A Complete Timeline Of Narnia And Its Seven Ages Of History
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A Complete Timeline Of Narnia And Its Seven Ages Of History

Jason F. Collins
Updated April 4, 2024 53.1K views 19 items

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis is one of the world's most beloved book series, with over 100 million copies sold in 47 languages. The movies have a big fan base as well. 

Yet, how much do you actually know about the fantasy universe of Narnia? For example, how was Narnia created, and what are the most important and noteworthy events during its more than 2,000 years of history? 

If you’re interested in learning the complete timeline of Narnia and its seven ages of history, you’ve come to the right place. You'll learn much about Susan, Edmund, Peter, Lucy, Caspian, and Aslan that you might not have known, and pick up where the movies left off if you haven’t read the books.

  • Year 1: Aslan Sings The Narnia Universe Into Existence And The White Witch Flies To The Far North

    Year 1: Aslan Sings The Narnia Universe Into Existence And The White Witch Flies To The Far North

    In Year 1, Aslan, also commonly known as the Great Lion, creator of Narnia, and one true king, sang the entire Narnia universe into existence. Aslan is the only main character to appear in all seven chronicles of the series and each of the movies. 

    Additionally, Aslan is the king above all high kings in Narnia, making him the king of beasts. Hence, it’s unsurprising that around this time, he also gave certain beasts (birds, mammals, and reptiles) the ability to talk. These beasts were sentient beings with the intelligence of humans and could use sophisticated human language to converse with one another and the humans in Narnia. 

    During this period, the Tree of Protection was planted by Digory Kirke, who was born in 1888 on Earth in England. Kirke traveled to Narnia when he was a young boy and was one of only two people to witness the creation and destruction of this realm. 

    Kirke planted the tree on a riverbank to grow and protect Narnia from Jadis and her evil. Although the tree didn’t have the power to repel her, she despised the fruit because it represented death, horror, and despair. This tree protected Narnia for 900 years until it was destroyed. 

    During the time of creation, Jadis, the White Witch, flew to the far North. She was the self-declared final queen of Charn, an incredibly powerful sorceress, and an infamous ruler of Narnia. Yet many don’t know she was accidentally brought to Narnia during its creation and banished to the North by Aslan. 

    Also during this age, Frank I, a cabdriver from Earth, became king of Narnia. He was was transported to Narnia by Polly and Digory, but this didn’t stop him from becoming the first king of this land with his wife, Helen, the queen. 

  • Year 180: The First King Of Archenland Is Crowned

    Year 180: The First King Of Archenland Is Crowned

    In 180, the first king of an uninhabited Archenland, a mountainous kingdom north of the Calormen Empire, was crowned. Prince Col, the younger son of Frank V, became king after leading his followers to this foreign land. King Col’s father, Frank V, was a descendant of King Frank, who was around during the age of creation. 

    His older son became king of Narnia upon his demise, with his younger son Prince Col becoming king of Archenland. When Prince Col became king, Archenland was no longer ruled by the throne of Narnia. 

  • Year 204: The New Kingdom Of Calormen Is Founded

    Year 204: The New Kingdom Of Calormen Is Founded

    The new kingdom of Calormen in the southern part of Narnia, separated by the Great Desert, was founded by outlaws from the Kingdom of Archenland 204 years after the creation of Narnia.

    The Calormen were first mentioned during Chapter 2 of Prince Caspian and in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. 

  • Years 300-302: The Calormen Empire Rapidly Expands - And Falls

    Years 300-302: The Calormen Empire Rapidly Expands - And Falls

    Decades later, in 300, the Calormen Empire expanded rapidly by conquering numerous lands, including Telmar, to the west of Narnia. Telmar was an unstable land with many problems. 

    Unfortunately for the kingdom of Telmar, after only two years, in 302, Aslan turned the Calormen colonists into dumb beasts because of their despicable behavior. Dumb beasts could not communicate and possessed no higher intelligence. 

    The voiceless animals who were once people soon destroyed one another, causing the Telmarine society to collapse and go to ruin. The people who were not turned into dumb beasts by Aslan began an anarchist existence.

