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The events of the Narnian timeline, listed side-by-side against relevant Earth events. (Click for larger version.)

C. S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia, provided a Narnian timeline to map out the events that occur or are mentioned in his books. He gave an "Outline of Narnian History" in manuscript form to Walter Hooper, who included it in his essay Past Watchful Dragons: The Fairy Tales of C. S. Lewis (Hooper 1979)(Schakel 1979, p. 143). In the series proper, Lewis never explicitly stated the year or years in which events in the novels took place, so the timeline is the only source for this information. Kathryn Lindskoog, along with other Lewis scholars, has challenged the authenticity of some posthumous works attributed to Lewis and edited by Hooper, (Lindskoog 1988) but the validity of the outline in particular has not been questioned. The outline is accepted by Lewis experts and has been included in works by Paul Ford, Martha Sammons and others.

Timeline in Narnia

First millennium

1

Narnia is created. The animals are given the power of speech. Digory Kirke plants the Tree of Protection. The White Witch Jadis enters Narnia then flees to the far North. Frank I, made Narnia's first King.

180

Prince Col, the younger son of Frank V, leads followers into the uninhabited Archenland, and becomes the first King there.

204

Outlaws from Archenland travel across the Great Desert to the south of their country and establish the kingdom of Calormen.

300

The empire of Calormen spreads greatly. Calormenes colonize the land of Telmar to the West of Narnia.

302

The Calormenes in Telmar behave very wickedly and Aslan turns them into dumb beasts. The country lies in waste. King Gale of Narnia is made Emperor of the Lone Islands in gratitude for saving them from a dragon.

407

The Giant Pire is killed by Olvin of Archenland

460

Pirates from Earth take possession of Telmar.

570

Moonwood the Hare lived at about this time.

898

The White Witch Jadis returns to Narnia from the Far North.

900

The Hundred-Year Winter begins.

Second millennium

1000

The Pevensies arrive in Narnia. The treachery of Edmund occurs. Aslan sacrifices himself. The White Witch is defeated and the Long Winter ended. Peter becomes High King of Narnia.

1014

King Peter carries out a successful raid on the Northern Giants. Queen Susan and King Edmund visit the Calormene Court. King Lune of Archenland discovers his lost son Prince Cor and defeats an attack by Prince Rabadash of Calormen.

1014

While hunting the White Stag, the Pevensies vanish out of Narnia.

1050

King Ram of Archenland succeeds Cor.

1502

Queen Swanwhite of Narnia lived around the time.

1998

The Telmarines invade and conquer Narnia.

Third millennium

2290

Prince Caspian, son of Caspian IX, born. Caspian IX is murdered by his brother Miraz who usurps the throne.

2303

Prince Caspian escapes from his uncle Miraz. Civil War results in Narnia. By the aid of Aslan and of the Pevensies, whom Caspian summons with Queen Susan's magic Horn, Miraz is defeated and killed. Caspian crowned Caspian X of Narnia.

2304

The Northern Giants are defeated by Caspian X.

2306-2307

Caspian X's voyage to the end of the World.

2310

Caspian X marries Ramandu's daughter.

2325

Caspian's son, Prince Rilian, is born.

2345

The Queen is killed by a serpent and Rilian disappears.

2356

Eustace and Jill Pole appear in Narnia and rescue Prince Rilian. Caspian X dies.

2534

After an outbreak of outlaws in the Lantern Waste, towers are built to guard the region.

2555

Rebellion of Shift the Ape. King Tirian rescued by Eustace and Jill. Narnia is in the hands of the Calormenes. The last battle. End of Narnia. End of the World.

Timeline in England

1888

Digory Kirke is born.

1889

Polly Plummer is born.

1900

Using magic rings, Digory and Polly enter Narnia

1927

Peter Pevensie is born.

1928

Susan Pevensie is born.

1930

Edmund Pevensie is born.

1932

Lucy Pevensie is born.

1933

Eustace Scrubb and Jill Pole are born.

1940

The Pevensies, staying with Digory (now Professor) Kirke, reach Narnia through the Magic Wardrobe.

1941

The Pevensies again called into Narnia by the blast of the Magic Horn.

1942

Edmund, Lucy, and Eustace reach Narnia again and take part in Caspian's voyage.

1942

Eustace and Jill, from Experiment House, are carried away into Narnia.

1949

Serious accident on British Railways.

References

• Hooper, Walter (1979), written at New York, Past Watchful Dragons: The Narnian Chronicles of C. S. Lewis, Macmillan Pub Co, ISBN 0-02-051970-2
• Lindskoog, Kathryn (1988), written at Portland, Oregon, The C. S. Lewis Hoax, Multnomah, ISBN 0-88070-258-3
• Schakel, Peter (1979), written at Grand Rapids, Reading with the Heart: The Way into Narnia, Eerdmans, ISBN 0-8028-1814-5

Further reading

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• Ford, Paul (2005), written at San Francisco, Companion to Narnia, Revised Edition, Harper, ISBN 0-06-079127-6
• Sammons, Martha (1979), written at Wheaton, Illinois, A Guide Through Narnia, Shaw, ISBN 0-87788-325-4