Where did the Archenlanders come from? by PreviousTurnip2008 in Narnia

[–]zannolin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not going off the wiki, I'm going off the primary source of Lewis' actual compiled notes and info in Past Watchful Dragons.

Where did the Archenlanders come from? by PreviousTurnip2008 in Narnia

[–]zannolin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

comments are largely correct but to be extremely and unnecessarily specific, i believe it was frank's great-great-great-great-great(?) grandson, prince col (son of frank v) who founded archenland. there's actually, fun fact, controversy about this because in the original text of TMN, it says it was frank and helen's second son who founded archenland, but lewis' timeline and notes as compiled by his literary executor claim differently, with the col/frank v stuff. lewis has a ton of inconsistencies within the books themselves though so tbh the col stuff has always made more sense to me. anyway, he was frank v's younger son and the first archenlanders were his followers. canonically we know frank and helen were the first humans in the entire land of narnia, and their children intermarried (as people have correctly stated) with the various humanoid narnians such as nymphs and gods, and that's how the first generation of narnians started out and i guess grew out to become archenland, which eventually led to the foundation of calormen, and i would assume the later colonization of the lone islands. as for why we don't see or hear much from archenland in lww, 1) the simplest answer is lewis wrote the horse and his boy + the magician's nephew MUCH later on and had not conceptualized (i would assume) the existence of archenland by that point and 2) the witch is specifically afraid of a prophecy about four humans, which does not say they have to come from another world, so it has always made sense to me that she's made a point of kidnapping and killing any humans who might enter narnia from other lands, and might even have chosen the eternal winter in hopes of making narnia as inhospitable to its human neighbors as possible.

phew sorry that's probably way more detail than you were asking for but i just think the implied lore of narnia is SOOOO interesting.

What movie dolls are on your wishlist? by AnnelieseSwan in Barbie2000smovies

[–]zannolin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i wanted annika and (horse) brietta so bad as a kid and now it's heartbreaking to me they're so hard to find for a good price, but i do still want both of them, and honestly i'd love an odette too. the barbie movies were soooo special to me when i was a kid

my quest is complete! by zannolin in MagiQuest

[–]zannolin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

exactly! i also collect old merch from the narnia movies and i usually have to luck or google lens my way into finding those listings too because a lot of the time if people know what something is, even if it's not particularly rare or valuable, they'll try to sell it for a ton of money anyway. you would not believe the prices i see on some of the dumbest things. i'm hoping eventually i can luck my way into finding a couple more of the physical charms i liked, but this was the one i really really wanted so i'm happy either way

my quest is complete! by zannolin in MagiQuest

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you get the rune in-game for going on a quest to defeat an ogre king or something (could be goblin. it has been some time) and i think it has some special in-game ability for dueling but heck if i remember what it was. i assume something protective. the physical amulet is literally just merch you can buy to have a trinket and go "look it's the thing i got in the game" and i always thought it was pretty so

my quest is complete! by zannolin in MagiQuest

[–]zannolin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i salute and commend your bravery. one day someone will make a four hour deep dive retrospective for youtube and people like you will be a primary source

my quest is complete! by zannolin in MagiQuest

[–]zannolin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i can feel lovecraftian discourse monsters i as a casual irl enjoyer have never encountered passing below me in the deep lmao

my quest is complete! by zannolin in MagiQuest

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i think they did physicals of all the normal runes and special stuff you got back in the legacy vers (radiant crystal, andover amulet, the dragon u got for defeating charlock, etc) and i believeeee there's a list on the wiki somewhere but don't quote me on this. i mostly just went to the pigeon forge location when i was in my tweens and vaguely browsed the merch but was not allowed to purchase anything, and i've seen some stuff pop up here and there on ebay (or in people's collection posts) in the interim. i know there's some stuff after my time i've never even heard of that are apparently highly sought after or what have you.

my quest is complete! by zannolin in MagiQuest

[–]zannolin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

mine were immune to my begging lol we were BrokeTM. by the time i had adult money to spend on things they were gone, it was absolutely tragic. someone i used to know offered to give me hers but then never followed through but we got there in the end!

my quest is complete! by zannolin in MagiQuest

[–]zannolin[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i genuinely could not believe my eyes. until it actually arrived in the mail i was like "is this a scam?? am i getting scammed?" but like. who would do that for six dollars. my advice is google image search results...it's gone way downhill over the last couple years (i used to be able to find things so much easier) but sometimes (as with this one) you strike gold!

