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Jadis the White Witch is the chief Villain of '' The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe '', the first published book in C. S. Lewis's Chronicles Of Narnia , (the sixth published book was a Prequel , and in some modern editions is called the "first" book of the series). She was the Tyrant who had usurped power over the land of Narnia . The White Witch magically forced Narnia into a never-ending winter during her reign, which at the beginning of the book had lasted for a hundred years (indeed, an alternative title for the book was ''The Hundred Year Winter''). Even though it had been winter for one hundred years, there had never been a Christmas during that time. A common lament of the Narnians had been that it was, "Always winter, but never Christmas!" During her reign, the White Witch had been styled as Her Imperial Majesty Jadis, Queen of Narnia, Chatelaine of Cair Paravel , Empress of the Lone Islands , etc. As with the name Aslan , her name appears to be derived from Turkish with "cadı," ( IPA ) meaning witch in this language. In the ," the character of the White Witch Jadis is portrayed by British actress Tilda Swinton . She was also played by Barbara Kellerman in the 1988 TV series. CHARACTERISTICS
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