Coriakin facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Coriakin |
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| Narnia character | |
Bille Brown as Coriakin in the 2010 film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
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| Race | Star |
| Nationality | Island of the Monopods |
Coriakin is a special character from C. S. Lewis's famous book series, The Chronicles of Narnia. He appears in the story The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Coriakin is a wise and kind magician who lives on an island and looks after a group of creatures called the Duffers.
Who is Coriakin?
Coriakin was originally a star! But because of some mistakes he made in the past, Aslan gave him an important job. He was sent to rule the Duffers and help them become wiser. We don't know exactly what mistakes he made. Another star named Ramandu says that humans aren't meant to know what faults a star can commit.
Coriakin looks like a wizard. He wears a red robe and has a crown made of oak leaves. He lives in a big house on an island, which sounds a bit like a large English mansion. He has a special spellbook in a room upstairs. He also owns other interesting items, like a "Bearded Glass."
Coriakin and the Duffers
Coriakin uses magic to rule the Duffers. He hopes that one day they will learn to be wise and rule themselves. The Duffers were a bit silly and stubborn. Because of this, Coriakin cast a spell that changed their legs into just one big leg each. This turned them into creatures called Monopods.
The Duffers thought they looked "ugly" after this change. So, they secretly went into Coriakin's rooms. They cast a spell to make themselves invisible, hoping to hide their new look. This invisibility spell also affected Coriakin, making him very sleepy. Because of this, he missed the arrival of the ship Dawn Treader and its crew.
The Duffers got tired of being invisible. They convinced Lucy Pevensie to read a spell that would make them visible again. Only a young girl could read this particular spell. Lucy looked through the spellbook and found the right one. She made everything in the magician's house visible again, including Coriakin and even Aslan himself!
A Kind Magician
Lucy quickly realized that Coriakin was not the scary sorcerer the Duffers had described. He was actually a kind, wise, and funny person. He welcomed Aslan and accepted his long task of guiding the Duffers to wisdom.
Coriakin gave his guests a wonderful feast. But he himself only ate simple bread and wine. He suggested that Lucy try to convince the Duffers that their new single-leg appearance was actually better. Lucy succeeded! The Duffers even found new advantages to their single big foot. They could use it as a boat or as a sun umbrella. The Duffers decided to rename themselves Monopods. But they often mixed up their old name with the new one, so they became known as Dufflepuds.
The story of Coriakin and the Dufflepuds can teach us a lesson. It's like when someone guides you to do something that's good for you, even if you don't understand it at first. The Dufflepuds thought Coriakin was being mean by making them work in his garden. But it was actually for their own good. Just like the Duffers found advantages in their new form, sometimes challenges in life can lead us to discover our true purpose.
The Dufflepuds (Monopods) are also mentioned later in the Narnia series. They appear at Aslan's doorway in The Last Battle.
Who Played Coriakin?
