#aunt letty

[thedawntreaders]

thinking about how we don't give eustace nearly enough credit for his initial reaction to coming to narnia — like the crew shits on him for being grouchy on the dawn treader but imagine if his first trip to narnia happened along with the pevensies' first trip and he didn't stick up for jadis's bullshit (aunt letty style)

jadis, attempting to appear threatening: you, son of adam, will face the wrath of my-

eustace: don't address me are you crazy?

[fartherupandfurtherin]

Narnia Headcanons: Wood Between The Worlds.

1. The Lady of the Green Kirtle came to Narnia from the Wood Between the Worlds and she considers herself kin to The White Witch because of that. However, she doesn't actually know where she is from and Charn and it's destruction predates her by a few centuries.

2. Giants also came to Narnia from The Wood Between the Worlds. Susan reads the BFG later in life and decides they might have come from Giantland or somewhere like it.

3. There's a mix of creatures that weren't there at Narnia's creation that arrived from The Wood or from Earth.

4. The Wood Between the Worlds is connected to various points around Earth and other places. Usually through caves or deep bodies of water.

5. Bacchus is Just There in Narnia, he just showed up one day. Maybe through the Wood, maybe not.

6. Tash is from Charn and left after the Deplorable Word was spoken, wandering around the wood and wreaking havoc in other worlds. He entered Narnia not long before the Calormen arrival.

7. The Guinea Pigs are functionally immortal and are two of the sentient things living in the Wood Between The Worlds.

8. Father Christmas isn't from Narnia originally and travels through the Wood to get there. Jadis froze Narnia's pool in order to prevent him coming in and he would come around Christmastime every year for 100 years to wait for the pool to melt.

9. The Merfolk in Narnia come from Atlantis through a cave system that goes under the pools of water and opens in different oceans.

10. There are more than Eleven Pools, Jadis had been counting them before becoming ill and only got to Eleven. She's guessing a lot of the Wood's backstory but she's right.

11. The Deplorable Word loses it's power after entering the Wood, which is why it did not destroy Earth when Jadis used it to try to kill Aunt Letty.

12. Marsh Wiggles come from another world as well and they actually somewhat remember their time in the Wood. They come to Narnia a century into it's history and live in Archenland during the White Witch's reign.

[sophieswundergarten]

This is the best image to come out of @nobody33333333's rants ever. And I stand my this statement

[belovedrival]

One of the funniest moments (to me, anyway) in the Chronicles of Narnia books is in The Magician’s Nephew, when Aunt Letty confronts Jadis.

“‘And who is this young person, Andrew, may I ask?’ said Aunt Letty in icy tones.

‘Distinguished foreigner-v-very important p-person,’ he stammered.

‘Rubbish!’ said Aunt Letty, and then, turning to the Witch, ‘Get out of my house this moment, you shameless hussy, or I’ll send for the police.’ She thought the Witch must be someone out of a circus and she did not approve of bare arms.

‘What woman is this?’ said Jadis. ‘Down on your knees, minion, before I blast you.’”

I don’t know why, but I always laugh at this scene. 😂

Also, Aunt Letty is the best - she takes care of her sister Mabel and nephew Digory, takes Andrew down a peg (often), and stands up to terrifying megalomaniac Queens from Charn who want to pulverize her into dust, all without breaking a sweat. #allinadayswork

[nothinggold13]

Narnia Week: Day 6 The Magician’s Nephew Favourite Characters: 2/4

Aunt Letty: “Aunt Letty was a very tough old lady: aunts often were in those days. After she had had some sal volatile and sat still for a few minutes, she said there was nothing the matter with her except a few bruises. Very soon she was taking charge of the situation.”

[elizadisney]

The book that always stood out to me in my 5th grade class was a boy and a girl on a flying horse, The Magician’s Nephew. But for some reason, I never read it...until now! Also I finally finished the whole series.

Favorite moments

1. Digory calling his uncle selfish and a coward for tricking Polly on trying one of the rings

2. Aunt Letty not being startled when she sees Jadis... instead questioned who the HELL she is and straight up kicking her out until Jadis literally picked her up and threw her. Aunt Letty shaking it off as nothing had happened... total BADASS

3. The scene where Aslan is creating Narnia and when done saying “Narnia, awake. Love. Think. Speak...” I cried a little 😭 too beautiful plz don’t judge

4. All the chaos Jadis caused in London and Uncle Andrew thinking he has a shot with her 😅😅 saying even till the end of the book that she’s , “ a dem fine woman.”

5. I absolutely loved the concept of a place where you can easily transport from one world to another... the wood between the worlds like CSL that is a great ass concept!

6. Digory being a country boy and hating London. Also him caring for animals and calling out his uncle for using them as experiments

7. The cabby and his wife becoming king and queen of narnia and other lands

8. I really liked how csl wrote how the cabby spoke in his cockney accent and then fading away

9. The deplorable word 💀

10. Jadis is so freaking tall and is immensely strong like damm she almost broke digory and Polly

11. Digory planting the seed and it growing!! Not only that but moving when there’s no wind cuz the tree in Narnia is the one moving!

12. Digory literally amazed at how beautiful Jadis is and Polly straight up not liking her and being upfront about it

The story of the creation of Narnia, the wood between the worlds, the characters going from one place to another, make your choice stranger...Jadis backstory, the tree etc keep the reader engaged. This book shows that a big battle or war isn’t necessary well for me to keep the reader engaged. Honestly, I loved every moment of this book!!

[lasaraleen]

Why don't we talk about Aunt Letty? We talk about Uncle Andrew sometimes but I've never seen Aunt Letty brought up.

[thedawntreaders]

What’s your favourite Narnia book? Mine is probably the magicians nephew :)

the magician's nephew is high up in the rankings for me! the world building (quite literally when aslan does it for narnia haha) was amazing and it's interesting to think about the multiverse through those pools in the wood between the worlds. also aunt letty vs jadis is such a hilarious moment i can't get over it LIKE SHE THREW HER ACROSS THE ROOM. thank god for that mattress.

but i think my favorite book in the series is probably prince caspian! personally, i related to caspian a lot, especially the wonder he experiences when meeting the narnians; it's a lot like when the reader yearns for magic and adventure in their world and being able to find it in a moment where it's least expected. for a dreamer such as me, it's very hopeful and delightful to see.

not to mention the book illustrates the bittersweet feeling of nostalgia when it comes to remembering the golden age so well. when you read the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe as well as the horse and his boy you feel wistful along with the pevensies, as if you sat on thrones with them, rode on horses along with them, talked to creatures of all kinds and had tea with them. there's something indescribable in reading this book and realizing things have changed so much, struggling to believe it all. hundreds of years? thousands of years? it's just too good.