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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4293806/1/The-Chronicles-of-the-Fellowship The Chronicles of the Fellowship]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/759842/Michael-Weyer Michael Weyer]] is a crossover between ''Film/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'' and ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', where the Pevensies are sent to Middle-Earth, apparently at the point when they were drawn out of England at the beginning of ''Film/PrinceCaspian''. The four siblings swiftly encounter the Fellowship of the Ring and decide to accompany them on their quest, initially just until they reach a safe location, but inevitably find themselves drawn into the bigger conflict.
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The fic can be read [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4293806/1/The-Chronicles-of-the-Fellowship here]] and [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/51511462/ here]].
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* IncorruptiblePurePureness: At one point Lucy takes the Ring herself because she worries that Gollum will lead Frodo and Sam into a trap and hopes that she has had enough of an impact on him that he wouldn’t do the same to her, Lucy showing no sign of being corrupted by the Ring despite carrying it for a few hours.
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* IncorruptiblePurePureness: TheIncorruptible: At one point Lucy takes the Ring herself because she worries that Gollum will lead Frodo and Sam into a trap and hopes that she has had enough of an impact on him that he wouldn’t do the same to her, Lucy showing no sign of being corrupted by the Ring despite carrying it for a few hours.
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* MassOhCrap: The Fellowship when they see the Balrog.
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* MassOhCrap: MassOhCrap:
** The Fellowship when they see the Balrog.
** The Fellowship when they see the Balrog.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: As Boromir is alive in this story, Denethor doesn't even have the excuse of being heartbroken by his son's death to excuse his actions.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: As Boromir is alive in this story, Denethor doesn't even have the excuse of being heartbroken by his son's death to excuse explain his actions.
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* YouAndWhatArmy: After Susan joins Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli in recruiting the Oathbreakers, when one of the pirate captains about to enter Gondon literally asks ‘You and what army?’, Susan states that she can’t believe he literally gave them such an opening.
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* YouAndWhatArmy: After Susan joins Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli in recruiting the Oathbreakers, when one of the pirate captains about to enter Gondon Gondor literally asks ‘You and what army?’, Susan states that she can’t believe he literally gave them such an opening.
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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Upon seeing Theoden in his cursed state, Boromir confirms that he is meant to be younger than this, Edmund observing that the king doesn’t look a day over dead.
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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Upon seeing Theoden in his cursed state, Boromir confirms that he is meant to be younger than this, Edmund observing that the king doesn’t look a day over dead.dead.
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* AdultFear: A sibling variant of this, as Peter and Susan in particular are often shown to be afraid at the idea of anything happening to Edmund and Lucy.
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* NotSoDifferent: Edmund can relate to Boromir, telling him about his mistakes with the White Witch.
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* NotSoDifferent: NotSoDifferentRemark:
** Edmund can relate to Boromir, telling him about his mistakes with the White Witch.
** Edmund can relate to Boromir, telling him about his mistakes with the White Witch.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: As Boromir is alive in this story, Denethor doesn't even have the excuse of being heartbroken by his son's death to excuse his actions.
* DoNotGoGentle: As the men of Gondor prepare to make their LastStand and Gandalf describes the afterlife:
-->'''Boromir:''' As lovely as that sounds Gandalf...I beg your pardon that I am in no rush to go there just yet.
-->'''Gandalf:''' Neither am I, old friend.
* DueToTheDead: Examples taken from the books:
** The fallen (Elves and Humans) in the battles of Helm's Deep and Pelennor Fields are said to be collected and buried as heroes.
** In both battles, the same honor is ''not'' shown to the Orcs, who are either burned or left to rot.
** The Orcs use catapults to launch the severed heads of men of Gondor into Minas Tirith.
-->'''Boromir:''' As lovely as that sounds Gandalf...I beg your pardon that I am in no rush to go there just yet.
-->'''Gandalf:''' Neither am I, old friend.
* DueToTheDead: Examples taken from the books:
** The fallen (Elves and Humans) in the battles of Helm's Deep and Pelennor Fields are said to be collected and buried as heroes.
