Narnia (the land)

The name refers to both the country and the entire world that surrounds it (see the "World of Narnia" page). Lewis would have found the word in an ancient atlas : Narnia is the Latin name of Narni, a small town in Umbria. This little nod has been the subject of two articles on the old site.

The story spans about 2,555 Narnian years. Creation takes place in year 1, followed by the reign of Frank and Helen which brings nearly nine centuries of peace. Then comes the Long Winter under the White Witch, the Golden Age of the four Pevensies, the Telmarine conquest, the restoration under Caspian X, and finally the decline and end under Tirian. Throughout these centuries, Narnia remains the country where beasts talk, where trees have souls, and where Aslan comes "when he pleases".

Narnia is a small country of forests, hills and rivers. It stretches from the Lamp-post Land, in the west, to the Eastern Sea. To the north, the Shribble River borders it, and to the south, the mountains of Archenland. Aslan created it to be the land of talking beasts, ruled by the sons of Adam. It knows fifteen centuries of kings, one century of winter, several invasions and an end.

Le Neveu du magicien — Création.

Le Lion, la Sorcière blanche et l'Armoire magique — Hiver et libération.

Le Cheval et son écuyer — Destination rêvée de Shasta et des chevaux.

Le Prince Caspian — Narnia sous les Telmarins.

L'Odyssée du Passeur d'Aurore — Point de départ du voyage.

Le Fauteuil d'argent — Le royaume du vieux Caspian.

La Dernière Bataille — La chute, puis la vraie Narnia.