Published: 5 July 2023
Published in 1950, “The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe” is the second volume in a series of seven fantasy novels written by British writer Clive Staples Lewis. Till this day, it remains one of the most beloved children’s books of all time.
Colorfully illustrated by Pauline Baynes, the book follows the story of four siblings sent by their parents to the countryside to escape London’s air raids during World War II. During their stay with a family friend, the Pevensie siblings eventually uncover a magical portal to an enchanted Kingdom called Narnia hidden deep inside a mysterious wooden wardrobe. And so, great adventures ensue..
According to The Seattle Times’ arts critic Moira Macdonald, “Lewis described how it began with images haunting his imagination — ‘a faun carrying an umbrella, a queen on a sledge, a magnificent lion’. In writing this book, Lewis also drew inspiration from his dreams and real-life encounters. The vivid characters of Susan, Peter, and Edmund Pevensie were inspired by the evacuee children from London who moved in with Lewis’ family shortly before WWII started. As for the youngest, Lucy Pevensie, she was based off of Lewis’ goddaughter, Lucy Barfield, whom he dedicated the book to.
“My Dear Lucy,
I wrote this story for you, but when I began it I had not realized that girls grow quicker than books. As a result you are already too old for fairy tales, and by the time it is printed and bound you will be older still. But some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again. You can then take it down from some upper shelf, dust it, and tell me what you think of it. I shall probably be too deaf to hear, and too old to understand a word you say, but I shall still be your affectionate Godfather, C. S. Lewis.” ― C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
The world of Narnia is one that cannot be forgotten, with its immersive nature, gripping power struggles and charming anthropomorphic creatures. But this creative tale is also haunted by a nostalgia for simple pleasures. As readers, we get a glimpse into the author’s deepest cravings during times of rationing in Britain post-WWII.
So what food cravings haunted Lewis during such times of hardship? To find out, let’s explore the magical treats conjured by the British scholar in the enchanted realm of Narnia.
Without further ado, let’s unpack the food references found in the novel “The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe”:
Tea with toast, sardines, brown eggs and sugar-topped cake
It all starts on a snowy winter day in Narnia…
In Chapter 2, Mr. Tumnus, the Faun, meets Lucy, Daughter of Eve, for the first time and invites her over for a cup of tea with sweet and savoury treats.
“‘Daughter of Eve from the far land of Spare Oom where eternal summer reigns around the bright city of War Drobe, how would it be if you came and had tea with me?’ ‘Thank you very much, Mr. Tumnus,’ said Lucy. ‘But I was wondering whether I ought to be getting back.’ ‘It’s only just round the corner,’ said the Faun, ‘and there’ll be a roaring fire – and toast – and sardines – and cake.’ ‘Well, it’s very kind of you,’ said Lucy. ‘But I shan’t be able to stay long.'”-What Lucy found there (Chapter 2)
Teatime reveals a delicious spread of sardines on toast, buttered toast, toast with honey, brown eggs and a sugar-topped cake. Quite a filling teatime with all that protein!
“And really it was a wonderful tea. There was a nice brown egg, lightly boiled, for each of them, and then sardines on toast, and then buttered toast, and then toast with honey, and then a sugar-topped cake. And when Lucy was tired of eating, the Faun began to talk.'”-What Lucy found there (Chapter 2)
Wine
In chapter 2, a description of wine-flowing streams appears in the Faun’s wonderful tales of life in the forest.
“He told about the midnight dances and how the Nymphs who lived in the wells and the Dryads who lived in the trees came out to dance with the Fauns; about long hunting parties after the milk-white stag who could give you wishes if you caught him; about feasting and treasure-seeking with the wild Red Dwarfs in deep mines and caverns far beneath the forest floor; and then about summer when the woods were green and old Silenus on his fat donkey would come to visit them, and sometimes Bacchus himself, and then the streams would run with wine instead of water and the whole forest would give itself up a jollification for weeks on end.”-What Lucy found there (Chapter 2)
In chapter 13, Edmund is offered some wine after finally being rescued from the wicked White Witch.
“At that very moment he heard loud shouts from every direction—a drumming of hoofs and a beating of wings—a scream from the Witch—confusion all round him. And then he found he was being untied. Strong arms were round him and he heard big, kind voices saying things like ‘Let him lie down—give him some wine—drink this—steady now—you’ll be all right in a minute.’“-Deep magic from the dawn of time (Chapter 13)
And, in chapter 17, wine is the celebratory drink at the evening following the coronation ceremony.
