Trumpkin is a fictional character in C.S. Lewis' fantasy novel series The Chronicles of Narnia. Trumpkin is a loyal, but skeptical, dwarf who lives during the reigns of King Miraz and King Caspian X. He is a major character in Prince Caspian, briefly mentioned in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and is a minor character in The Silver Chair. Narnia redirects here. ... This article is about the mythical creature. ... 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. ... This article is about the Male sex. ... 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. ... Prince Caspian is a novel for children by C. S. Lewis, first published in 1951. ... The BBC produced a television adaptation of four books of C. S. Lewiss The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (1988), Prince Caspian (1989), The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1989) and The Silver Chair (1990). ... Peter Dinklage (born June 11, 1969) is an American little person actor. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... Clive Staples Lewis (November 29, 1898 – November 22, 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an author and scholar. ... Narnia redirects here. ... This article is about the mythical creature. ... Miraz is a fictional character from C. S. Lewiss fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia. ... Prince Caspian is a novel for children by C. S. Lewis, first published in 1951. ... The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is a fantasy novel by C. S. Lewis. ... The Silver Chair is part of The Chronicles of Narnia, a series of seven fantasy novels written by C.S. Lewis. ...

Fictional biography

Trumpkin the dwarf is first introduced in the second published book of The Chronicles of Narnia, Prince Caspian. When he enters the story, he is a leader of the "True Narnian" underground, a group hiding from the Telmarine King Miraz. Trumpkin is intensely loyal to the underground king, King Caspian X, but does not believe in Aslan, white magic, or the "fairy tale" of the two kings and two queens from Narnia's Golden Age. Narnia redirects here. ... Telmar is a country in the world of Narnia created by the British author C.S. Lewis. ... For other uses, see Aslan (disambiguation). ... 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. ...

When the underground's army is being badly beaten in a siege on Aslan's How, Caspian sounds Queen Susan's magical horn, with hope that it will bring magical help. Trumpkin is sent to the ruins of Cair Paravel to meet any help, should it arrive there. At the ruins he meets ancient kings and queens Peter, Edmund, Susan, and Lucy. He journeys with them to Aslan's How, the military base of the underground. There he meets Aslan, and believes in the "fairy tales" from ages past. Aslans How, or the Hill of the Stone Table, is a high mound or cairn south of the Great River in Narnia next to the Great Woods. ... Susan Pevensie is one of the major characters in C. S. Lewiss Chronicles of Narnia series. ... Cair Paravel is the capital of Narnia in The Chronicles of Narnia. ... Peter Pevensie is one of the major characters in the childrens fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. ... Susan Pevensie is one of the major characters in C. S. Lewiss Chronicles of Narnia series. ... Lucy Pevensie (1932 - 1949) is a major character from C. S. Lewiss The Chronicles of Narnia. ...

After the war, King Caspian names him Lord Regent of Narnia. He is mentioned in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader as the one who is ruling the country during Caspian's voyage. About sixty years after, in The Silver Chair, Trumpkin is an old, deaf dwarf who is again running the country while Caspian is away. Glimfeather the owl brings Eustace Scrubb and Jill Pole to Trumpkin, who gives them lodging in the castle of Cair Paravel. Glimfeather was an Owl in the land of Narnia in the Chronicles of Narnia. ... For other uses, see Owl (disambiguation). ... Eustace Clarence Scrubb (1933 - 1949) is a character in C. S. Lewis Chronicles of Narnia. ... Jill Pole (1933 - 1949) is a major character from C. S. Lewis Chronicles of Narnia series. ... Cair Paravel is the capital of Narnia in The Chronicles of Narnia. ...

Trumpkin is known for using alliterative exclamations such as "Tubs and tortoise-shells!", "Beards and bedsteads!", and "Crows and crockery!" Alliteration is one of the stylistic devices (literary technique) in which successive words (more strictly, stressed syllables) begin with the same sound or with the same letter. ...

Portrayals

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Notes

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References

• Lewis, C.S. (1951), Prince Caspian, Macmillan, New York
• Lewis, C.S. (1952), The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Macmillan, New York
• Lewis, C.S. (1953), The Silver Chair, Macmillan, New York