History Of Narnia



This outline was developed based on Lewis's outline of Narnian history, "Past Watchful Dragons," IMAGINATION AND THE SPIRIT, pp 298-301, and the Chronicles of Narnia themselves.  

italic = English yrs.           normal = Narnian


There are 2555 years from Narnia's creation to its destruction.  49 years pass on Earth.

Narnia is created in the year 1900 on Earth. Destruction of Narnia witnessed by the "Seven Friends Of Narnia" in the year 1949.

1888 -- Digory Kirke born.

1889 -- Polly Plummer Born.

1900

1  N -- Digory brings Jadis and Polly to Narnia with his uncle's Magic Rings. King Frank and Queen Helen become rulers of Narnia. Tree of Protection planted by Digory Kirke.

180  N -- Col, Frank and Helen's youngest son, leads followers to Archenland, and becomes their first king.

204 N -- Outlaws from Archenland flee south across a desert. Calormen is created .

1927 -- Peter Pevensie born.

1928  -- Susan Pevensie born.

300 N -- Telmar is colonized by Calormenes. Calormenes behave wickedly and are turned into dumb beasts.

1930 -- Edmund Pevensie born.

1932 -- Lucy Pevensie born.

1933  -- Eustace Scrubb and Jill Pole born.

302 N -- The Lone Islands are attached to the Crown of Narnia after King Gale defeats a dragon there.

407 N -- Olvin of Archenland kills Giant Pire and Mount Pire is created.

406 N -- Telmar, after the Calormenes are turned to dumb beasts, remains uninhabited for 160 years. Then, pirates from Earth find their way to Telmar through a "chink" between worlds.

570 N -- Moonwood the Hare lives in Narnia.

898 N -- Jadis, the White Witch, returns to Narnia.

900 N --100 years of winter  begin.

1940 -- The Pevensies staying with Digory (now Professor) Kirke.

1000 N -- Lucy finds her way into Narnia through the wardrobe in the spare room.  Treachery of Edmund. The sacrifice of Aslan. Aslan kills the White Witch.  Long winter ends. Peter becomes High King of Narnia.

1014 N -- Peter raids northern Giants. Queen Susan and King Edmund visit the Court of Calormen. King Lune of Archenland discovers his long lost son Cor. Cor saves Archenland from invasion by Calormenes. Ram the Great born to Cor and Aravis.

1015 N -- The Pevensies hunt the white stag and vanish from Narnia.

1050 N -- Ram the Great succeeds Cor as King of Archenland.

1502 N -- Queen Swanwhite lives in Narnia.

1998 N -- a famine causes Caspian I of Telmar to lead an invasion of Narnia.

2209 N -- Caspian X born to Caspian IX . Caspian IX murdered by usurping brother, Miraz.

1941 -- Pevensies return to Narnia.

2303 N -- Prince Caspian escapes from Uncle Miraz.  Civil War in Narnia.  By the aid of Aslan and the Pevensies, who Caspian summons with Queen Susan's horn, Miraz is defeated and killed.  Caspian becomes King Caspian "The Navigator" X of Narnia.

2304 N -- Northern Giants defeated by Caspian X.

1942 -- Edmund, Lucy, and Eustace brought to Narnia.

2306-7  N -- Caspian's voyage to the edge of the world.

2325 N -- Rilian born to Caspian and Ramandu's daughter.

2345 N -- The Queen killed by a serpent.  Rilian disappears. Rilian enchanted by Lady of the Green Kirdle.

1942 -- Eustace and Jill, from the Experiment House, carried into Narnia.

2356 N -- Rilian rescued by Eustace, Jill, and Puddleglum. Death of Caspian X.

2534 N -- Outlaws in lantern waste. Protective towers built to guard that region.

2555 N -- Rebellion of Shift the Ape. Narnia in hands of Calmormenes. Eustace and Jill fight with King Tirian (7th from Rilian) at the Last Battle. Narnia destroyed.

1949 -- Serious accident on British railways.


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