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The White Witch's Castle

The castle of ice and stone belonging to Jadis, in the hills, where the courtyard is filled with statues.

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castle
Nom original
The White Witch's Castle
Stone statues in the castle courtyard under the moon
The Court of Statues

Le lieu

The castle stands in a valley between two hills, west of Narnia. It is a small castle with pointed towers like a witch’s hat, its stone seeming to gleam under the moon. Edmund arrives there alone at night, in the snow.

Dans les livres

Ce qui s’y passe (révèle l’intrigue)

In the courtyard, he finds dozens of statues : a lion, satyrs, wolves, dwarfs, a giant, a centaur. They are creatures of Narnia turned to stone by the White Witch’s wand. Edmund draws pencil whiskers on the sleeping lion to reassure himself.

Later, Aslan enters, leaps over the wall, and breathes life back into the statues. The Giant Rumblebuffin smashes open the door, and the resurrected army goes to the aid of Peter at Beruna.

The castle of the White Witch stands in a hollow between two hills. It is bristling with pointed towers, like a sorcerer’s hat. Its courtyard is full of statues : creatures turned to stone by the Queen’s Turkish Delight. There is a stone lion which Edmund decorates with a pencil mustache, mocking it.

Le Lion, la Sorcière blanche et l'Armoire magique — Edmund y arrive en traître et découvre la cruauté de la Sorcière. Plus tard, Aslan y bondit par-dessus le mur et ranime les statues de son souffle. Elles forment l’armée de renfort de Beruna.

Personnages

Aussi présents :The Thunder Giant · Maugrim · The Dwarf of the Witch

Objets liés

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Le saviez-vous ?

  • The scene where the statues come to life is one of the favorites of illustrators.
  • According to Lewis’s chronology, the kings of the Golden Age then raze the last strongholds of the White Witch’s supporters.

À l’écran

Film 2005 : a castle of sharp ice shapes. BBC 1988 series : a dark studio castle. 1979 animated film : a bluish ice fortress.

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White Witch's Castle

At the center of a small valley between two hills stands the White Witch’s castle. It appears to be made entirely of towers ; small towers with long, pointed roofs, a bit like needles. The entrance path is a large archway with metal doors. Beyond the castle doors lies a vast courtyard filled with statues—these are the real creatures of Narnia that the White Witch has turned to stone, their expressions of terror frozen in place.

Appearance in the books

*The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe*

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