"You have forgotten to clean your sword," said Aslan. It was true. Peter blushed when he looked at the bright blade and saw it all smeared with the Wolf's hair and blood. He stooped down and wiped it quite clean on the grass, and then wiped it quite dry on his coat.
"Hand it to me and kneel, Son of Adam," said Aslan. And when Peter had done so he struck him with the flat of the blade and said, "Rise up, Sir Peter Wolf's-Bane. And, whatever happens, never forget to wipe your sword."
What do you suppose Lewis means by this passage? Is it "forget what you have done and move forward" or do you think this is merely a passage about how to literally take care on one's own sword? What do you guys think?
"Hand it to me and kneel, Son of Adam," said Aslan. And when Peter had done so he struck him with the flat of the blade and said, "Rise up, Sir Peter Wolf's-Bane. And, whatever happens, never forget to wipe your sword."
What do you suppose Lewis means by this passage? Is it "forget what you have done and move forward" or do you think this is merely a passage about how to literally take care on one's own sword? What do you guys think?
posted by Gena at 9:32 PM
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There was a small reference to this idea in "The Last Battle" in chapter 7.
"Then he inspected Eustace's sword and found that Eustace had put it back in the sheath all messy from killing the Calormene. He was scolded for that and made to clean and polish it."
In "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" I thought the reference to cleaning Peter's sword was a "forget what you have done and move forward" thing, and this quote didn't change my mind. However, after reading this small tidbit from "The Last Battle" I think maybe Lewis, in both cases, is commenting on the simple fact that you should clean your sword after battle. In both cases it seems to be important to emphasize the fact that the children are not experienced warriors, and are constantly being taught how to be successful and honorable fighters. I definitely think there is more to this than I am seeing...
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