“So the children sat in their thrones and sceptres were put into their hands and they gave rewards and honours to all their friends, to Tumnus the Faun, and to the Beavers, and Giant Rumblebuffin, to the leopards, and the good centaurs and the good dwarfs, and to the lion. And that night there was a great feast in Cair Paravel, and revelry and dancing, and gold flashed and wine flowed, and answering to the music inside, but stranger, sweeter, and more piercing, came the music of the sea people.”-The hunting of the white stag (Chapter 17)
The White Witch’s drink
When Edmund is invited to join the White Witch on her sledge in chapter 4, he is offered a warm and foamy drink in a jewelled cup. Although the nature of the drink remains a mystery, it’s safe to say that nothing good ever comes from accepting a drink from a stranger.
“‘Perhaps something hot to drink?’ said the Queen. ‘Should you like that?’ ‘Yes please, your Majesty,’ said Edmund, whose teeth were chattering. The Queen took from somewhere among her wrappings a very small bottle which looked as if it were made of copper. Then, holding out her arm, she let one drop fall from it on to the snow beside the sledge. Edmund saw the drop for a second in mid-air, shining like a diamond. But the moment it touched the snow there was a hissing sound and there stood a jewelled cup full of something that steamed. The Dwarf immediately took this and handed it to Edmund with a bow and a smile; not a very nice smile. Edmund felt much better as he began to sip the hot drink. It was something he had never tasted before, very sweet and foamy and creamy, and it warmed him right down to his toes.“-Turkish Delight (Chapter 4)
Turkish delight
Turkish delight is, by far, the most referenced food in the entire book. Obviously, this choice is far from random for C.S, Lewis, who experienced first-hand wartime rationing.
As writer Cara Strickland further details: “on July 26, 1942, confectionery was added to the list of items that required coupons from a ration book along with money to purchase. In addition, one needed to register at a shop before making a purchase, and when new stock came in, the lines were long and quantities limited. Not only were sweets hard to come by, even when you had the ration coupons, but the prices were also exorbitant. It was hardly the time for pounds of Turkish delight.”
Edmund’s first encounter with the gummy-like candy takes place in chapter 4 when the White Witch conjures a box upon his request. Just like the foamy drink, the flavour of the Turkish delights remain unknown. However, in the film adaptation of the book, the choice is set on the classic, rose-flavored version.
“‘It is dull, Son of Adam, to drink without eating,’ said the Queen presently. ‘What would you like best to eat?’ ‘Turkish Delight, please, your Majesty,’ said Edmund. The Queen let another drop fall from her bottle on to the snow, and instantly there appeared a round box, tied with green silk ribbon, which, when opened, turned out to contain several pounds of the best Turkish Delight. Each piece was sweet and light to the very centre and Edmund had never tasted anything more delicious. He was quite warm now, and very comfortable.”-Turkish Delight (Chapter 4)
After finishing the entire box of Turkish delights, Edmund becomes enchanted and starts to experience insatiable cravings for the sugary treat. That’s when the White Witch lures the greedy boy into her wicked plan.
“At last the Turkish Delight was all finished and Edmund was looking very hard at the empty box and wishing that she would ask him whether he would like some more. Probably the Queen knew quite well what he was thinking; for she knew, though Edmund did not, that this was enchanted Turkish Delight and that anyone who had once tasted it would want more and more of it, and would even, if they were allowed, go on eating it till they killed themselves. But she did not offer him any more. Instead, she said to him, ‘Son of Adam, I should so much like to see your brother and your two sisters. Will you bring them to see me?’ ‘I’ll try,’ said Edmund, still looking at the empty box. ‘Because, if you did come again—bringing them with you of course—I’d be able to give you some more Turkish Delight. I can’t do it now, the magic will only work once. In my own house it would be another matter.'”-Turkish Delight (Chapter 4)
“‘It is a lovely place, my house,’ said the Queen. ‘I am sure you would like it. There are whole rooms full of Turkish Delight, and what’s more, I have no children of my own. I want a nice boy whom I could bring up as a Prince and who would be King of Narnia when I am gone. While he was Prince he would wear a gold crown and eat Turkish Delight all day long; and you are much the cleverest and handsomest young man I’ve ever met. I think I would like to make you the Prince—some day, when you bring the others to visit me.'”-Turkish Delight (Chapter 4)
When Turkish delight is prepared properly, it can be insanely addicting. But we can all agree that this enchanted version is more synonymous with actual addition.
