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The First Battle of Beruna is a fictional battle in C. S. Lewis' fantasy series ''The Chronicles of Narnia''. It is fought in Narnia at the edges of the Great River near the Fords of Beruna,〔Lewis (), 145.〕 in the year 1000 according to Lewis' Narnian timeline. It is the climactic battle of ''The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe'' and one of several battles in the Chronicles of Narnia.〔Lewis (), 176-178.〕 The Battle is not named in ''The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe''. It is first called the "Battle of Beruna" in ''Prince Caspian''.〔Lewis (), 139.〕 The word "first" has been added by ''Narnia'' scholars to distinguish from a later battle fought at Beruna in ''Prince Caspian'', first called the Second Battle of Beruna in ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader''. ==Depiction in the book== The battle is fought between the Narnians (led by Peter Pevensie) and the army of the White Witch, following the apparent demise of the great Narnian leader, Aslan.〔Lewis (), 156.〕 The White Witch's army includes monstrous creatures such as minotaurs, werewolves, and hags.〔Lewis (), 135-136.〕 Peter's force is comparatively minor,〔Lewis (), 176.〕 and prominently represents the races of talking animal, faun/satyr, nymph, unicorn and centaur.〔Lewis (), 174-177.〕 It seemed to Lucy as if the Witch held the upper edge in the battle, petrifying many of Aslan's army with her wand, until the arrival of Aslan's reinforcements. However, at Lewis' first description of the battle scene, the Witch is no longer using her wand (which was revealed to have been broken by Edmund) but using instead her Stone Knife (which she had killed Aslan with the night before). At this point, the White Witch is engaged in a fight with Peter. Suddenly, the newly arisen Aslan, along with Peter's sisters Susan and Lucy, arrives with auxiliaries from amongst those formerly petrified by the White Witch's wand, now restored by Aslan.〔Lewis (), 168, 176.〕 At once they invade the battleground and begin to wipe out the remainder of the Witch's forces. While some of the White Witch's army are trampled by the charging reinforcements, those that came with Aslan use their own ways of fighting: dwarves use their battle axes, dogs use their teeth, Rumblebuffin the giant uses his club (and steps on some of the enemy), centaurs use their swords, and unicorns use their horns. Then, Aslan kills the White Witch. When she is discovered dead, one-half of the surviving part of the White Witch's army surrenders and the other surviving half flees (they were later mentioned to have been exterminated sometime after the Pevensie Children's coronation).〔Lewis (), 177-178.〕 At the conclusion of the battle, Lucy uses her Christmas gift, a potion that can heal any wound, on Edmund, who was found under the care of Mrs. Beaver covered in blood, his mouth open, and his face a "nasty green color". Aslan urges her to repair all the injured soldiers on the field to good health, which she does, while he restores all those petrified. The next day, Aslan crowns the four children Kings and Queens of Narnia and Peter the High King.〔Lewis (), 179.〕〔Lewis (), 3.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「First Battle of Beruna」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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