Queen Lucy the Valiant

But as for Lucy, she was always happy and golden-haired, and all princes in those parts desired her to be their Queen, and her own people called her Queen Lucy the Valiant.

Lucy is the ray of sunshine, the gleam of hope, and the light of faith. Throughout the books, she is focused on the Lion, and more than once she shows her siblings what it is to follow him. Lucy seems to see Aslan more often, and there is obviously a special bond between them. She is lovable because of how she loves Him. And it becomes clear that she loves Him because He loves her. And all through the stories He never stops calling to her.

Let’s start at the beginning. In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, we can see Aslan calling her name.

And Lucy got the feeling  you have when you wake up in the morning and realize that it is the beginning of the holidays or the beginning of summer. – The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

From the very beginning, she hears His name and is drawn to Him. It’s also pretty wonderful watching how she comes to love Aslan during the rest of the book. (I mean, just read through the chapters at the Stone Table.) (Seriously.) (Thanks 😉 )

Prince Caspian gives us many instances of the love between them, like this beautiful quote (which happens to be a favorite of mine):

Lucy woke out of the deepest sleep you can imagine, with the feeling that the voice she liked best in the world had been calling her name. – Prince Caspian

How beautiful! She hears him call her and responds with such obedience. She goes to him. As she comes into the circle of trees and finds the Lion, the book says this:

But for the movement of his tail he might have been a stone lion, but Lucy never thought of that. She never stopped to think whether he was a friendly lion or not. She rushed to him. She felt her heart would burst if she lost a moment. – Prince Caspian

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!! All the feels. 🙂

This book also seems to give us a key into the name that the Narnian’s gave their queen. They called her valiant, and valiant is a beautiful word for Lucy. “Boldly courageous; brave; stout-hearted” seems to fit her perfectly. And I just happen to have a perfect example. 🙂 

Lucy buried her head in his mane to hide from his face. But there must have been magic in his mane. She could feel lion-strength going into her. Quite suddenly she sat up.

“I’m sorry, Aslan,” she said. “I’m ready now.”

“Now you are a lioness,” said Aslan “And now all Narnia will be renewed. But come. We have no time to lose.” -Prince Caspian

Isn’t this interesting? A moment earlier she had been weak and trembling at the thought of the task that Aslan had put in front of her. And now we realize that even the very valiance of Lucy’s character comes from the Lion. And so really when all of Narnia calls their beloved Queen “Valiant,” they are actually seeing Aslan in her.

NOW PLEASE DON’T CRY AS YOU READ THIS! (Another one of my favorite Lucy moments EVER.)

“Please, Aslan,” said Lucy. “Before we go, will you tell us when we can come back to Narnia again? Please. And oh, do, do, do make it soon.”

“Dearest,” said Aslan very gently, “you and your brother will never come back to Narnia.”

“Oh, Aslan!!” said Edmund and Lucy both together in despairing voices.

“You are too old, children,” said Aslan, “and you must begin to come close to your own world now.”

“It isn’t Narnia, you know,” sobbed Lucy. “It’s you. We shan’t meet you there. And how can we live, never meeting you?” – The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Oh Lucy. Stop breaking my heart!!! But don’t you see how much she loves Him? And now even in her own world she will hear the Lion calling her.

The above quotes are only a few instances I’ve highlighted. They don’t do full justice to this spectacular little girl who loves the Lion with all her heart.

Love,

Hannah Jo <3