The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is a fantasy novel by C. S. Lewis. It is the third book in The Chronicles of Narnia, and the fifth in chronological order. It was originally published in 1952. Image File history File links TheVoyageOfTheDawnTreader(1stEd). ... Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an Irish author and scholar. ... Pauline Baynes (born 1922, in Hove, Sussex) is an English book illustrator, whose work encompasses more than 100 books. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The Narnia books The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C. S. Lewis. ... Fantasy is a genre of art that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Prince Caspian is a novel for children by C. S. Lewis, first published in 1951. ... The Silver Chair is part of The Chronicles of Narnia, a series of seven fantasy novels written by C.S. Lewis. ... Fantasy is a genre of art that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. ... Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an Irish author and scholar. ... The Narnia books The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C. S. Lewis. ...

See the Note on typography below about the italics in the book's title.

Plot summary

The two younger children from the previous stories, Lucy and Edmund Pevensie, are sent to the house of their obnoxious cousin Eustace Scrubb for a holiday. While with their cousin the Pevensies see a painting on the wall of a Narnian ship at sea. The three children are pulled through the painting into the world of Narnia. They fall into the ocean and are fished out of the sea onto the Dawn Treader. Georgie Henley as Lucy Pevensie in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe the 2005 film Lucy Pevensie is one of the major characters from C. S. Lewiss The Chronicles of Narnia. ... Skandar Keynes as Edmund Pevensie in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Edmund Pevensie is a major character in C. S. Lewiss Chronicles of Narnia. ... Eustace Clarence Scrubb is a character in C. S. Lewis Chronicles of Narnia. ... 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. ... The Dawn Treader was a ship of Narnia built by Caspian X, in the Chronicles of Narnia. ...

Once safely on board, Lucy and Edmund are greeted by their friend Caspian (now King Caspian) who has undertaken a quest to find the seven lost Lords of Narnia, as he had previously promised to Aslan. Eustace, however, does not have the enthusiasm of the Pevensies. He repeatedly violates various rules on board the ship, like attempting to steal water when there is little to drink. Among the crew members on the ship is Reepicheep, a brave talking mouse. Prince Caspian is a novel for children by C. S. Lewis, first published in 1951. ... The Seven Great Lords of Narnia are fictional characters in The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. ... Reepicheep is a character from C. S. Lewiss Chronicles of Narnia series. ...

During their voyage, they visit several islands. The first is The Lone Islands. Caspian, Lucy, Edmund, Eustace and Reepicheep are kidnapped by a slave trader to be sold. A man "buys" Caspian before they even make it to the slave market. He ends up as the first lost lord, Lord Bern. Before they leave the island, Caspian re-claims it for Narnia, overthrows the greedy governor, and replaces him with the Lord Bern.

At the second island they visit, Eustace leaves the group to avoid doing any work. He finds a dragon's cave and goes in to escape the rain. In the cave he finds gold and starts to have greedy thoughts about it. He starts filling his pockets and puts on a large golden bracelet. He then falls asleep and wakes up as a dragon with the bracelet tight around his arm. As a dragon, he becomes aware of his bad behavior and uses his strength to help make a mends. Shortly before they leave the island, Aslan visits Eustace during the night and turns him back into a boy. After his encounter with Aslan, Eustace repents and becomes a much nicer person. When Eustace is finally able to take off the bracelet, Caspian recognizes that it belonged to another lord, Lord Octesian.

In addition, they visit Burnt Island, Deathwater Island (an island containing a pool of water that turns anything, including another lost Lord, to gold), the Duffers' Island, the Island Where Dreams Come True (where they find a crazed Lord Rhoop), and finally the Island of the Star, where they find the three remaining lost lords in an enchanted sleep.

During their trip they manage to find all seven Lords on various islands. Two of them are dead, two of them are alive, and three of them are in a deep sleep on the Island of the Star. The only way to awaken them is to sail to the edge of the world and leave one member of the crew.

They continue sailing and find lilies in the sea and merpeople and the water turns sweet. It also states that the men became less demanding of sleep and food, this "light" water being enough. Caspian says that he has seen Aslan, the great lion. Aslan told Caspian that Reepicheep, Edmund, Eustace, and Lucy must go to the end of the world. A mermaid (from the Middle English mere in the obsolete sense sea(as in maritime,the Latin mare, sea) + maid(en)) is a legendary aquatic creature with the head and torso of human female and the tail of a fish. ... For other uses, see Aslan (disambiguation). ...

Lucy, Edmund, Eustace and Reepicheep venture in a small boat through an ocean of flowers. They eventually reach a wall of water that extends into the sky. Reepicheep paddles his coracle up the waterfall, and is never again seen in Narnia. Coracle: Ku-Dru or Kowa of Tibet—Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago A coracle is a primitive type of boat. ...

After Reepicheep goes on, Edmund, Eustace, and Lucy walk in a strange land where they find a lamb. The lamb turns into Aslan who tells them that Edmund and Lucy will not return to Narnia and that they should learn to know him by another name in their own world. He then sends the children home.

