Susan's Horn

"And when you put this horn to your lips and blow it, then, wherever you are, I think help of some kind will come to you."

―Father Christmas

The Horn of Queen Susan Pevensie of the Kingdom of Narnia was a magical hollowed, ivory horn, used in times of emergency to call for help. It was given to Susan by Father Christmas just before the Winter Revolution, who said if it was blown, help would always come.

Susan first used it when she was attacked by Maugrim the wolf. As the Battle of Aslan's Camp was about to break out, Peter heard it and came to her rescue. The sound of it was described as "like a bugle, but richer".

Queen Susan left her horn at Cair Paravel when she went to the Lantern Waste to hunt the White Stag, and, after the Pevensies' disappearance, the horn became lost for many years. Eventually it was re-discovered by the half-dwarf, Doctor Cornelius, around the Narnian year 2300, though how he found it is unknown.

Susan blowing her horn.

Shortly before the Narnian Revolution, Cornelius passed the horn on to Prince Caspian X.

The legend of its magical ability to summon aid was known to Cornelius, and after much debate, Caspian blew it in order to help free the Narnians from the Telmarine conquest. The horn ended up magically transporting the Pevensies back to Narnia, where they reappeared at Cair Paravel, and traveled to meet Caspian and his army at Aslan's How, eventually succeeding in recalling Aslan and restoring the Narnian/Telmarine throne to Caspian.

Caspian X and the horn.

Later, when Caspian set out on his voyage on the Dawn Treader, he gave the horn to his regent, Trumpkin, to use if any great need fell on the land in the king's absence.

The horn passed many hands and stories over the years. Its final fate after the destruction of Narnia is unknown, as its original owner, Susan, did not return to Narnia to reclaim it and bring it to Aslan's Country.

Trivia

The horn in Caspian's cabin.

• In The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (film), you can make out what appears to be Susan's horn in Caspian's cabin, on the shelf just below the golden face of Aslan. Whether this was her horn, or just a lookalike, is unknown.
• The sound of Susan's horn was changed in the 2008 film adaption of Prince Caspian. In The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe it was described as 'a bugel, but richer', however in Prince Caspian, Caspian X blew it before the two dwarves Trumpkin and Nikabrik and it sounded of a long, deep tone, like a contch signal.