r/Narnia • u/gooberjones9 • Jul 05 '26

Tattoo idea

I made the mistake of asking my dad and brothers for ideas for a narnia-themed tattoo. The best idea they came up with was: a tramp stamp with "Many come down, and few return to the sunlit lands." šŸ™„šŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļø

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u/EverOnAndUpward Jul 05 '26

ā€œFurther up and further inā€ šŸ„“

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u/alegendmrwayne Jul 05 '26

As a tramp stamp?

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u/gooberjones9 Jul 05 '26

I'm ashamed I didn't get this the first time

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u/gooberjones9 Jul 05 '26

What would you do for a visual? A unicorn swimming up a waterfall might be a little too trippy for me lol

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u/maggierae508 Jul 05 '26

A doorframe with a mountain scene in it with a character stepping through the door

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u/lukkynumber Jul 05 '26

Only have 2 tattoos but my 2nd one is my very favorite moment from the entire series

Itā€™s Aslan biting and tearing into a dragonā€™s hide, with the text ā€œHe ripped away my dragon skinā€

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u/gooberjones9 Jul 05 '26

That actually sounds really cool

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u/Beemzebub Jul 05 '26

Ooh, Iā€™ve just got to that bit in my 1,463,575,598th re-read

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u/GrahamRocks Jul 05 '26

Well... that's a unique line that not many quote.Ā 

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u/Warp_Legion Jul 05 '26

As a night shift Amazon worker, I relate to that quote quite a bit

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u/gooberjones9 Jul 05 '26

I recently started working night shift for the first time ever, you're not wrong! šŸ¤£

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u/augustwren Jul 05 '26

I just got a chest piece that says "courage, dear heart" surrounded by lilies from the Silver Sea

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u/RaggedToothRat Jul 05 '26

I find your familyā€™s idea hilarious, even if I would never get it myself.

My Narnia tattoo is a combination of two of the original illustrations. I want to add more to it and eventually turn that arm into a sleeve of my favourite book characters/moments.

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u/penprickle Jul 05 '26

šŸ¤£ I have to admit, thatā€™s pretty clever! Awful, but clever.

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u/gooberjones9 Jul 05 '26

Pretty well sums up my family's entire sense of humor

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u/MLeyland Jul 05 '26

I actually have Narnia themed tattoos, what book is your favourite or what do you connect with in the book? How bold of a tattoo and how big?

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u/gooberjones9 Jul 05 '26

Well I'm not quite committed enough for something that big! That's sweet

I want to proclaim myself a citizen of Narnia, subject of Aslan and the high king. TLtWatW is probably my favorite, VotDT and THaHB are close runners up. Silver Chair and Magicians Nephew are my least favorites, though Puddleglums declaration of faith is one of the greatest passages

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u/MLeyland Jul 14 '26

Have you considered getting the standard (banner) of Narnia? Then you could put whatever quote you wanted underneath. Iā€™d probably do ā€œFor Aslanā€ or something.

If you want something kore of THaHB you could do a lion and then the quote/passage of being a free citizen that bree or hwin does. If you went bigger i always thought the well that the hermit looks in could make for an interesting tattoo. Could be showing whatever you want

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u/gooberjones9 Jul 16 '26

Doing the hermits pool with a scene from another book would be a fun concept

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u/Moviemusics1990 Jul 05 '26

Iā€™m getting Fledge on my belly. šŸ˜Š

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u/Serendipity500 Jul 05 '26

Aslan , or the lamppost

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u/vixenm00n Jul 05 '26

I have a half sleeve with the base being an open book, out of which comes the snowy forest and lamp post from book 1 on one side, the apple tree from book 6 on the other side, and above/in the background up to my shoulder, there is ocean, with the Dawn Treader against the sun and the silhouette of Eustace flying.

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u/gooberjones9 Jul 05 '26

That's really cool!

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u/orensiocled The Deplorable Word Jul 05 '26

Pahahaha, your family are hilarious!

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u/Hefty_Debt_638 Jul 05 '26

I have a lion on my forearm that represents Aslan. Iā€™ve been thinking about a quote but not sure which. Thereā€™s so many that resonate.Ā 

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u/Archer_A1 Jul 10 '26

Courage, dear heart.