Commentary

The role of Aslan as a Christ-like figure is developed further; he appears at the end as a lamb, a Biblical image for Jesus; on the isle of Ramandu the imagery of Aslan's table is also used. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is unique in that it contains what might be called the "John 3:16" of the Chronicles of Narnia. When asked by Edmund whether or not Aslan exists in their world he replies: Christ is the English translation of the Greek word (Christós), which literally means The Anointed One. ... A lamb holding a Christian banner is a typical symbol for Agnus Dei. ... The Bible (From Greek βιβλια—biblia, meaning books, which in turn is derived from βυβλος—byblos meaning papyrus, from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported papyrus) is the sacred scripture of Christianity. ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... For other uses, see Eucharist (disambiguation). ... John 3:16 (chapter 3, verse 16 of the Gospel of John) is one of the most widely quoted verses from the Christian Bible. ...

"I am... but there I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name. This was the very reason why you were brought to Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you may know me better there."

This is arguably the most succinct and precise evidence of a possible parallel between Narnia and The Bible.

The Holy Grail

Recent hardcover edition of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Parallels may also be drawn with the Arthurian legend of the Holy Grail. Three knights set off for the grail—Galahad, Percival and Launcelot—of whom Launcelot turned back in sight of the Grail, while Galahad and Percival both partook of the Grail. Galahad was subsequently raptured, while Percival returned to the realm of mortals. Image File history File links Voyage_of_the_Dawn_Treader_hardcover_book_cover. ... Image File history File links Voyage_of_the_Dawn_Treader_hardcover_book_cover. ... Le Morte dArthur (The Death of Arthur)—the title is actually spelled as Le Morte Darthur in the first printing and also in many many modern editions—is Sir Thomas Malorys compilation of some French and English Arthurian romances. ... A portrait of Sir Galahad by George Frederick Watts. ... Percival or Perceval is one of King Arthurs legendary Knights of the Round Table. ... This entry was adapted from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica. ... In conservative Protestant Christian eschatology, the rapture (harpazo in Greek in 1 Thessalonians 4:17) is the name given to the event in which all Christians living on earth are simultaneously transported to Heaven to be with Jesus Christ. ...

In a similar vein, three groups on the Dawn Treader were on quest to seek the uttermost East, where Aslan's Country is rumored to be. Caspian, King of Narnia, was turned back due to Ramandu's daughter, whom he wishes to marry; and because he is reminded that, as King of Narnia, he has a responsibility to his country, in sight of the Last Sea. The Pevensie children and Eustace met with Aslan, and were returned to their own world in England. Reepicheep, Chief of the Talking Mice, was the only voyager on the Dawn Treader entirely without fear, and disappeared into the waters of the Utter East, where in the words of C.S. Lewis, "...he vanished, and since that moment no one can truly claim to have seen Reepicheep the Mouse. But my belief is that he came safe to Aslan's country and is alive there to this day." This article is about the word, for other meanings see Quest (disambiguation) A quest is a journey towards a goal with great meaning and is used in mythology and literature as a plot device. ... Reepicheep is a character from C. S. Lewiss Chronicles of Narnia series. ... The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST, internally called HT-7U) is a project being undertaken to construct an experimental superconducting tokamak magnetic fusion energy reactor in Hefei, the capital city of Anhui Province, in eastern China. ...

Reepicheep is indeed encountered there in the closing chapters of The Last Battle, making him presumably unique in the history of Narnia in having been bodily assumed into Aslan's country while still alive (compare Enoch the patriarch and Elijah the prophet). The Last Battle is the seventh and final novel in The Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis. ... Enoch (Hebrew: חֲנוֹךְ; Tiberian: , Standard: ) is a name occurring twice in the generations of Adam. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Chapters

Differences between British and American editions

Prior to the publication of the first American edition of Voyage, Lewis made the following changes to chaper 12 "The Dark Island". When HarperCollins took over publication of the series in 1994, they decided to use the British edition as the standard for all subsequent editions worldwide. (Ford 2005) Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an Irish author and scholar. ... HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by Rupert Murdochs News Corporation. ...

Film, TV or theatrical adaptations

• The BBC produced a TV miniseries of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1989); it was combined with the previous film and released as Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader. (see The Chronicles of Narnia (TV miniseries)).
• BBC Radio produced a radio play based on the book in 1994.
• Focus on the Family released a longer version as part of its complete production of all the Chronicles of Narnia.
• Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media are scheduled to release The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader in 2010.^[1]

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Note on typography

References

• Ford, Paul (2005), Companion to Narnia, Revised Edition, SanFrancisco: Harper, ISBN 0-06-079127-6

External links

• Dawn Treader model photographs
• The Voyage of the Dawn Treader at Narnia Fans
• NarniaWeb
• The Voyage of the Dawn Treader publication history at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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See also