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The Chronicles of Narnia The Chronicles of Narnia Chronicling the Chronicles Beyond the Narnia The focal point of the books in the Prince Caspian series, the world of Narnia was created by Out of This World Aslan. It is a peaceful, welcoming, beautiful Wardrobe Prince Caspian’s evil uncle Miraz has murdered There are two main settings in The Chronicles. The first is our world, land full of forests, flowers, rivers, animals, and Caspian’s father—the true king of Narnia—and where the earth is round, animals don’t speak, and magic rarely all sorts of magical beasts that one would never The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of find in our world. Narnia is ruled from Cair taken the throne for himself.Most of the happens.All of the scenes in our world take place in England, which Paravel, the castle on the eastern shore. seven fantasy novels written by C.S. enchanted beasts and creatures of Old Narnia is part of Europe. have been killed or are in hiding.Fearing that Archenland Directly south of the country Lewis.As chronicles, the novels give a The other setting in The Chronicles is the world beyond the wardrobe. his uncle will murder him next,Prince Caspian of Narnia, the country of Archenland is full of C. S. Lewis imagined dozens of places beyond our world and described rolling hills and streams, and is the home of history of the magical world of Narnia, uses the help of the Pevensies to regain his them in vivid detail. Here are some of the most important ones: King Lune. The Winding Arrow River supplies where talking animals,kings,centaurs, throne.This is Peter’s and Susan’s last trip to Narnia. the area with water. With the exception of the The Magician’s Nephew Calormene invasion in The Horse and His Boy, and dwarfs all exist together! The Using magic rings from his Uncle Andrew, Archenland is a peaceful, safe, and prosperous, Digory and his friend Polly travel through The Voyage of the Dawn Treader or growing, place. Ruled by King Lune, the Chronicles are the best known of Archenlanders are friends with the Narnians. Lewis’s writings,and they are the Wood between the Worlds to Charn. Edmund, Lucy,and their cousin Eustace are Digory can’t resist awakening its last,evil pulled into Narnia through a painting.They Calormen South of both Archenland and a considered classic books.In fact,the queen,Jadis,from an enchanted sleep—a find themselves aboard the Dawn Treader, the vast desert, this land was originally inhabited, or dwelled in, by outlaws from Archenland. final book in the series,The Last Battle, sleep cast by a spell.They all travel to a ship of their friend, King Caspian X. In a Calormen is a warring society that practices even won the British Library dark and bare world that Aslan,the Great fantastic adventure to the End of the World slavery and treats women poorly. Each Lion,turns into Narnia.But Narnia is threatened by the (also called the World’s End), Caspian leads a Calormene belongs to a certain class. The Association’s Carnegie Medal in 1956. higher classes are treated much better than presence of Jadis.Digory goes on a quest for a magic successful search for the seven lords who were the lower classes. The Calormenes do not That’s sort of like winning an Oscar,but apple,which will grow into a tree that will protect Narnia friends of his father,but who had been exiled (forced to believe in Aslan, but instead pledge their from the Witch. leave), by the tyrant Miraz. Caspian returns home, but Eustace, allegiance to a demon called Tash. Their king is for writers—quite a big honor! Let’s see the Tisroc, who lives in the capital city of why these books have become so Edmund, Lucy,and the noble Mouse Reepicheep continue Tashbaan, a mountainous, fertile area that lies The Lion, the Witch their journey and encounter the Great Aslan, in the form of a between rivers. loved by children and adults alike. lamb, who tells Lucy and Edmund that they are too old to and the Wardrobe Telmar This island located west of Narnia was return to Narnia after this trip. originally settled by pirates who discovered it While hiding in an old,enchanted by traveling through a link between our world In or Out of Order