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Helen, Queen Helen (Nellie)

Frank’s wife, summoned by Aslan from her London laundry to become the first Queen of Narnia.

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Repères

Espèce
Human
Nom original
Helen
Autre traduction
Nellie (short for Digory Kirke)
Autres noms
Nellie · the coachman's wife · first Queen of Narnia
Titres
Queen Helen of Narnia
Origine
Home (London)
Nationalité
Angry, then Queen of Narnia
Allégeance
Aslan, Narnia
Famille
Frank (husband)
Première apparition
Le Magician's Nephew, ch. 11
Âge
The Magician's Nephew: young woman
Helen appears, her hands still wet from laundry, in a meadow of Narnia.
The washerwoman turned queen

En bref

Helen is Frank’s wife, the coachman. Lewis never shows her in London ; we discover her at the moment when Aslan calls her to the new world. She was in the middle of washing clothes and arrives with her hands still full of suds, giving the scene a very tangible tenderness.

Regard and analysis

Helen embodies, with Frank, royalty seen as service. The couple calls to mind Adam and Eve in a new garden, but Lewis avoids any grandeur : they are simple people, and it is precisely for that reason that they are suitable. The contrast between her peaceful arrival and the chaotic journeys of the other visitors (rings, the White Witch, a coach accident) emphasizes that Aslan does not need magic to summon those he chooses.

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In the books

In The Magician’s Nephew, Aslan summons her directly "like a bird returning to its nest," without a ring or elaborate magic. She is crowned alongside Frank and becomes Narnia’s first queen. The couple have children who found the dynasties of Narnia and, later, Archenland. In The Last Battle, she appears among the former rulers found in Aslan’s country.

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Nellie (Helen)

She is the wife of Frank. She became the first queen of Narnia and was then called Queen Helen.

Appearances in the books

*The Magician’s Nephew* *The Last Battle*

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