How did Jadis cause the prolonged winter?
Posted: Mar 27, 2012 5:21 am
As most people, my first introduction to Narnia was through the LWW, first the movie, and then the books. I have never read the entire Chronicles until now, when I have just listened to the audiobooks from the Ancient Faith Radio podcast. And now I have a question concerning the cause of the prolonged winter in LWW. All we know is that Jadis caused it, but how?
In The Magician's Nephew, Digory plants the magical tree to ward the witch off Narnia. As long as the tree grows, Narnia is safe. So it follows that, since Jadis did bring this horrible winter about, the tree no longer protected Narnia. Did it fail to scare the witch away? Or was it destroyed somehow, e.g. cut down? And by whom? Jadis was supposed to be unable to approach it, so it must have been by one of her followers. But the Chronicles say nothing about the tree being damaged. Or do they? I did not have access to the printed books, only audiobooks, so perhaps I have missed something in listening. Or is the problem with a tree only a plot hole, something that CS Lewis himself overlooked?
In The Magician's Nephew, Digory plants the magical tree to ward the witch off Narnia. As long as the tree grows, Narnia is safe. So it follows that, since Jadis did bring this horrible winter about, the tree no longer protected Narnia. Did it fail to scare the witch away? Or was it destroyed somehow, e.g. cut down? And by whom? Jadis was supposed to be unable to approach it, so it must have been by one of her followers. But the Chronicles say nothing about the tree being damaged. Or do they? I did not have access to the printed books, only audiobooks, so perhaps I have missed something in listening. Or is the problem with a tree only a plot hole, something that CS Lewis himself overlooked?