** In both battles, the same honor is ''not'' shown to the Orcs, who are either burned or left to rot.
** The Orcs use catapults to launch the severed heads of men of Gondor into Minas Tirith.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: After seeing Legolas kill a mumakil in spectacular fashion, Peter concludes that he won't win the BodyCountCompetition for this battle.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: The reason Boromir, Faramir, and the people of Gondor follow Denethor's increasingly insane orders.
* NotSoDifferent: Edmund can relate to Boromir, telling him about his mistakes with the White Witch.
** Theoden spends some time reflecting on how ''he'' did not win the battle of Helm's Deep, and feels like he failed. Peter tells him he felt the same way after the final battle with the White Witch.
** Theoden spends some time reflecting on how ''he'' did not win the battle of Helm's Deep, and feels like he failed. Peter tells him he felt the same way after the final battle with the White Witch.
** After having a BodyCountCompetition in both Helm's Deep and Pelennor Fields, Legolas, Gimli and Peter don't have one at the Battle of the Black Gate, spending the time silently trying to stay alive.
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* PreMortemOneLiner: Before Susan kills the Orc commander of the Battle of Pelennor Fields with an arrow, she observes “I really regret I can only kill you lot once”.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Boromir at least intended this, but when Edmund helps him hold off the Orcs long enough to spare him the worst of his canon injuries, Boromir accepts medical aid from Aragorn and affirms his loyalty to the true King of Gondor.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Boromir at least intended this, but when Edmund helps him hold off the Orcs long enough to spare him the worst of his canon injuries, Boromir accepts medical aid from Aragorn and affirms his loyalty to the true King of Gondor.
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* PreMortemOneLiner: Before Susan kills the Gothmog (the Orc commander of the Battle of Pelennor Fields Fields) with an arrow, she observes “I really regret I can only kill you lot once”.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Boromir at least intended this, but when Edmund helps him hold off the Orcs long enough to spare him the worst of his canon injuries, Boromir accepts medical aid from Aragorn and affirms his loyalty to the true King ofGondor. Gondor, leading to RedemptionEarnsLife.
** Theoden, as in canon, is ashamed of his mistakes leading to the near ruin of Rohan, and dies a hero's death in the battle of the Pelennor Fields.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Boromir at least intended this, but when Edmund helps him hold off the Orcs long enough to spare him the worst of his canon injuries, Boromir accepts medical aid from Aragorn and affirms his loyalty to the true King of
** Theoden, as in canon, is ashamed of his mistakes leading to the near ruin of Rohan, and dies a hero's death in the battle of the Pelennor Fields.
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* StayInTheKitchen: Susan finds herself getting this a lot. She [[BerserkButton is NOT happy]].
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* WarIsHell: Attention is paid to the casualties of battle, and treating the wounded after the battle is over. Susan is particularly upset after the battles of Helm's Deep and Pelennor Fields.
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* BodyCountCompetition: Peter joins Legolas and Gimli’s competition in the Battle of Helm’s Deep.
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* BodyCountCompetition: Peter joins Legolas and Gimli’s competition in the Battle of Helm’s Deep. [[spoiler:And wins]].
* TheCavalry: As in canon, Eomer and Gandalf at Helm's Deep; and the Riders of Rohan (and Peter and Merry) at Gondor.
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* DeusExMachina: A relatively minor example, but when the Pevensies arrive in Middle-Earth, their weapons and suitable clothing are all waiting for them just outside the cave they arrived in, and they have time to change before meeting anyone else; Lucy immediately suspects that it was Aslan who did this.
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* DeusExMachina: A relatively minor example, but when the Pevensies arrive in Middle-Earth, their weapons and suitable clothing are all waiting for them just outside the cave they arrived in, and they have time to change before meeting anyone else; Lucy immediately suspects that it was Aslan who did this. Which would also be a literal example.
* DisappointedInYou: Denethor, when he hears Boromir did not bring him the One Ring after all, coldly tells him "To look upon you now is to look upon [[TheUnfavorite your brother]]."
* MassOhCrap: The Fellowship when they see the Balrog.
