Battles in the Chronicles of Narnia word "first" has been added by "Narnia" scholars to distinguish from a later battle fought at Beruna in "Prince Caspian", first called the Second Battle of Beruna in "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader". The Battle of Anvard is an event that took place during the Archenland Conflict. It was started as a surprise attack on the Archenlander forces at Anvard by Prince Rabadash. The Prince wanted to take over Archenland quickly, send a force into Narnian territory, capture Queen Susan, and then ride back to Calormen. However, due to the early warning of Prince Cor, going by the name
The Chronicles of Narnia song "Further Up, Further In" from the album "Room to Roam" by The Waterboys is heavily influenced by "The Chronicles of Narnia", with the title coming from a passage in "The Last Battle". C. S. Lewis is acknowledged in the liner notes as an influence. A convert to Christianity in later life, Lewis had authored a number of works on Christian apologetics and other literature with Christian-based themes before writing the "Narnia" books. The character Aslan is widely accepted by literary academia as being based on Jesus Christ. Lewis did not initially plan to incorporate Christian theological concepts into his