.
Description[]
We don't know very well what Jill's Bow was made of, only that her Quiver was made of a white leather that always shone with the sun, and the Bow was made of wood with silvers details. The arrows were also made of wood, the feathers were brown, and the tip was also silver.
History[]
Eustace carrying a bow and arrow that looks like the one Jill would later use in The Last Battle.
Age of Exploration[]
When Eustace and Jill found Puddleglum, Jill wanted to use the Bow and Arrows, but it was still too young so Eustace and Puddleglum who used the Bows and Arrows and Jill kept her knife.
Later Ages[]
Later, in The Last Battle Jill returns to Narnia and ends up finding an old bow in an old tomb, maybe it's the same bow Puddleglum used in The Silver Chair, since the two were very similar and since time on Narnia is different from Earth, when Jill and Eustace returned to Narnia Puddleglum had already passed away. However, Jill was a great archer, and although she had used her bow very little in Narnia before The Last War, she used it like a very experienced person, which impressed everyone.
Adaptations[]
Close-up of the arrowheads and fletching.
In the miniseries produced by the BBC, it is depicted as a recurve-style short bow made of wood. The hilt is leather decorated with silver, and the ends of the bow appear to be made of ivory. The arrows appear to be made of the same wood as the bow and are feathered with brown feathers. Arrowheads appear to be made of silver.
The quiver is made of a white leather that gleamed in the sun like Jill's eyes.
The Silver Chair[]
When Eustace and Jill find Puddleglum, they decide that Jill will take the Knife and Puddleglum and Eustace will take the Bow and Arrows and the Sword, and in fact Jill wanted to take the Bow but was still too young to use it. However, the Bow is only used by Puddleglum to kill a large goose for them to eat.
The Last Battle[]
In The Last Battle, Jill ends up finding a Bow and Arrows in an old tomb, perhaps it could be the same Bow that Puddleglum carried as they were very similar. Although we never see her training Archery on Earth or in Narnia, she showed herself to be a great Archer, perhaps Jill's Bow was also Enchanted like Susan's bow and arrows but this was never explained.
Users[]
The known users of Jill’s bow and arrows, but are not limited to, are:
- Puddleglum (Possibly)
- Jill Pole
Trivia[]
- Jill Pole was very important to Narnia in The Last Battle as Susan was no longer in Narnia to lead the Archers.