In his essay On Stories, Lewis wrote 'I have seen landscapes, notably in the Mourne Mountains and southwards which under a particular light made me feel that at any moment a giant might raise his head over the next ridge'. The landscape of Lewis's native Ireland, in particular Ulster, played a large part in the creation of the Narnian landscape. The entire Narnian timeline, from its creation to its end (c.1–2555), ran parallel to 49 Earth-years (c.1900–1949), thus on average a year on Earth meant 52.14 time dilation years in Narnia.ĭunluce Castle, the inspiration for Cair Paravel, as it appeared in the 1890s. The series tracks the story of Narnia when humans, usually children, enter the Narnian world from Earth. In Narnia, some animals talk, mythical beasts abound, and magic is common. The world is named after the country of Narnia, where much of the Chronicles takes place. Lewis as the primary location for his series of seven fantasy novels for children, The Chronicles of Narnia. Narnia (country), Archenland, Calormen, Underland, Aslan's Country Narnians, Wild Westerners, Telmarines, Western Islanders (possibly), Archenlanders, Calormenes, Southerners (speculated), Ettinsmoorish, Northerners, Underlanders, Bismites, Merpeople, Galmanes, Terabithians, Seven Islanders, Lone Islanders, Burnt Islanders (actual name unknown), Duffers, Sea PeopleĬentaurs, Dragons, Dwarves, Dufflepuds, Earthmen, Ettins, Fauns, Hags, Giants, Humans, Marsh-wiggles, Minotaurs, Ogres, Nymphs, Sea Serpents, Talking Animals, Werewolves, etc.

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