List of Narnian Creatures - E

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  • Eagle - Eagles are quick, keen hunters. Lewis writes that it is "a treat to watch their grace and ease", and that they have strange voices (LB). One notable Eagle is Far-sight. Eagles also rescue Edmund in (LWW).
  • Earthmen - Earthmen are the gnome-like natives of Bism, a land which lies far beneath the surface of the Narnian earth. In The Silver Chair, the Lady of the Green Kirtle places the Earthmen under an enchantment and forces them to dig a tunnel to the surface of Narnia in preparation for her invasion. They seem to take this duty very seriously, for when Eustace and Jill encounter them they "all carried three-pronged spears in their hands, and all were dreadfully pale, and all stood as still as statues." However despite such uniform behaviour they vary greatly in appearance. Lewis states that they are "of all sizes, from little gnomes barely a foot high to stately figures taller than men." Later he remarks that "some had tails and others not, some wore great beards and others had very round, smooth faces, big as pumpkins. There were long, pointed noses, and long, soft noses like small trunks, and great blobby noses. Several had single horns in the middle of their foreheads". (SC).
  • Efreet - are briefly mentioned in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.
  • Elephant - Elephants are among the largest animals in Narnia. The Talking Elephants shrink noticeably however, when Aslan creates the Talking Beasts. The first Elephant is present at the First Council of Narnia, and his wife vainly takes great pride in the length of her trunk (MN).
  • Ettin - Ettins are followers of the White Witch (LWW). Historically they have been represented as similar to giants, but with two heads. It seems this connection may be shared in Narnia, as they lend their name to the Giant-inhabited land of Ettinsmoor (SC). (See Giant)

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