“‘Please, please,’ said Edmund suddenly, ‘please couldn’t I have just one piece of Turkish Delight to eat on the way home?’ ‘No, no,’ said the Queen with a laugh, ‘you must wait till next time.’ While she spoke, she signalled to the Dwarf to drive on, but as the sledge swept away out of sight, the Queen waved to Edmund calling out, ‘Next time! Next time! Don’t forget. Come soon.'”-Turkish Delight (Chapter 4)
“Edmund was already feeling uncomfortable from having eaten too many sweets, and when he heard that the Lady he had made friends with was a dangerous witch he felt even more uncomfortable. But he still wanted to taste that Turkish Delight again more than he wanted anything else. ‘Who told you all that stuff about the White Witch?’ he asked. ‘Mr. Tumnus, the Faun,’ said Lucy. ‘You can’t always believe what Fauns say,’ said Edmund, trying to sound as if he knew far more about them than Lucy.”-Turkish Delight (Chapter 4)
“And he thought about Turkish Delight and about being a King (“And I wonder how Peter will like that?” he asked himself) and horrible ideas came into his head.”-A Day with the Beavers (Chapter 7)
Many Biblical allegories can be found throughout the novel. From the resurrection of Aslan to the betrayal of Edmund, the Christian subtext is fairly obvious to most adult readers.
There is also a distinction made between “bad magic food” and “good ordinary food” in chapter 9. According to writer Denise Thong, “good ordinary food” refers to “good nutritious food, and also to community, love and Godliness”. As for “bad magic food”, it is believed to be “the temptations of the world (i.e. wealth, power, pleasure and honour).”
“And now of course you want to know what had happened to Edmund. He had eaten his share of the dinner, but he hadn’t really enjoyed it because he was thinking all the time about Turkish Delight—and there’s nothing that spoils the taste of good ordinary food half so much as the memory of bad magic food.“-In the witch’s house (Chapter 9)
Trout and potatoes
In chapter 7, freshly-caught trout and boiled potatoes are the mains at Mr and Mrs. Beaver’s dinner party. Fun fact: it is a common misconception that beavers eat fish. These semiaquatic rodents are actually strict vegetarians!
“‘So you’ve come at last!’ she said, holding out both her wrinkled old paws. ‘At last! To think that ever I should live to see this day! The potatoes are on boiling and the kettle’s singing and I daresay, Mr. Beaver, you’ll get us some fish.’ ‘That I will,’ said Mr. Beaver and he went out of the house (Peter went with him) and across the ice of the deep pool to where he had a little hole in the ice which he kept open every day with his hatchet. They took a pail with them, Mr. Beaver sat down quietly at the edge of the hole (he didn’t seem to mind it’s being so chilly) looked hard into it, then suddenly shot in his paw, and before you could say Jack Robinson had whisked out a beautiful trout. Then he did it all over again until they had a fine catch of fish.“-A Day with the Beavers (Chapter 7)
“Just as the frying pan was nicely hissing Peter and Mr. Beaver came in with the fish which Mr. Beaver had already opened with his knife and cleaned out in the open air. You can think how good the new-caught fish smelled while they were frying and how the hungry children longed for them to be done and how very much hungrier still they had become before Mrs. Beaver said, “Now we’re nearly ready.” Susan drained the potatoes and then put them all back in the empty pot to dry on the side of the range while Lucy was helping Mrs. Beaver to dish up the trout, so that in a very few minutes everyone was drawing up stools (…)”-A Day with the Beavers (Chapter 7)
Bread and beer
As chapter 7 progresses, different foods are added to the dinner spread. This includes bread and a jug of beer for Mr. Beaver. Guess he’s a grown-up!
“Meanwhile the girls were helping Mrs. Beaver to fill the the kettle and lay the table and cut the bread and put the plates in the oven to heat and draw a huge jug of beer for Mr. Beaver from a barrel which stood in one corner of the house, and to put on the frying pan and get the dripping hot.“-A Day with the Beavers (Chapter 7)
Creamy milk and a lump of deep yellow butter
As for the four siblings, they settle on creamy milk as their beverage of choice. Mrs Beaver also serves a side of deep yellow butter to season the boiled potatoes.
