Trufflehunter
Also known as Trufflehunter the Badger
A Talking Badger who protects the young Caspian. His confidence in Aslan and the old stories is firm even when other allies become doubtful.
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In the chronicles
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Prince Caspian14 cited passages⌄
- Chapter V · paragraph 48
…ourse we're not going to murder it. For shame, Nikabrik. What do you say, Trufflehunter? What shall we do with it?"
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"I shall give it a drink," said the first voice, presumably Trufflehunter's. A dark shape approached the bed. Caspian felt an arm slipped gently under his shoulders--if it was exactly a…
Open passage → - Chapter VI · paragraph 3
They came in a glade to an old hollow oak tree covered with moss, and Trufflehunter tapped with his paw three times on the trunk and there was no answer. Then he tapped again and a woolly sort of…
Open passage → - Chapter VI · paragraph 4
After that they went on till they came among tall beech trees and Trufflehunter called out, "Pattertwig! Pattertwig! Pattertwig!" and almost at once, bounding down from branch to branch till …
Open passage → - Chapter VII · paragraph 6
"Smells like Man and yet not quite like Man," whispered Trufflehunter.
Open passage → - Chapter VII · paragraph 31
"That's wise, your Majesty, that's wise," said Trufflehunter.
Open passage → - Chapter VIII · paragraph 18
"Well, then--no offence," said Trumpkin. "But, you know, the King and Trufflehunter and Doctor Cornelius were expecting--well, if you see what I mean, help. To put it in another way, I think they…
Open passage → - Chapter XII · paragraph 13
"For shame, Dwarf," came a thick voice ("Trufflehunter's," said Trumpkin). "We all did as much as the Dwarfs and none more than the King."
Open passage → - Chapter XII · paragraph 17
"The help will come," said Trufflehunter. "I stand by Aslan. Have patience, like us beasts. The help will come. It may be even now at the door."
Open passage → - Chapter XIII · paragraph 20
"Send Glenstorm, Sire," said Trufflehunter. "No one ever laughed at a Centaur."
Open passage → - Chapter XIV · paragraph 3
"So do I," said Trufflehunter. "But look behind you."
Open passage → - Chapter XIV · paragraph 5
"It's the Dryads and Hamadryads and Silvans," said. Trufflehunter. "Aslan has waked them."
Open passage → - Chapter XV · paragraph 20
… Caspian, and Caspian, as soon as he was knighted, himself bestowed it on Trufflehunter and Trumpkin and Reepicheep, and made Doctor Cornelius his Lord Chancellor, and confirmed the Bulgy Bear in his…
Open passage → - Chapter XV · paragraph 27
…Caspian on his left. Grouped round them were Susan and Lucy, Trumpkin and Trufflehunter, the Lord Cornelius, Glenstorm, Reepicheep and others. The children and the Dwarfs had made good use of the roy…
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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader1 cited passage⌄
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