** The Orcs at Minas Tirith when they realize the Rohan charge is about to slam into them.
** Then its the Rohirrim's turn when they see the Mumakil.
** The Orcs at Minas Tirith when they realize the Rohan charge is about to slam into them.
** Then its the Rohirrim's turn when they see the Mumakil.
* NoManOfWomanBorn: [[spoiler:Susan joins in Eowyn and Merry killing the Witch-King]].
* OhCrap: Peter gets a good one when he realizes that Saruman has placed a bomb in Helms Deep's wall.
** When the Uruk-Hai Berserker runs up with a torch, Susan thinks to herself "What is this, the Middle-Earth Olympics?"
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* SoDisappointedInYou: Denethor, when he hears Boromir did not bring him the One Ring after all, coldly tells him "To look upon you now is to look upon [[TheUnfavorite your brother]]."
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Boromir's legendary "They have a Cave Troll."
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** Susan is the only woman to take part in the defence of Helm’s Deep, justified as Theoden has no authority over her even if Eowyn accepts his orders for her to remain behind.
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* YouShallNotPass: Gandalf vs. the Balrog of course.
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* SoDisappointedInYou: Denethor, when he hears Boromir did not bring him the One Ring after all, coldly tells him "To look upon you now is to look upon [[TheUnfavorite your brother]]."
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** A brief example; [[spoiler:Frodo joins Sam in mounting an assault on a goblin fortress in Moria to rescue Lucy, when he never really got the chance to do any fighting on his own in the original media]].
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* WhatTheHellHero: Not being a denizen of Middle-Earth like Pippin and Gandalf, Edmund feels no need to be insincerely polite when he thinks Denethor's doing something wrong.
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* BadassBoast: Susan delivers one that her mother made to someone who said that women shouldn't put themselves in danger on the battlefield to dissuade King Theoden from stopping her: "Give birth to four children and then tell me I don't understand pain."
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* OurGodsAreDifferent: Defied; [[spoiler:when Aslan appears in Minas Tirith at Aragorn’s coronation, Gandalf and Elrond refer to him as the Lion-Maia and state that it has been a long time since he walked among them, linking Aslan to the gods of Middle-Earth]].
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* OurGodsAreDifferent: Defied; [[spoiler:when Aslan appears in Minas Tirith at Aragorn’s coronation, Gandalf and Elrond refer to him as the Lion-Maia and state that it has been a long time since he walked among them, linking Aslan to the gods of Middle-Earth]]. [[FridgeBrilliance The mesh is actually unsurprising if one were aware that Tolkien and Lewis were friends in real life, and]] [[Literature/TheSpaceTrilogy Lewis directly alluded to Middle-Earth (Numenor specifically) being in the backstory of one of his own books]].
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** When they arrive at the Battle of Pelennor Fields, Susan briefly finds herself making count of those she falls with arrows and moans "now they have me doing it!"
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* LoopholeAbuse: When he finds Eowyn determined to ride with the armies of Rohan, Peter dubs her a Knight of Narnia so that, if discovered, she can fall under serving his orders. When Eowyn points out that she's not actually from Narnia, Peter replies that, technically, neither is he but it counts.
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* SoCrazyItMustBeTrue: The attitude of Gandalf, Aragorn, and Boromir when the Pevensies detail the wild story of being from one world, going into another where they grew into adulthood, then returned to their original world at their previous ages and now in ''another'' world.
-->'''Boromir''': I'll give them credit. They're either the worst spies I've ever seen or the most inventive.
-->'''Aragorn''': That tale is so outlandish, you cannot help but believe it.
-->'''Boromir''': I'll give them credit. They're either the worst spies I've ever seen or the most inventive.
-->'''Aragorn''': That tale is so outlandish, you cannot help but believe it.
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* ShoutOut: When they're led off by Faramir's group, Lucy remarks to herself that they've been "kidnapped by Robin Hood and his Merry Men."
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* NoodleIncident: While it was never shown in the films, Peter and Susan mention meeting the talking Horse Bree, who featured in Literature/TheHorseAndHisBoy.
** OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Even Gandalf and Elrond can only look with wonder when [[spoiler:Aslan comes to Middle-Earth in person]].
** OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Even Gandalf and Elrond can only look with wonder when [[spoiler:Aslan comes to Middle-Earth in person]].
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* NoodleIncident: While it was never shown in the films, Peter and Susan mention meeting the talking Horse Bree, who featured in Literature/TheHorseAndHisBoy.''Literature/TheHorseAndHisBoy''.
** * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Even Gandalf and Elrond can only look with wonder when [[spoiler:Aslan comes to Middle-Earth in person]].
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* DiesDifferentlyInTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Haldir survives the Battle of Helm’s Deep thanks to Edmund, but later dies saving Peter’s life during the Battle of Pelennor Fields, although he observes that he is satisfied either way]].
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* DiesDifferentlyInTheAdaptation: DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: [[spoiler:Haldir survives the Battle of Helm’s Deep thanks to Edmund, but later dies saving Peter’s life during the Battle of Pelennor Fields, although he observes that he is satisfied either way]].
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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4293806/1/The-Chronicles-of-the-Fellowship The Chronicles of the Fellowship]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/759842/Michael-Weyer Michael Weyer]] is a crossover between ''Film/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'' and ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', where the Pevensies are sent to Middle-Earth, apparently at the point when they were drawn out of England at the beginning of ''Film/PrinceCaspian''. The four siblings swiftly encounter the Fellowship of the Ring and decide to accompany them on their quest, initially just until they reach a safe location, but inevitably find themselves drawn into the bigger conflict.
!!''The Chronicles of the Fellowship'' contains examples of:
*ActionGirl: Susan in particular, as she joins the defence of Helm’s Deep and the trip to recruit the army of the dead, but Lucy gets her moments as well, and [[spoiler:Eowyn is even knighted by Peter as a knight of Narnia]].
*AdaptationalBadass: As in the film, Susan is far more willing to get involved in the fighting than she was in the original novel, to the extent that she bluntly tells Theoden off when he tries to order her not to take part in the Battle of Helm’s Deep.
*AdultFear: A sibling variant of this, as Peter and Susan in particular are often shown to be afraid at the idea of anything happening to Edmund and Lucy.
*BigBrotherInstinct: Peter and Boromir both show this for Edmund and Lucy and Faramir respectively.
*BodyCountCompetition: Peter joins Legolas and Gimli’s competition in the Battle of Helm’s Deep.
*BrokenAce: Boromir spends some time regretting his prior failure to resist the Ring and defend the Hobbits, but Edmund in particular helps him overcome it.
*ChildHater: Invoked; Gandalf observes that Saruman never liked children even before he joined Sauron, which allows him to rule out the idea that Saruman might be using the Pevensies as spies.
*CruelToBeKind: Peter joins Aragorn in doing this to encourage the rest of the group to keep moving after Gandalf’s ‘death’.
*DeusExMachina: A relatively minor example, but when the Pevensies arrive in Middle-Earth, their weapons and suitable clothing are all waiting for them just outside the cave they arrived in, and they have time to change before meeting anyone else; Lucy immediately suspects that it was Aslan who did this.
*DiesDifferentlyInTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Haldir survives the Battle of Helm’s Deep thanks to Edmund, but later dies saving Peter’s life during the Battle of Pelennor Fields, although he observes that he is satisfied either way]].
*FatalFlaw: [[spoiler:Aslan]] notes that Peter in particular had to learn not to let his pride take control, with Boromir serving as an example of the dangers of this when he is nearly killed before he learns to be more humble.
*FireForgedFriends: Along with Legolas and Gimli as in canon, although they initially consider the siblings just children, the Fellowship soon come to consider the Pevensies valued comrades after witnessing them in action.
*FriendToAllLivingThings: Lucy demonstrates this as always, to the extent that she tries to be kind to Gollum even though she disagrees with Frodo’s idea that he can come back after centuries of being corrupted by the Ring.