“There was a jug of creamy milk for the children (Mr. Beaver stuck to beer) and a great big lump of deep yellow butter in the middle of the table from which everyone took as much as he wanted to go with his potatoes and all the children thought—and I agree with them—that there’s nothing to beat good freshwater fish if you eat it when it has been alive half an hour ago and has come out of the pan half a minute ago. “-A Day with the Beavers (Chapter 7)
Sticky marmalade rolls and tea
No dinner party is complete without a sweet dish! So how about a hot tea with sticky marmalade rolls? Sounds like a very wholesome and cozy evening for the Pevensie siblings!
“And when they had finished the fish Mrs. Beaver brought unexpectedly out of the oven a great and gloriously sticky marmalade roll, steaming hot, and at the same time moved the kettle on to the fire, so that when they had finished the marmalade roll the tea was made and ready to be poured out. And when each person had got his (or her) cup of tea, each person shoved back his (or her) stool so as to be able to lean against the wall and gave a long sigh of contentment. “-A Day with the Beavers (Chapter 7)
Hams and strings of onions
A beaver can only store so much in a small, snug dam! Hence the ham and onions hanging from the roof.
“Lucy thought the Beavers had a very snug little home though it was not at all like Mr. Tumnus’s cave. There were no books or pictures and instead of beds there were bunks, like on board ship, built into the wall. And there were hams and strings of onions hanging from the roof and against the walls were gum boots and oilskins and hatchets and pairs of shears and spades and trowels and things for carrying mortar in and fishing rods and fishing nets and sacks. And the cloth on the table tho’ very clean was very rough.”-A Day with the Beavers (Chapter 7)
Ham, tea, sugar and bread
In chapter 10, Mrs. Beaver’s maternal instincts act up as she carefully packs ham, tea, sugar, and bread for the group’s journey into the cold and gloomy forest.
“As soon as Mr. Beaver said ‘There’s no time to lose’ everyone began bundling themselves into coats, except Mrs. Beaver who started picking up sacks and laying them on the table and said: ‘Now, Mr. Beaver, just reach down that ham. And here’s a packet of tea, and there’s sugar, and some matches. And if someone will get two or three loaves out of the crock over there in the corner.’ ‘What are you doing, Mrs. Beaver?’ exclaimed Susan. ‘Packing a load for each of us, dearie,’ said Mrs. Beaver very coolly. ‘You didn’t think we’d set out on a journey with nothing to eat, did you?'”-The spell begins to break (Chapter 10)
“‘And don’t you start fussing either, Mr. Beaver,’ said his wife. ‘There. That’s better. There’s four loads and the smallest for the smallest of us: that’s you, my dear,’ she added looking at Lucy. ‘Oh, do please come on,’ said Lucy. ‘Well, I’m nearly ready now,’ answered Mrs. Beaver at last allowing her husband to help her into her snow boots. ‘I suppose the sewing machine’s too heavy to bring?'”-The spell begins to break (Chapter 10)
Mrs. Beaver’s flask drink
Chapter 10 also reveals a mysterious drink from Mrs. Beaver’s personal flask: a warming drink that puts the drinker to sleep. Whatever could it be?
“Then Mrs. Beaver handed round in the dark a little flask out of which everyone drank something—it made one cough and splutter a little and stung the throat but it also made you feel deliciously warm after you’d swallowed it—and everyone went straight to sleep.”-The spell begins to break (Chapter 10)
Lucy’s cordial
Healers are the backbones of any fighting party. Hence the importance of Father Christmas’ gift to Lucy in chapter 10. The little girl is handed a pleasant-tasting medicine made from the juice of a fire-flower from the mountains of the sun.
“Last of all he said, ‘Lucy, Eve’s Daughter,’ and Lucy came forward. He gave her a little bottle of what looked like glass (but people said afterwards that it was made of diamond) and a small dagger. ‘In this bottle,’ he said, ‘there is a cordial made of the juice of one of the fire-flowers that grow in the mountains of the sun. If you or any of your friends are hurt, a few drops of this will restore you. And the dagger is to defend yourself at great need. For you also are not to be in the battle.'”-The spell begins to break (Chapter 10)
Lucy’s cordial eventually comes into play in chapter 17, right after the bloody battle against the White Witch and her merciless creatures.
