| abstract | - The ship was needed for a quest to find the Seven Lost Lords, supporters of King Caspian IX that Miraz had sent to explore the Great Eastern Ocean in order to clear the way to seize his older brother's throne. When Caspian X came to power, he swore an oath to personally search for the Lords for a 'year and a day'. The Dawn Treader, was commissioned by Caspian X, but because shipbuilding had completely died out in Narnia during the Telmarine occupation, it was manufactured by the shipbuilders of Galma. It was a beautiful ship, almost a work of art. Despite this, it was only a shadow of the great Narnian ships, such as the Splendor Hyaline, that sailed in the Golden Age. The Dawn Treader was, at the time of its construction, the grandest ship built in Narnia for many hundreds of years. Although the ship is driven by sail, she could also be rowed using great oars.
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