*HonorBeforeReason: From a certain perspective, Haldir uses this to justify the elves staying to fight Sauron rather than leaving for the Undying Lands, as they decide that it would be dishonourable to abandon Man to fight Sauron on their own just to save their own lives.
*IdiotBall: A brief moment; Peter tells Susan to shoot the Balrog as it’s preparing to confront Gandalf, but Susan counters that a massive flaming demon-thing is unlikely to be bothered by an arrow.
*InSpiteOfANail: Apart from saving Boromir’s life, the Pevensies don’t have that much of an impact on the War of the Ring; [[spoiler:this is justified as Aslan notes the main purpose of this ‘detour’ was to teach the siblings some important lessons before they returned to Narnia]].
*IncorruptiblePurePureness: At one point Lucy takes the Ring herself because she worries that Gollum will lead Frodo and Sam into a trap and hopes that she has had enough of an impact on him that he wouldn’t do the same to her, Lucy showing no sign of being corrupted by the Ring despite carrying it for a few hours.
*JerkassRealization: [[spoiler:Aslan notes that the main reason he sent the Pevensies to Middle-Earth was to make them experience these, such as helping Peter recognise that he doesn’t always need to take charge or make Susan realise that she shouldn’t be in such a hurry to grow up]].
*MistakenForAfterlife: After [[spoiler:Lucy wakes up in Minas Tirith and finds Gandalf watching her, she assumes that she’s in Heaven because she still believes that Gandalf was lost in Moria, prompting him to observe with a smile that neither of them are dead]].
*NoodleIncident: While it was never shown in the films, Peter and Susan mention meeting the talking Horse Bree, who featured in Literature/TheHorseAndHisBoy.
**OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Even Gandalf and Elrond can only look with wonder when [[spoiler:Aslan comes to Middle-Earth in person]].
*OurGodsAreDifferent: Defied; [[spoiler:when Aslan appears in Minas Tirith at Aragorn’s coronation, Gandalf and Elrond refer to him as the Lion-Maia and state that it has been a long time since he walked among them, linking Aslan to the gods of Middle-Earth]].
*PreMortemOneLiner: Before Susan kills the Orc commander of the Battle of Pelennor Fields with an arrow, she observes “I really regret I can only kill you lot once”.
*RedemptionEqualsDeath: Boromir at least intended this, but when Edmund helps him hold off the Orcs long enough to spare him the worst of his canon injuries, Boromir accepts medical aid from Aragorn and affirms his loyalty to the true King of Gondor.
*RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Obviously applies to Aragorn, but while the siblings all accept that they aren’t actually Kings and Queens in Middle-Earth, they are all acknowledged as royalty by the rest of the Fellowship soon enough as they fight alongside the others, Frodo and Sam noting that they feel Lucy will be a Queen whatever world she is in.
*ShipTease: Susan and Legolas bond over their status as archers, and Susan kisses him before they depart, but both acknowledge that nothing could ever come of it considering Legolas’s age even if Susan wasn’t destined to leave Middle-Earth.
*ShutUpHannibal: When Denethor starts ranting about how all is lost, Edmund stops him saying anything more by punching him in the face.
*SparedByTheAdaptation: Boromir is saved from his death because Edmund joined him in the fight and prevented him sustaining quite as many injuries.
*TalkingAnimal: Middle-Earth residents are surprised to hear the Pevensies talking so casually about talking animals, [[spoiler:and are still all shocked when Aslan appears at Aragorn’s coronation]].
*TokenGirl:
** Susan is the only woman to take part in the defence of Helm’s Deep, justified as Theoden has no authority over her even if Eowyn accepts his orders for her to remain behind.
** On a wider note, Lucy joins Frodo, Sam and Gollum on the journey into Mordor to destroy the Ring.
*TookALevelInBadass:
** A brief example; [[spoiler:Frodo joins Sam in mounting an assault on a goblin fortress in Moria to rescue Lucy, when he never really got the chance to do any fighting on his own in the original media]].
** [[spoiler:Aslan suggests that Lucy’s purpose in Middle-Earth was to experience this, encouraging her to grow in physical strength and be more willing to stand up for herself]].
*WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Averted; it is explicitly noted that some of the elf army sent to Helm’s Deep survived and returned to their people for a time before rejoining the people of Rohan for the Siege of Minas Tirith.
*YouAndWhatArmy: After Susan joins Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli in recruiting the Oathbreakers, when one of the pirate captains about to enter Gondon literally asks ‘You and what army?’, Susan states that she can’t believe he literally gave them such an opening.
*YouDidntAsk: As in canon, Gollum claims that he didn’t take Frodo, Sam and Lucy to the second entrance to Mordor at first because they only asked him to take them to the Black Gate.
*YoungerThanTheyLook: Upon seeing Theoden in his cursed state, Boromir confirms that he is meant to be younger than this, Edmund observing that the king doesn’t look a day over dead.
!!''The Chronicles of the Fellowship'' contains examples of:
*ActionGirl: Susan in particular, as she joins the defence of Helm’s Deep and the trip to recruit the army of the dead, but Lucy gets her moments as well, and [[spoiler:Eowyn is even knighted by Peter as a knight of Narnia]].
*AdaptationalBadass: As in the film, Susan is far more willing to get involved in the fighting than she was in the original novel, to the extent that she bluntly tells Theoden off when he tries to order her not to take part in the Battle of Helm’s Deep.
*AdultFear: A sibling variant of this, as Peter and Susan in particular are often shown to be afraid at the idea of anything happening to Edmund and Lucy.
*BigBrotherInstinct: Peter and Boromir both show this for Edmund and Lucy and Faramir respectively.
*BodyCountCompetition: Peter joins Legolas and Gimli’s competition in the Battle of Helm’s Deep.
*BrokenAce: Boromir spends some time regretting his prior failure to resist the Ring and defend the Hobbits, but Edmund in particular helps him overcome it.
*ChildHater: Invoked; Gandalf observes that Saruman never liked children even before he joined Sauron, which allows him to rule out the idea that Saruman might be using the Pevensies as spies.
*CruelToBeKind: Peter joins Aragorn in doing this to encourage the rest of the group to keep moving after Gandalf’s ‘death’.
*DeusExMachina: A relatively minor example, but when the Pevensies arrive in Middle-Earth, their weapons and suitable clothing are all waiting for them just outside the cave they arrived in, and they have time to change before meeting anyone else; Lucy immediately suspects that it was Aslan who did this.
*DiesDifferentlyInTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Haldir survives the Battle of Helm’s Deep thanks to Edmund, but later dies saving Peter’s life during the Battle of Pelennor Fields, although he observes that he is satisfied either way]].
*FatalFlaw: [[spoiler:Aslan]] notes that Peter in particular had to learn not to let his pride take control, with Boromir serving as an example of the dangers of this when he is nearly killed before he learns to be more humble.
*FireForgedFriends: Along with Legolas and Gimli as in canon, although they initially consider the siblings just children, the Fellowship soon come to consider the Pevensies valued comrades after witnessing them in action.
*FriendToAllLivingThings: Lucy demonstrates this as always, to the extent that she tries to be kind to Gollum even though she disagrees with Frodo’s idea that he can come back after centuries of being corrupted by the Ring.
*HonorBeforeReason: From a certain perspective, Haldir uses this to justify the elves staying to fight Sauron rather than leaving for the Undying Lands, as they decide that it would be dishonourable to abandon Man to fight Sauron on their own just to save their own lives.
*IdiotBall: A brief moment; Peter tells Susan to shoot the Balrog as it’s preparing to confront Gandalf, but Susan counters that a massive flaming demon-thing is unlikely to be bothered by an arrow.
*InSpiteOfANail: Apart from saving Boromir’s life, the Pevensies don’t have that much of an impact on the War of the Ring; [[spoiler:this is justified as Aslan notes the main purpose of this ‘detour’ was to teach the siblings some important lessons before they returned to Narnia]].