“‘Quick, Lucy,’ said Aslan. And then, almost for the first time, Lucy remembered the precious cordial that had been given her for a Christmas present. Her hands trembled so much that she could hardly undo the stopper, but she managed it in the end and poured a few drops into her brother’s mouth. ‘There are other people wounded,’ said Aslan while she was still looking eagerly into Edmund’s pale face and wondering if the cordial would have any result.”-The hunting of the white stag (Chapter 17)
Lump sugar, cream and tea
Father Christmas also provides the children with a tray of tea, sugar and cream before bidding them farewell in chapter 10. What a nice chap!
“And now”—here he suddenly looked less grave—”here is something for the moment for you all!” and he brought out (I suppose from the big bag at his back, but nobody quite saw him do it) a large tray containing five cups and saucers, a bowl of lump sugar, a jug of cream, and a great big teapot all sizzling and piping hot. Then he cried out “A Merry Christmas! Long live the true King!” and cracked his whip and he and the reindeer and the sledge and all were out of sight before anyone realised that they had started.”-The spell begins to break (Chapter 10)
The group enjoys their tea with ham sandwiches before heading out in search of the great lion Aslan.
“‘Now then, now then! Don’t stand talking there till the tea’s got cold. Just like men. Come and help to carry the tray down and we’ll have breakfast. What a mercy I thought of bringing the bread-knife.’ So down the steep bank they went and back to the cave, and Mr. Beaver cut some of the bread and ham into sandwiches and Mrs. Beaver poured out the tea and everyone enjoyed himself. But long before they had finished enjoying themselves Mr. Beaver said, ‘Time to be moving on now.'”-The spell begins to break (Chapter 10)
Water and dry bread
Much to his dismay, Edmund is forced to eat dry bread instead of Turkish delights in chapter 11. King or prisoner? Dear, oh dear, which shall it be?
“And when at last Edmund plucked up his courage to say, ‘Please, your Majesty, could I have some Turkish Delight? You—you—said—’ she answered, ‘Silence, fool!’ Then she appeared to change her mind and said, as if to herself, ‘And yet it will not do to have the brat fainting on the way,’ and once more clapped her hands. Another dwarf appeared. ‘Bring the human creature food and drink,’ she said. The Dwarf went away and presently returned bringing an iron bowl with some water in it and an iron plate with a hunk of dry bread on it. He grinned in a repulsive manner as he set them down the floor beside Edmund and said: ‘Turkish Delight for the little Prince. Ha! Ha! Ha!’ ‘Take it away,’ said Edmund sulkily. ‘I don’t want dry bread.’ But the Witch suddenly turned on him with such a terrible expression on her face that he apologised and began to nibble at the bread, though it was so stale he could hardly get it down.”-Aslan is nearer (Chapter 11)
Plum pudding
In chapter 11, Edmund and the White Witch stumble upon a group of forest creatures having a Christmas feast.
“A little way off at the foot of a tree sat a merry party, a squirrel and his wife with their children and two satyrs and a dwarf and an old dog-fox, all on stools round a table. Edmund couldn’t quite see what they were eating, but it smelled lovely and there seemed to be decorations of holly and he wasn’t at all sure that he didn’t see something like a plum pudding.”-Aslan is nearer (Chapter 11)
Almost bursting with fury, the White Witch swiftly erases any signs of a merry Christmas dinner with the swoop of a wand. Even the plum pudding is turned into stone! What a waste…
“Edmund saw the Witch bite her lips so that a drop of blood appeared on her white cheek. Then she raised her wand. ‘Oh don’t, don’t, please don’t,’ shouted Edmund, but even while he was shouting she had waved her wand and instantly where the merry party had been there were only statues of creatures (one with its stone fork fixed forever half-way to its stone mouth) seated round a stone table on which there were stone plates and a stone plum pudding.”-Aslan is nearer (Chapter 11)
Saucer of milk
A saucer of milk is referenced in the heartbreaking scene in chapter 14 in which Aslan is being tormented by the malicious creatures of the White Witch. A lion should never be deprived of its mane.
