Prince Caspian
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Horse and His Boy
The Last Battle
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (BBC)
Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader (BBC)
Portrayed By
Skandar Keynes
Mark Wells
Jonathan R. Scott
Simon Adams
Nicholas Barnes
Book portrayal
Edmund has one of the clearest moral arcs in the series. In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, his spite, hunger, and hurt pride make him vulnerable to the Witch’s lies. Lewis does not excuse that failure, but he also never lets Edmund be reduced to it.
Once redeemed, Edmund becomes one of the wisest and most dependable of the Pevensies. He understands temptation because he has already yielded to it and been rescued from it. That gives his later courage a hard-earned quality the other children do not carry in quite the same way.
Adaptation portrayals
Adaptations often enjoy Edmund’s sarcasm and edge, but the lasting strength of the character comes from what he becomes after betrayal, not only from the fall itself.
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