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{{Short description|Fictional character in The Chronicles of Narnia}}
{{Distinguish|Tyrion (disambiguation){{!}}Tyrion}}
{{Primary sources|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox character
| name               = Tirian
| series             = [[The Chronicles of Narnia|Narnia]]
| race               = [[Humans in Narnia|Human]]
| title              = King of Narnia
| family             = [[List of characters in The Chronicles of Narnia#E|Erlian]] (father)<br>''See [[Narnia (country)#Regnal history|descendants of Caspian]]''
| nationality        = Narnian
}}

'''King Tirian''' (born between 2530 and 2535, [[Narnian timeline|Narnian time]]<ref name=hooper-pwd>{{cite book|last=Hooper|first=Walter|author-link=Walter Hooper|year=1979|title=Past Watchful Dragons: The Narnian Chronicles of C. S. Lewis|location=New York|publisher=Macmillan Pub Co|isbn=0-02-051970-2|url=https://archive.org/details/pastwatchfuldrag00hoop}}</ref>) is a fictional character from [[C. S. Lewis|C.&nbsp;S. Lewis]]'s fantasy series ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]''. He is the protagonist of ''[[The Last Battle]]'', in which he is the last King of [[Narnia (country)|Narnia]], who has to defend his kingdom against subversion and invasion. He is well respected by the Narnians and a skilled swordsman. He is descended from [[Caspian X|Prince Caspian]],<ref>{{cite book |last=Lewis |first=C.S. |orig-year=1956 |date=1970 |title=The Last Battle |location=New York |publisher=Macmillan Publishing Company |pages=[https://archive.org/details/lastbattlelewi00lewi/page/40 40] |isbn=0020442106 |url=https://archive.org/details/lastbattlelewi00lewi/page/40 }}</ref> and is the son of [[List of characters in The Chronicles of Narnia#E|King Erlian]].{{sfn|Lewis|1970|p=[https://archive.org/details/lastbattlelewi00lewi/page/177 177]}} His closest friend is [[List of characters in The Chronicles of Narnia#J|Jewel the Unicorn]].{{sfn|Lewis|1970|p=[https://archive.org/details/lastbattlelewi00lewi/page/13 13]}}

Troubles in Narnia cause King Tirian to doubt the purported return of [[Aslan]]. Enraged at [[Calormene]] treatment of a talking beast, he and Jewel slay the men but are then filled with guilt at this act and surrender to the Calormene enclave and [[Shift (Narnia)|Shift]].{{sfn|Lewis|1970|p=[https://archive.org/details/lastbattlelewi00lewi/page/22 22–26]}} There Tirian witnesses the fraudulent exhibition of 'Aslan' and is sentenced to death by Shift. He prays for Aslan or the friends of Narnia to come to save Narnia, and [[Eustace Scrubb|Eustace]] and [[Jill Pole|Jill]] come to his rescue.{{sfn|Lewis|1970|p=[https://archive.org/details/lastbattlelewi00lewi/page/45 45–48]}}

He leads an assault upon the Calormenes at the stable and, on the verge of defeat, wrestles their leader Rishda Tarkaan into the stable to meet [[Tash (Narnia)|Tash]].{{sfn|Lewis|1970|p=[https://archive.org/details/lastbattlelewi00lewi/page/113 113–131]}} There he finds himself in [[Aslan's Country]], meets [[Peter Pevensie|High King Peter]], [[Edmund Pevensie|King Edmund]], [[Digory Kirke|Lord Digory]], [[Polly Plummer|Lady Polly]] and [[Lucy Pevensie|Queen Lucy]], and bears witness to the [[Last Judgment|end of Narnia]].{{sfn|Lewis|1970|p=[https://archive.org/details/lastbattlelewi00lewi/page/133 133–157]}}

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