“‘Why, he’s only a great cat after all!’ cried one. ‘Is that what we were afraid of?’ said another. And they surged round Aslan jeering at him, saying things like ‘Puss, Puss! Poor Pussy,’ and ‘How many mice have you caught to-day, Cat?’ and ‘Would you like a saucer of milk, Pussums?‘ ‘Oh how can they?’ said Lucy, tears streaming down her cheeks. ‘The brutes, the brutes!’ for now that the first shock was over the shorn face of Aslan looked to her braver, and more beautiful, and more patient than ever.”-The triumph of the witch (Chapter 14)
Cherry tree
The coming of spring is emphasized in chapter 15 with the snow-white cherry trees filling Narnia’s landscape as a reinvigorated Aslan carries Susan and Lucy back to camp.
“He rushes on and on, never missing his footing, never hesitating, threading his way with perfect skill between tree-trunks, jumping over bush and briar and the smaller streams, wading the larger, swimming the largest of all. And you are riding not on a road nor in a park nor even on the downs but right across Narnia, in spring, down solemn avenues of beech and across sunny glades of oak, through wild orchards of snow-white cherry trees, past roaring waterfalls and mossy rocks and echoing caverns, up windy slopes alight with gorse bushes and across the shoulders of heathery mountains and along giddy ridges and down, down, down again into wild valleys and out into acres of blue flowers.”-Deeper magic from before the dawn of time (Chapter 15)
Saccharine tablet
In chapter 16, Lucy’s handkerchief is compared to a saccharine tablet in a comical scene between the colossal giant and the dainty little girl.
“‘Thank you, Missie,’ said Giant Rumblebuffin stooping down. Next moment Lucy got rather a fright for she found herself caught up in mid-air between the Giant’s finger and thumb. But just as she was getting near his face he suddenly started and then put her gently back on the ground muttering, ‘Bless me! I’ve picked up the little girl instead. I beg your pardon, Missie, I thought you was the handkerchee!’ ‘No, no,’ said Lucy laughing, ‘here it is!’ This time he managed to get it but it was only about the same size to him that a saccharine tablet would be to you, so that when she saw him solemnly rubbing it to and fro across his great red face, she said, ‘I’m afraid it’s not much use to you, Mr. Rumblebuffin.'”– What happened about the statues (Chapter 16)
High tea
Finally, chapter 17, the final chapter of the book, marks the end of the battle against the White Witch with a well-deserved high tea.
“That night they slept where they were. How Aslan provided food for them all I don’t know; but somehow or other they found themselves all sitting down on the grass to a fine high tea at about eight o’clock. Next day they began marching Eastward down the side of the great river. And the next day after that, at about tea-time, they actually reached the mouth. The castle of Cair Paravel on its little hill towered up above them; before them were the sands, with rocks and little pools of salt water, and sea weed, and the smell of the sea, and long miles of bluish-green waves breaking forever and ever on the beach. And, oh, the cry of the sea gulls! Have you heard it? Can you remember?”-The hunting of the white stag (Chapter 17)
Food expressions
In “The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe,” there are only three instances in which food is used to describe colors.
The first one appears in Chapter 3, when the pale complexion of the White Witch is compared to icing sugar. She is half-jinn after all…
“Her face was white- not merely pale, but white like snow or paper or icing-sugar, except for her very red mouth. It was a beautiful face in other respects, but proud and cold and stern.”-Edmund and the wardrobe (Chapter 3)
The second is revealed in Chapter 10, when Father Christmas’ red robe is matched with the brightness of holly berries.
“It was a sledge, and it was reindeer with bells on their harness. But they were far bigger than the Witch’s reindeer, and they were not white but brown. And on the sledge sat a person whom everyone knew the moment they set eyes on him. He was a huge man in a bright red robe (bright as holly-berries) with a hood that had fur inside it and a great white beard that fell like a foamy waterfall over his chest.”-The spell begins to break (Chapter 10)
As for the last one, it also appears in chapter 10, when Peter is gifted a shield with a decorative lion as red as a ripe strawberry.
“”These are your presents,” was the answer, “and they are tools not toys. The time to use them is perhaps near at hand. Bear them well.” With these words he handed to Peter a shield and a sword. The shield was the colour of silver and across it there ramped a red lion, as bright as a ripe strawberry at the moment when you pick it.“-The spell begins to break (Chapter 10)
