Posted: August 23rd, 2007, 1:40 amI've heard on many occasions that the whole Narnia series was sparked by a picture of a faun walking through a snowy wood carrying an umbrella. But if he charactered Tumnus after anyone is anyone's guess. I heard he patterned Ransom after Tolkien somewhere (though I cannot remember where) and then heard that Tolkien returned the favor by patterning Treebeard after Lewis.
If anything, I consider Shasta (Cor) to be the best picture of Lewis. Poor, with a slaves existence when he was an atheist, but haunted by a sense of wonder of "what might out there". In the same way this led Shasta to travel north, it led Lewis to Christ, where Shasta (and Lewis) ultimately came into their true inheritance, and given his true name (identity) by their father (God).
Hmm. I guess this would make Bree, Tolkien
With the emphasis Tolkien gave to horses in LotR, I imagine he would have been honored to have been made into a talking horse.
If anything, I consider Shasta (Cor) to be the best picture of Lewis. Poor, with a slaves existence when he was an atheist, but haunted by a sense of wonder of "what might out there". In the same way this led Shasta to travel north, it led Lewis to Christ, where Shasta (and Lewis) ultimately came into their true inheritance, and given his true name (identity) by their father (God).
Hmm. I guess this would make Bree, Tolkien
With the emphasis Tolkien gave to horses in LotR, I imagine he would have been honored to have been made into a talking horse.