What really happened to Octesian?

My opinion is that he was killed by the dragon. Remember the special circumstances that caused Eustace to become a dragon (sleeping on a dragon's horde, having dragonish thoughts in his heart). Though that may not be the only spell that could cause it, such transformations had to be extremely rare. It seems far more likely that Octesian, a noble Telmarine lord, would have been killed by the dragon than become him.
 
PrinceOfTheWest said:
(sleeping on a dragon's horde, having dragonish thoughts in his heart).
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And wearing the Dragons bracelet.
But I agree. He was probably eaten.
 
Yeah, and it's more likely that the rest of the Telmarine lords would continue on their way with out octesian if he had been eaten by the dragon. I mean, if he had just been turned into a dragon they would have felt bad about leaving him there all alone on an island to live as a dragon for ever. They would have most likely found some way to bring him along. Do you remember how all the others were trying to think of a way to bring Eustace with them in his dragonish form? Oh yeah, and Monkeh, he was wearing Octesian's arm ring, not the dragons. But I supose that doesn't make a difrence does it. lol
 
I thought he was the old dragon Eustace ate when he ws a dragon. But I'm probably, most definately, wrong about that. (I get confuzzled easily.)
 
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I don't know,it might have made a slight difference that Eustace wore the dragon bracelet. :D I personally think Octesian was eaten,though when I 1st read VoDT I thought he WAS the dragon. :D
 
The crew of the Dawn Treader discussed this very question and weren't able to come to a conclusion, so don't feel bad. I don't know if the arm ring had any role in the transformation - the only thing mentioned are the horde (as a whole) and Eustace's inner disposition.
 
I wonder though...WHY was there a dragon band n' where did it come from? :D I actually felt queasy when I read the part where Eustace ATE the other dragon...I was thinking the whole time "OOOhhhhhh HE JUST ATE A TELMARINE LORD!!" Or something similar. :D
 
So if anyone fell asleep on a pile of dragon gold in Narnia with "greedy dragonish thoughts" you think they would turn into a dragon too? Or do you think that was just Aslan's plan for Eustace? personally, I like to think it could happen to any body. It just seems to make Narnia feel more magical and stuff you know?
 
I think it could happen to anyone, and perhaps that was common knowledge if you had read the right books -- Lewis implies if Eustace had read better books, he would have known that sleeping in the dragon's lair was dangerous.
 
I always thight that they were a bit hasty in saying that he was dead. What if he has lost it and the dragan just hapened to find it or someting? Althoght when I think about it a dragan whould mean death to most people....
 
Narborg said:
I always thight that they were a bit hasty in saying that he was dead. What if he has lost it and the dragan just hapened to find it or someting? Althoght when I think about it a dragan whould mean death to most people....
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Yes, it would have been hard for poor Octesian to have lived for years as a castaway without the dragon finding him - and he'd have had to be pretty thoroughly lost for the remaining lords to sail off without him. Unless, of course, he went exploring much as Eustace did, and the other lords saw the dragon in the distance and beat a hasty retreat, guessing that the dragon had already accounted for their comrade.
 
I just finished reading Voyage and I was trying to decide whether the old, sad dragon that Eustace saw was Octesian or not. I personally think Octesian died at the hands of that dragon, because how would you explain why that old dragon wasn't wearing the arm band? Remember Eustace put on the arm band and when he turned into a dragon, he was still wearing it on his dragon arm. If the dragon which lived there in the cave previously was Octesian then he would have had the band on too.

Because Eustace had a sour, spoiled personality, he needed to be taught a valuable lesson in how to be more helpful and kind, and less of a complainer, which is why I think he turned into that dragon because of the enchantment.

It's a tough question which CS Lewis seems to leave open ended in a way unlike the other lords fates.
 
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