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Overview

Narnian fauns combine human upper bodies with goatlike legs, drawing on classical imagery within Lewis's own world. Mr Tumnus's meeting with Lucy joins hospitality to political fear: a pleasant home and courteous host do not initially remove the danger of the White Witch's demands. His eventual choices make conscience more important than inherited creature type.

Later books place fauns among the peoples whose status changes under conquest and restoration. Their musical and woodland associations remain familiar, but a single character cannot define every member. The entry concerns Lewis's Narnia and identifies film interpretations separately, rather than claiming that classical fauns have the same history, loyalties or relationship to Aslan.

Human and goat anatomyWoodland homesIndividual moral choices
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First appearances & development

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950) introduces Mr Tumnus. This entry follows the version represented by the primary works listed below, rather than treating the name as a single creature shared by every adaptation. Lewis's novels are the baseline; screen adaptations are supporting versions, not replacement texts.

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Canon & continuity

Primary basis: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950); comparison: Prince Caspian (1951). The bibliography identifies the relevant fictional treatments, while the linked guide supports identification and context. Exact page references, exhaustive first-appearance research and edition-independent mechanics are outside this profile. Lewis's novels are the baseline; screen adaptations are supporting versions, not replacement texts.

Selected bibliography

Documented works and useful reading. This is not a list of every appearance.

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    The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

    C. S. Lewis · 1950

    Fauns and Talking Beasts in published Narnia.

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    Prince Caspian

    C. S. Lewis · 1951

    Old Narnian peoples under Telmarine rule.

Family & connections

A source-supported family tree or inspiration record has not yet been compiled for this profile. Related reading below indicates a connection in subject matter, not a proven lineage or creative influence.

References

Sources supporting this profile. Linked pages have their own scope and editorial standards.

  1. ReferenceFaun (Narnia) — reference guideResearch access: 2026-10-05

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