Hwin is a fictional character from C. S. Lewis's fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia. She is prominent in the book The Horse and His Boy. She is a Narnian talking mare. Narnia redirects here. ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ... Narnia is a fantasy world created by C. S. Lewis as a location for his Chronicles of Narnia, a series of seven fantasy novels for children. ... For other uses, see Female (disambiguation). ... Cover of a recent edition of The Horse and His Boy The Horse and His Boy is a novel by C.S. Lewis. ... Image File history File links Narnia_aslan. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... Clive Staples Jack Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an Irish author and scholar. ... Narnia redirects here. ... Cover of a recent edition of The Horse and His Boy The Horse and His Boy is a novel by C.S. Lewis. ... For other uses of Narnia, see Narnia (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ...

Biography

Hwin was born in Narnia, but was captured as a foal and sold into slavery in Calormen. She becomes the property of Aravis Tarkeena, a member of the ruling class in Calormen. During her years in slavery Hwin did not speak in order to hide her Narnian origin. However, when Aravis is about to kill herself to avoid an arranged marriage, Hwin speaks in order to save her life. Together they leave home and make their way to Narnia. For other uses of Narnia, see Narnia (disambiguation). ... Slave redirects here. ... In C. S. Lewiss Chronicles of Narnia series of novels, Calormen (pron. ... Aravis is a main character in C.S. Lewis The Horse and his Boy. ... For other uses, see Suicide (disambiguation). ...

Along the way, Hwin and Aravis meet Shasta and Bree, a young boy and a talking stallion respectively. Hwin discovers that Bree is a distant relative of hers, and as the two horses love having each other for company all four of them agree to continue their journey together (despite the coldness between the two humans). Hwin also plays a vital role in their escape through Tashbaan, but her plan of disguising themselves fails when King Edmund of Narnia mistakes Shasta for Prince Corin of Archenland and Aravis is recognised by a friend. Eventually, the group reunite and head to Archenland. Shasta is a fictional character in C.S. Lewis Chronicles of Narnia. ... Bree (short for Breehy-hinny-brinny-hoohy-hah) is a fictional character in C. S. Lewiss The Chronicles of Narnia. ... Tashbaan is the capital city of Calormen, a great empire south of the land of Narnia in the Chronicles of Narnia. ... Edmund Pevensie (1930 - 1949) is a major character in C. S. Lewiss Chronicles of Narnia. ... In C. S. Lewiss fantasy novels the Chronicles of Narnia, Archenland is a nation to the south of Narnia. ...

Hwin remains friends with Bree, Shasta (who is later revealed to be Prince Cor of Archenland, Prince Corin's long-lost twin) and Aravis throughout her life, and it is mentioned that she later marries (though not, as one might expect, with Bree).

Personality

Hwin's logical thinking and humility serve as the counter to Bree.

Hwin is generally very clear-thinking and reasonable, and though she seems a bit shy at times, her advice is usually the smartest of the group's; it is she, for example, who devises the best plan for getting through Tashbaan (though it doesn't work well for reasons beyond their control). Her wisdom is to be compared to Bree, who is somewhat less sensible and not quite as wise. He also seems to be more concerned than her with what others would think of him—for example, that the other Talking Horses might think his rolling in the grass is silly, while she replies she enjoys it and doesn't care what others think. Tashbaan is the capital city of Calormen, a great empire south of the land of Narnia in the Chronicles of Narnia. ...

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