*IncorruptiblePurePureness: At one point Lucy takes the Ring herself because she worries that Gollum will lead Frodo and Sam into a trap and hopes that she has had enough of an impact on him that he wouldn’t do the same to her, Lucy showing no sign of being corrupted by the Ring despite carrying it for a few hours.
*JerkassRealization: [[spoiler:Aslan notes that the main reason he sent the Pevensies to Middle-Earth was to make them experience these, such as helping Peter recognise that he doesn’t always need to take charge or make Susan realise that she shouldn’t be in such a hurry to grow up]].
*MistakenForAfterlife: After [[spoiler:Lucy wakes up in Minas Tirith and finds Gandalf watching her, she assumes that she’s in Heaven because she still believes that Gandalf was lost in Moria, prompting him to observe with a smile that neither of them are dead]].
*NoodleIncident: While it was never shown in the films, Peter and Susan mention meeting the talking Horse Bree, who featured in Literature/TheHorseAndHisBoy.
**OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Even Gandalf and Elrond can only look with wonder when [[spoiler:Aslan comes to Middle-Earth in person]].
*OurGodsAreDifferent: Defied; [[spoiler:when Aslan appears in Minas Tirith at Aragorn’s coronation, Gandalf and Elrond refer to him as the Lion-Maia and state that it has been a long time since he walked among them, linking Aslan to the gods of Middle-Earth]].
*PreMortemOneLiner: Before Susan kills the Orc commander of the Battle of Pelennor Fields with an arrow, she observes “I really regret I can only kill you lot once”.
*RedemptionEqualsDeath: Boromir at least intended this, but when Edmund helps him hold off the Orcs long enough to spare him the worst of his canon injuries, Boromir accepts medical aid from Aragorn and affirms his loyalty to the true King of Gondor.
*RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Obviously applies to Aragorn, but while the siblings all accept that they aren’t actually Kings and Queens in Middle-Earth, they are all acknowledged as royalty by the rest of the Fellowship soon enough as they fight alongside the others, Frodo and Sam noting that they feel Lucy will be a Queen whatever world she is in.
*ShipTease: Susan and Legolas bond over their status as archers, and Susan kisses him before they depart, but both acknowledge that nothing could ever come of it considering Legolas’s age even if Susan wasn’t destined to leave Middle-Earth.
*ShutUpHannibal: When Denethor starts ranting about how all is lost, Edmund stops him saying anything more by punching him in the face.
*SparedByTheAdaptation: Boromir is saved from his death because Edmund joined him in the fight and prevented him sustaining quite as many injuries.
*TalkingAnimal: Middle-Earth residents are surprised to hear the Pevensies talking so casually about talking animals, [[spoiler:and are still all shocked when Aslan appears at Aragorn’s coronation]].
*TokenGirl:
** Susan is the only woman to take part in the defence of Helm’s Deep, justified as Theoden has no authority over her even if Eowyn accepts his orders for her to remain behind.
** On a wider note, Lucy joins Frodo, Sam and Gollum on the journey into Mordor to destroy the Ring.
*TookALevelInBadass:
** A brief example; [[spoiler:Frodo joins Sam in mounting an assault on a goblin fortress in Moria to rescue Lucy, when he never really got the chance to do any fighting on his own in the original media]].
** [[spoiler:Aslan suggests that Lucy’s purpose in Middle-Earth was to experience this, encouraging her to grow in physical strength and be more willing to stand up for herself]].
*WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Averted; it is explicitly noted that some of the elf army sent to Helm’s Deep survived and returned to their people for a time before rejoining the people of Rohan for the Siege of Minas Tirith.
*YouAndWhatArmy: After Susan joins Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli in recruiting the Oathbreakers, when one of the pirate captains about to enter Gondon literally asks ‘You and what army?’, Susan states that she can’t believe he literally gave them such an opening.
*YouDidntAsk: As in canon, Gollum claims that he didn’t take Frodo, Sam and Lucy to the second entrance to Mordor at first because they only asked him to take them to the Black Gate.
*YoungerThanTheyLook: Upon seeing Theoden in his cursed state, Boromir confirms that he is meant to be younger than this, Edmund observing that the king doesn’t look a day over dead.
