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by marmota-b » Wed Sep 28, 2016 11:08 am
The not-in-universe answer is, of course, that Lewis wasn't always consistent. I've also had quite a few headscratching moments over trying to figure out the distances and travelling times in Narnia, between LWW, PC and HHB.
There is, I think, especially a tendency for LWW, as the first book to be written, to not be completely consistent with the rest, where Lewis decided to flesh out the world more. The Beasts being less consistently like their animal counterparts (the Beavers are the most human-like of Narnian Beasts, who are a lot more animal-like afterwards), being even more a fantasy kitchen sink than the rest of the books with the inclusion of Father Christmas...
An in-universe answer is most likely a combination of everything that's been brought up... it being a solitary occurence, and quite likely pertaining particularly to small Beasts that would not have subsequently taken part in the battle, so they were probably left out of the histories... and maybe really centaurs being the last option to fall on, due to custom.
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