Second Battle of Beruna

The Second Battle of Beruna is a part of The War of Deliverence as mentioned in The Last Battle.

History

Following High King Peter's victorious conquest of Narnia from the White Witch, he and his siblings reigned as rulers for several years. AbOUT fifty years after their victory, Narnia was invaded by a race of men from the country of Telmar, under the command of CASPIAN I, and fell to them shortly after. The Telmarines brutally killed off most of the Narnians, forcing them into hiding.

Many centuries later, a young Telmarine Prince, Caspian X, was chased from his father's castle by his murderous uncle, Miraz. He was eventually rescued by a trio of Narnians, a badger named Trufflehunter, a Black Dwarf named Nikabrik, and a Red Dwarf named Trumpkin. These three aided Caspian in gathering a small army of Narnian survivors together, and they began to wage war on the Telmarines and Miraz.

However, the war's fortune quickly turned against the young prince and his army, losing battle after battle, until finally nearly a third of the army was lost in a battle led by Caspian and Giant Wimbleweather. Following this failed battle, Caspian winded the Horn of Queen Susan, calling her and her siblings from their world. They were soon found by Trumpkin, who led them back to Caspian's command center at Aslan's How.

High King Peter and Prince Caspian knew their army was weak and losing morale. However Susan and Lucy realized that the great Lion, Aslan, had once again returned to Narnia and was preparing to awaken the trees and rivers of Narnia to fight alongside them. The two commanders realized that all of their plans now depended on time and patience. Edmund was sent to Miraz's camp, to give him a challenge by Peter to fight to the death in Single combat for control of Narnia. Realizing that refusing to fight a boy half his age would diminish his image in the hearts of his people, Miraz accepts the challenge, and names Glozelle, Sopespian, and an unnamed Telmarine baron as his marshals, while Peter names Glenstorm the Centaur, A Bulgy Bear, and Giant Wimbleweather as his. The fight goes well for Peter, but it is interrupted by Glozelle and Sopespian, who cry treachery and kill Miraz, thus beginning the Battle.

The Battle

In the book, the battle lasts only a few minutes as the Telmarine army quickly breaks ranks and flees to Beruna as soon as the Dryads awaken.

Aftermath

Following this victory, the Telmarine Throne was now Caspian's for the claiming. Aslan offers the Telmarines who do not wish to stay in Narnia a chance to travel to a new land in the world of High King Peter. Peter and his siblings, along with General Glozelle, Miraz's WIDOW Prunaprismia, her newborn son, and many other Telmarines, travel through a door summoned by Aslan and return to their world. Caspian stayed in Narnia, building a new nation of Narnians and Telmarines, and ruling well until his death.

Depiction in Film

Disney Adaption

In the movie, The Second Battle of Beruna was fought between the Telmarines and the Narnians. The Telmarines number several thousand infantry, approximately five hundred cavalry, and many trebuchets while the Narnians number a few hundred archers and a small army in front of the How, as well as a second, slightly smaller force inside it. Queen Susan had returned, and assumed command of the archers after being rescued from Telmarines by Caspian.

Immediately following the duel between Miraz and Peter, Sopespian betrayed and slew Miraz, while Glozelle readied the Telmarine army for battle. The Narnians, who were expecting the Telmarines to dishonour the terms of the duel, are immediately ready for battle. The Telmarines loosed their trebuchets, doing some slight damage to the Narnian Army, and follow up with a cavalry attack. Caspian and Glenstorm countered this attack by collapsing a cistern beneath the field and unhorsing the horsemen. While Peter and Edmund led the above-ground army at the fallen cavalry, Caspian and his forces climb from the cistern via two ramps and encircle the Telmarine Cavalry, shortly after a volley of arrows from Susan and her archers. Sopespian and his army begin to advance in response, and force the vastly-outnumbered Narnians to retreat towards the How. The subsequent trebuchet attack scatters the Narnian archers and collapses the entrance to the How, trapping the Narnians aboveground. The Narnians are now trapped, outnumbered, and encircled by the Telmarines, thus leaving them with no hope, and so they charge the Telmarines in a last, desperate attempt. However, Lucy finds Aslan who saves her from a Telmarine. Aslan reawakens the trees which rally to the Narnians and defeat the Telmarines, incapacitating Glozelle in the process.

The Telmarines attempt to reach the Bridge of Beruna, but arrive to find Aslan awakening the River God, who destroys the Bridge and kills Sopespian. Leaderless and trapped, the Telmarines surrender to the Narnians.

The creatures that fought for Aslan are Bears, Wolves, Foxes, Dogs, Jackals, Leopards, Panthers, Boars, Stags, Tigers, Fauns, Minotaurs, Centaurs, a Giant, Gryphons, Satyrs, Dwarves, Cheetahs, Mice, Badgers, Squirrels, and the trees that Aslan had awakened.

See also

• First Battle of Beruna
• Narnia Portal