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Tumnus is a fictional character in C. S. Lewis' series The Chronicles of Narnia. He is featured prominently in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and also appears in The Horse and His Boy and The Last Battle. He is close friends with Lucy Pevensie and is the first person she meets in Narnia, as well as the first Narnian to be introduced in the series. Lewis said that the first Narnia story, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, all came to him from a single picture he had in his head of a faun carrying an umbrella and parcels through a snowy wood. In that way, Tumnus was the initial inspiration for all of the Narnia stories.

Description

Lewis describes Tumnus as having reddish skin, curly hair, a short pointed beard, horns on his forehead, cloven hooves, shiny black goat legs, and a long goat's tail.

In the 2005 film version The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Tumnus has lighter skin and brown legs, he also has a stubbly little tail. He was portrayed by actor James McAvoy in the film.

Other Media

Tumnus appears in the "Robot Chicken's Half-Assed Christmas Special" voiced by Seth Green. When he meets the nerd upon his arrival, the nerd beats him to death with a giant stick he dubs "Excalibur 2."

Tumnus also appears in an episode of Family Guy, in which Peter Griffin falls in the dryer searching for a sock. The sock is then stolen by Tumnus, and he runs away from Peter, who gives chase shouting, "Hey, give me back my sock you goat bastard!"

Tumnus also appears in the South Park trilogy, Imaginationland.

Tumnus also appears in the Epic movie as he explains to Lucy that he is a faun.

See also

• Pan (mythology)
• Puck (mythology)
• Satyr
• Faun

Notes

References

Narnia portal

• Lewis, C. S. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. 1950.
• Lewis, C. S. The Horse and His Boy. 1954.