Find out what Prince Caspian’s true ending was in ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ that didn’t appear in the films adapted by Disney
In the mid-2000s, Disney made the film adaptation of three of the seven books in the “Chronicles of Narnia” franchise, created by the Irish author CS Lewis: “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” (2005), “Prince Caspian” (2008) and “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” (2010).
Due to the low box office of the last two productions, the studio considered it unfeasible to continue adapting the four remaining stories, meaning that audiences who did not have the opportunity to read the books were left unaware of the true end of the beloved characters.
In addition to the tragic fate of Pedro, Susana, Edmundo and Lúcia not being revealed on the big screen, another character that film fans also don’t know about what happened in the rest of his life is Prince Caspian, a descendant of the people of Telmar who ends up being crowned king of Narnia by Aslan.
What was Prince Caspian’s true end?
After the Pevensie brothers return to England at the end of “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”, with the coronation of the new king, the period known as the “Sixth Narnian Age” begins.
For the next three years since the departure of Pedro, Susana, Edmundo and Lúcia, Caspian makes a point of governing Narnia in the best way possible, guaranteeing rights for all beings, in addition to once again making alliances with the kingdoms of Arquelândia and Telmar.
At this time, the former prince also won a war against the northern giants who rebelled against the new king, and restructured the kingdom’s maritime fleet, correcting all the mistakes caused by his uncle Miraz and his other ancestors, bringing about a new era. of glory.
In 2306, Caspian builds the ship Dawn Treader, with the intention of searching for the seven lost lords, men who were loyal to his father before he died, and who were exiled by Miraz. During his adventure, he meets again with Lúcia and Edmundo, who are accompanied by his cousin Eustáquio, starting the plot presented in the last film adaptation, “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”, from 2010.
At the end of the production, we see Caspian needing to say goodbye to the little mouse Ripchip, who goes to the Land of Narnia, and the younger Pevensies and Eustachio, who return to England. For a certain moment, the king considers accompanying his friends on the adventure, but ends up being reprimanded by Aslan through a vision, receiving the message that he has a duty to his people.
On his way back, Caspian, who was in love with Liliandill, a girl with star blood who he met during the search for the seven nobles, invites her to live with him in Narnia — a request which she accepts, starting a beautiful romance.
In the year 2310, the couple marries, with Liliandill becoming a good and much-loved queen. Their first son would only come 15 years after their marriage, Prince Rilian, who also had star blood running through his veins, just like his mother.
When the boy was 20 years old, he and his mother decided to go, alongside some courtiers, to the forests of Narnia to celebrate, as the young man had just been knighted. At one point, while the queen was resting, she ended up being attacked by a green snake, dying from the poison.
After Liliandill’s death, Rilian decides to return to the forest to try to find the snake that took her mother’s life, spending a long time missing, leading Caspian to believe that he had lost them both.
When he found himself with no hope of finding his son, reaching old age, the king began a journey east on his way to the seven islands to seek Aslan’s advice on who should be the next king, since his only heir had disappeared and was not there were signs that it would return.
Before reaching his destination, Caspian receives a vision of Aslan ordering him to return to Narnia. Arriving in the kingdom, he finally reunites with Rilian safe and sound, however, the monarch’s health was no longer the same and, after embracing his son, he dies at the age of 66, going directly to the Country of Aslan, a place dedicated only to the true Narnians, being a CS Lewis metaphor for paradise.
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Source: Recreio
