Rabadash
Also known as Prince Rabadash, Rabadash the Ridiculous
The proud crown prince of Calormen who attempts to seize Queen Susan and later invades Archenland. His defeat at Anvard leads to a humiliating judgment by Aslan.
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The Horse and His Boy17 cited passages⌄
- Chapter IV · paragraph 45
… in your mind whether you will marry this dark-faced lover of yours, this Prince Rabadash, or no?"
Open passage → - Chapter VII · paragraph 20
…rbarian queen from Narnia? She's staying in Tashbaan at present. They say Prince Rabadash is madly in love with her. There have been the most wonderful parties and hunts and things all this last fortni…
Open passage → - Chapter VII · paragraph 32
…d home. I love all the dear princes and princesses and I positively adore Prince Rabadash. I might run in and see any of the palace ladies at any hour of the day or night. Why shouldn't I slip in with …
Open passage → - Chapter VIII · paragraph 1
…ich would not look at all nice in print. For of course this young man was Prince Rabadash and of course the false jade was Susan of Narnia.
Open passage → - Chapter VIII · paragraph 8
"I desire and propose, O my father," said Rabadash, "that you immediately call out your invincible armies and invade the thrice-accursed land of Narnia and waste …
Open passage → - Chapter IX · paragraph 25
…s. "There's not a moment to lose." And in hasty words she told them about Rabadash's expedition.
Open passage → - Chapter IX · paragraph 50
…l Hwin said, "But we mustn't go to sleep. We've got to keep ahead of that Rabadash."
Open passage → - Chapter X · paragraph 15
"By Tash!" said Aravis. "It's the army. It's Rabadash."
Open passage → - Chapter X · paragraph 35
…me on questions, but obey. This damsel is wounded. Your horses are spent. Rabadash is at this moment finding a ford over the Winding Arrow. If you run now, without a moment's rest, you will stil…
Open passage → - Chapter XI · paragraph 9
…for an answer, "Lord King--fly--Anvard--shut the gates--enemies upon you--Rabadash and two hundred horse."
Open passage → - Chapter XI · paragraph 25
…mewhere sometime," said Shasta to himself. "I only hope I shan't run into Rabadash and his people."
Open passage → - Chapter XII · paragraph 25
"Two hundred: under Prince Rabadash. And----"
Open passage → - Chapter XIII · paragraph 16
…e trunk against the gate. But at once the scene changed. The main bulk of Rabadash's men had been on foot ready to assault the gate. But now he had seen the Narnians sweeping down from the ridge…
Open passage → - Chapter XIII · paragraph 21
…at Anvard and sometimes to the east, behind Stormness. Ah--I see now what Rabadash and his men have been so busy at all day. They have felled and lopped a great tree and they are now coming out …
Open passage → - Chapter XIV · paragraph 72
…onderful! Archenland can never be in much greater danger than it was when Rabadash had crossed the Arrow with his two hundred horse and you hadn't yet got through with your message. Don't you fe…
Open passage → - Chapter XV · paragraph 10
… and heaved a sigh and said, "Heigh-ho! We have still that sorry creature Rabadash on our hands, my friends, and must needs resolve what to do with him."
Open passage → - Chapter XV · paragraph 14
"To kill this Rabadash would go near to raising war with the Tisroc," said Darrin.
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