wardrobe, or closet,Peter,Susan,Edmund, and Narnia. The Telmarines are a warring and Lucy Pevensie stumble into the world The Silver Chair people who eventually invade and conquer Originally,the seven Chronicles of Narnia were However,C.S.Lewis recommended that the books be read to Eustace and his classmate Jill are transported Narnia, ridding Narnia of talking creatures, of Narnia.With the help of the Great Lion magic, and peacefulness. They refer to that part numbered by the order in which they were published: follow the chronology, or time order,of the events in the Aslan,they defeat the White Witch,who has to Narnia and find that King Caspian X is now of history as Old Narnia. Many Telmarines stories.For example,as the things that take place in The made it always winter in Narnia,but never a very old man. His wife has been killed by a believe this Old Narnia to be a myth, and they 1.The Lion,the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950) fear that the sea and forests surrounding 5 Magician’s Nephew happen before the Pevensie children Christmas! For many years the children rule as kings and serpent,and his son Rilian is missing. Eustace, 9 2.Prince Caspian (1951) Narnia are haunted by the ghosts of Old Narnia. 3 stumble into Narnia in The Lion,the Witch and the Wardrobe, queens of Narnia until they return to their own world, Jill, and a Marsh-wiggle named Puddleglum go Caspian X is descended from this line of 0 3.The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952) in search of the lost Prince.They find him people, but he is a peaceful king who 5 the book The Magician’s Nephew should be read first.So now where no time has passed. 4.The Silver Chair (1953) the books are numbered in the following order: under a spell in the Underland.The three encourages Narnia to return to the way it was 7 - before the Telmarine invasion. 0 2 2 defeat the Lady of the Green Kirtle (also called Queen of the 7 5. The Horse and His Boy (1954) 9 7 1.The Magician’s Nephew The Horse and His Boy 9 9 - Underland or Queen of the Deep Realm)—who is also the Ettinsmoor and the Wild Lands of the North 9 4 6.The Magician’s Nephew (1955) 2.The Lion,the Witch and the Wardrobe 1 4 During the Golden Age of Narnia,Shasta, These areas to the north of Narnia are inhabited 1 serpent!—and release Prince Rilian from the enchanted 4 1 7.The Last Battle (1956) - 3.The Horse and His Boy a slave boy,escapes with a talking horse by giants. Just north of Ettinsmoor is the 1 1 Silver Chair. 4 community called Harfang, which is full of 1 N 4.Prince Caspian named Bree.On their journey they meet 8 treacherous and deadly giants who deceive B 7 S I 5.The Voyage of the Dawn Treader a young mare called Hwin with her children in the hope of getting to eat them. 9 Calormen girl,Aravis. When the four learn The Last Battle N A 6.The Silver Chair Underland and Bism The realm of the Lady of C Using a talking ape named Shift and a donkey N C that the Calormenes are planning to . L A k 5 r L C C the Green Kirtle, the Underland is a series of 9 L . a s 7.The Last Battle 5 L disguised as Aslan,the terrible Calormenes 5 e 9 m t overthrow the kingdom of Archenland and . s $ dark, dreary caves that lies under the ground. o e 5 e | g N t d $ n n k i o | 5 a r invade Narnia.Captured and bound,King Tirian o h Bism lies well below the Underland, and it is r i a Truly,the books can be read in 9 N t 5 s Narnia,the brave children trek across the desert to warn t i . p l k 9 a r . d S 3 b c 1 3 home to the gnomes, who have been enslaved u f e a $ i r l calls for help,drawing Jill and Eustace into $ o P p any order and still make sense. e the Archenlanders of the approaching danger.With the help b 2 S k k t r r u by the Lady of the Green Kirtle. A river of fire s y a i a P 3 p b g Narnia once again.With the spirit of Aslan in m . S They are always a fantastic, e e e of Aslan,Edmund,Susan,and Lucy,the Calormenes’ plan is d l 5 C runs through Bism, and gemstones grow like . r 4 y d L e . b 0 A . b a . L a v r d 0 o A 5 t r S g 6 . e their hearts,they unite with the creatures of s . s 2 living things. The gnomes love Bism and 0 n e N wondrous journey into a i v S a thwarted and they discover that Shasta is actually Prince i e U .