Lady of the Green Kirtle

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The Lady of the Green Kirtle, a.k.a. the Queen of Underland, is a character in The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis, appearing as the main villain. She is an evil witch who has enslaved Prince Rilian of Narnia and a horde of Earthmen (gnomes) and plans to use them in a plot to take over Narnia. Her plans are foiled by three friends of Aslan (Puddleglum, Eustace, and Jill). She is given very little backstory and it is never made clear who she really is, or where she came from. She is compared several times to the White Witch and some readers believe the two characters to be related, or perhaps even the same person. Some say that this seems unlikely since The Magician's Nephew reveals that Jadis is from a different world and said to be the last of her race, while others note that Jadis also eats from the Tree of Life, and a Hag in Prince Caspian comments, "You cannot kill a witch."

She uses a magical powder that, along with the lulling thrum of a stringed mandolin-like instrument, makes it difficult for people to think. She used this to her advantage by hypnotizing Puddleglum, Eustace, Jill, and Prince Rilian. She has the ability to shapeshift into a gigantic green serpent. She used this power to try to kill Prince Rilian and his friends, but was instead killed by the Prince who recognized her serpent form as the one that killed his mother.

Preceded by Unknown

Queen of Underland Unknown–2356 (Narnian time)

Succeeded by King Rilian the Disenchanted