History Literature / PrinceCaspian

* ArcherArchetype: Susan gets to use her bow "onscreen" in this book, and show that she is the great shot she was said to be. Though since she is a kind heroine, she deliberately [[MartialPacifist does not shoot to kill]] when the Pevensies save Trumpkin from the Telmarines.

* RaceLift: Sort of. The Telmarines' race was never mentioned in the book, but they are implied to be white (as Queen Prunaprismia is described as red-haired, and Caspian is blond), and this is also how they are depicted in the illustrations. The film makes them appear Mediterranean, and WordOfGod says this is to reflect their pirate origins.

* SiblingRivalry: Specifically between Susan and Lucy. Susan believes Aslan favors Lucy; Peter takes Susan's side in an important argument because she's older and talking logically, while Lucy's suggestion makes no (visible) sense. The film plays it up even more.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: A series-long example; when Aslan is testing the children by only appearing before Lucy and telling her to make the others follow them on blind faith, he slowly becomes visible to the others based on how much faith they place in Lucy- first Edmund (who's committed to supporting Lucy) can see him too, then Peter, with Susan taking much longer than the others. In ''Literature/TheLastBattle'', Susan is the only one of the siblings to have completely stopped believing in Narnia and subsequently does not return.

* HonorBeforeReason: Reepicheep in a nutshell. Peter picks up on this, and uses it let him down easy when he insists on acting as champion in the duel with Miraz. It's not the fact that he stands no chance, it's that some humans are afraid of mice so it would be ''cheating''.

* JerkassHasAPoint: Nikibrik pointing out the flaw in the thinking that the Magic Horn is TooAwesomeToUse -- if they keep reasoning that they'll need it even more later, they'll end up never using it. The other characters actually agree with his criticism and decide that he's right and that they should use the horn sooner rather than later -- which is what turns out to set in motion the events of the entire book.

Like ''Literature/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' [[Film/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe before it]], the book got a film adaptatation in the form of ''Film/PrinceCaspian'', starring Creator/BenBarnes in the titular role.

* DecapitatedArmy: Subverted. [[spoiler: Miraz's death doesn't lead to Telmarine surrender -- in fact, the lords doctored his murder to look like he's been traitorously killed by Narnians and motivate the Telmarine army to fight]].

* GodzillaThreshold: Nikabrik sees the Telmarine occupation as crossing this, which makes him willing to [[spoiler: resurrect the White Witch]] to defeat them if Aslan doesn't do the job.

* TheStarscream: [[spoiler: Glozelle stabs Miraz to death, as revenge for his ex-leader insulting him before the duel with Peter takes place. He and Sopespian both end up killed in battle. An example of LaserGuidedKarma, no doubt, particularly when you realize that they probably intended to do the same to Miraz's son, who had ''[[WouldHurtAChild just been born]]''.]]
* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: All the Narnians from ''Literature/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' are dead... from old age... ''hundreds of years'' ago.

* SequelHook: There is brief mention in the novel of seven lords who were loyal to Caspian IX who were unafraid of the sea, and were sent out voyaging by Miraz, never to return. Searching for these lords is the impetus for ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader''.

* JerkassHasAPoint: Nikibrik pointing out the flaw in the thinking that the Magic Horn is TooAwesomeToUse -- if they keep reasoning that they'll need even more later, they'll end up never using it. The other characters actually agree with his criticism and decide that he's right and that they should use the horn sooner rather than later -- which is what turns out to set in motion the events of the entire book.

* HypocriticalHumor: Trumpkin calls the Pevensies "dear little friends" when he meets them. They point out the irony in a dwarf calling them little, and thy proceed to rib on him by calling Trumpkin the "dear little friend." Naturally, he complains about the nickname.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: After arriving in Narnia, Lucy and Edmund, despite being told it will be cold come the night and not knowing what they could come across, want to explore barefoot for ''no reason at all''. But Susan puts a stop to it.

* JerkassHasAPoint: Nikibrik pointing out the flaw in the thinking that the Magic Horn is TooAwesomeToUse. The other characters actually agree with his criticism and decide that he's right and that they should use the horn sooner rather than later -- which is what turns out to set in motion the events of the entire book.

* NarniaTime: The book lays out the remaining rules for this. While ''Literature/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' established the "time does not pass on Earth while you are in Narnia" rule, this is the book that codifies "while you are not in Narnia, ''any'' amount of time may pass in Narnia."

** Susan is shown to be in the wrong in that she refuses to believe that Lucy has seen Aslan even though thanks to the events of the previous books, the four Pevensies were aged, then rapidly deaged and returned to their normal life. Peter is also understandably skeptical though he eventually believes his sister.

* RaceLift: Sort of. The Telmarines' race was never mentioned in the book, but they are implied to be white (as Queen Prunaprismia is described as red haired, and Caspian is blond), and this is also how they are depicted in the illustrations. The film makes them appear Mediterranean, and WordOfGod says this is to reflect their pirate origins.

* TragicBigot: Nikabrik hates (or at least strongly dislikes) humans because the Telmarines have conquered Narnia and driven his own people (the dwarfs) underground.

* ArbitrarySkepticism :

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: As it turns out, when four monarchs ruling a kingdom together vanish on a hunt, political chaos will ensue. When the Pevensies return hundreds of years later, the Narnian citizens that oppose them are understandably bitter.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Miraz's wife and son are never mentioned after Caspian's escape in the book. This creates a bit of a [[FridgeLogic plot hole]] if you consider that, by Telmarine reckoning anyway, the baby is Miraz's rightful son and heir, yet no one even on Miraz's side takes him into account in their plans.

--> [[LemonyNarrator 'Below the belt' does not count as a rule for Talking Mice in Narnia, because they hardly be expected to reach higher.]]

'''Aslan:''' Good. If you had felt yourself sufficient, it would have been proof that you were not.