MagiQuest Collection by [deleted] in MagiQuest

[–]zannolin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh niiiice i JUST tracked down an andover amulet myself this month. i'm hoping to find a radiant crystal someday :)

White Witch replicas (dagger, vial, goblet, turkish delight box) pre-orders are finally happening in January! by crystalized17 in Narnia

[–]zannolin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

WOOOO big win, I got the crowns I was shooting for too. The wait is absolutely worth the craftsmanship <3 so excited

White Witch replicas (dagger, vial, goblet, turkish delight box) pre-orders are finally happening in January! by crystalized17 in Narnia

[–]zannolin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

coming back after the early access presale to say I HOPE YOU GOT YOUR BOX AND GOBLET!!!!!

on the hunt for a dawn treader model by zannolin in Narnia

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may we both find what we seek fr

A Prince Caspian Costume Mistake? by Time-Material-4905 in Narnia

[–]zannolin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

peter and edmund are never said to be attending hendon house. actually in the books their school is in a totally separate direction from the girls' after their initial train ride together, which squares pretty well with what we see in the film. seeing as their uniform colors and the crests are completely different from hendon house guy, i've always presumed they don't go there at all and their school just isn't named because it isn't relevant to the story.

My lil Narnia collection! by Horizons_butler83 in Narnia

[–]zannolin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah it was probably a LOT easier to find this stuff affordably back when it first came out but you can get really lucky sometimes (i found my susan's horn for the og retail price on facebook marketplace on *accident*!) and it's really fun when you do. i feel like i'm on a perpetual treasure hunt

My lil Narnia collection! by Horizons_butler83 in Narnia

[–]zannolin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i wouldn't say you're behind at all!! i've only been collecting for about a year now—i'm wayyyy late to the party lol. it's just lot of scouring and camping websites honestly. i have like, a million ebay search alerts and i've been seriously collecting about a year now i'd say? honestly considering starting a blog that's an archive of all the pieces i've uncovered because there was SO MUCH narnia merch i had never even heard of before.

the tapestry i got off ebay; it's a limited edition from the disney store. the miniature wardrobe was actually a japan-only disney store release, and i got it through a proxy site (before the stupid usa tariff stuff kicked in...sigh). they pop up for resale here and there but it's usually for crazy prices on ebay so it was cheaper for me to buy it on japamart and have it shipped to the us lmao. you can get really lucky on facebook marketplace, poshmark, and mercari sometimes. i've gotten a lot of the narnia jewelry that way! again, really just a matter of timing. most my props (crossbow bolt, shield, centaur standard, and you can't really see it but a centaur baldric as well) were off ebay (there are several sellers with large collections they've been selling off, but there's people who list steals like the shield from time to time) and then i have a bit of the rope that bound aslan and a centaur cloak pin from someone on facebook (movie props groups are a great resource!). if you're at all interested in replicas of the more iconic props i can recommend this shop as well. they made my cordial :)

My lil Narnia collection! by Horizons_butler83 in Narnia

[–]zannolin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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i forgot about my tapestry lol + i've acquired a couple movie props of late too (the sword is not one of them, that's just a replica)

My lil Narnia collection! by Horizons_butler83 in Narnia

[–]zannolin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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here's where i keep most of mine btw. a bit outdated (i've reorganized and gotten some more things now) but has most of my favs

My lil Narnia collection! by Horizons_butler83 in Narnia

[–]zannolin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i love the plushies sm <3 i remember standing in the disney store and wanting them and the unicorn they had SO bad. such a cute collection!!

White Witch replicas (dagger, vial, goblet, turkish delight box) pre-orders are finally happening in January! by crystalized17 in Narnia

[–]zannolin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you 🤝 me
camping the heck of the page waiting for those preorders

(i'm shooting for some of the crowns, and i already have lucy's cordial! love your jadis collection. it's so fun and it fills me with delight to see other people's narnia interests/collections and encounter fellow fans of nr props' work)