On plate 8 of the Atlas is a map of ancient Italy. Grundy (1904), which he acquired when he was reading the classics with Mr Kirkpatrick at Great Bookham. When Walter Hooper asked where he found the word 'Narnia', Lewis showed him Murray's Small Classical Atlas, ed.G.B. Narnia and Narni, Italy Ĭoncerning Narnia and Narni, Roger Lancelyn Green writes about C.S. In later years, Lewis remembered the sounds of the sea, the cliffs rising above it, and the ruined medieval towers of Dunluce Castle which many authors have speculated may have inspired his creation of Cair Paravel. How I long to break into a world where such things were true." īeginning in 1906, young C.S Lewis (1898–1963) visited the northern Irish seaside near Portrush many times. Although in adult life Lewis lived in England, he returned to Northern Ireland often and retained fond memories of the Irish scenery, saying "I yearn to see County Down in the snow one almost expects to see a march of dwarfs dashing past. In a letter to his brother, Lewis would later confide "that part of Rostrevor which overlooks Carlingford Lough is my idea of Narnia". 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. Inspiration Dunluce Castle, the inspiration for Cair Paravel, as it appeared in the 1890s. 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.
#Forest magical fantasy landscape series#
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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