    Also around this time, King Gale of Narnia (its 10th king) slew a dragon that had been pestering the Lone Islands for years. Due to his bravery and skill, he was made emperor by the island’s grateful inhabitants. The Lone Islands were unique because they had a special place in Narnia’s foreign policy and were also frequented by Calormen and Narnian royalty.

  • Years 407-460: The Giant Pire Is Killed And Telmar Is Taken Over By Pirates

    Years 407-460: The Giant Pire Is Killed And Telmar Is Taken Over By Pirates

    From 407 to 460, much happened in the land of Narnia. The key events are the killing of the giant Pire and the Telmar kingdom being taken over by pirates from Earth. The giant Pire was killed by Olvin, a king of Archenland, in 407. Olvin turned Pire into stone, and he became the mountain known as Mount Pire. This impressive feat won Olvin the hand of Lady Liln, and their love story is often told by minstrels throughout the series. 

    In 460, 12 seafaring pirates who hailed from Earth found themselves in the oceans of Telmar. A long way from home, they were forced to mix with the remaining Calormen residents of Telmar, who had not been turned into dumb beasts. Their mixing created a fierce, intelligent,, warlike nation, and Telmar became a kingdom again.

  • Year 570: Moonwood The Hare Is Born

    Year 570: Moonwood The Hare Is Born

    Not much is known about Moonwood the hare, one of Narnia's most important talking animals. He was born around the year 507 and lived during the sixth century during the age of conquest. 

    Moonwood, who lived near a waterfall that poured into Caldron Pool, had incredibly sensitive hearing: He could hear a conversation from the other side of the realm while at home near his waterfall. 

  • Years 898-900: The Return Of The White Witch And The Start Of The Long Winter

    Years 898-900: The Return Of The White Witch And The Start Of The Long Winter

    To understand the events surrounding the return of the White Witch in the books and films, it’s important to know more about Jadis. Few know that Jadis, later known as the White Witch, was from another world called Charn. She was a royal half-Jinn and half-Giant in line to become queen, but her sister stood in her way with an equal right to the throne. 

    When it was evident she would lose the throne to her sister, she did the unspeakable and spoke a deadly spell known as the Deplorable Word. The spell killed her sister and every living creature in Charn, and turned the kingdom into a desolate wasteland. She became the last queen of Charn and was forced to cast a spell on herself to preserve her life until someone from another world would wake her by ringing a bell found in the Great Hall. 

    It’s believed Jadis remained in this state for 1,000 years until two human children, Digory Kirke and Polly Plummer, woke her. Digory and Polly had been transported to Charn by the power of Digory's uncle, a minor magician. 

    Upon waking, Jadis journeyed to Earth and wreaked havoc and mayhem. She enslaved Digory's uncle and tried to take over Earth. When she discovered she could not use much of her powers, she tried to find another way until she was accidentally transported to the unborn world of Narnia. 

    When transported to Narnia, Aslan banished her to the far North, but she returned 900 Narnian years later to take the throne from the original Narnian royal family. This is where the story begins in the film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. She put a curse on her Narnian subjects, and thus began the Long Winter, which put Narnia into a permanent state of snow and ice for 100 years; it is also why she was titled the White Witch. She could return to Narnia only when the Tree of Life was destroyed. Her act of making Narnia a winter wasteland ensured no more trees producing silver apples could be grown to thwart her rule. 

  • Year 1000: The Pevensies Enter Narnia And Aslan Is Sacrificed

    Year 1000: The Pevensies Enter Narnia And Aslan Is Sacrificed

    During the Long Winter, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie entered Narnia, as the Golden Age Prophecy foretold. The White Witch tried to get them all together so she could terminate them and prevent her downfall by turning them all to stone, which she did to those who tried to help the children, as seen in the first Narnia film. 

    These siblings came to Narnia when Aslan returned and helped him defeat the White Witch. Edmund, the third sibling, almost defected to the White Witch’s side and was tricked into betraying his siblings, but ultimately chose the side of good to remain loyal to them and Narnia. 

    Aslan was sacrificed to save Edmund's life, but deeper magic brought him back to life so he could help defeat the White Witch and save those turned to stone. The siblings' efforts against the White Witch led to them becoming kings and queens of Narnia. Peter became the high king of Narnia until all four of them disappeared in 1015 when they found their way back to Earth. 

  • Years 1014-1015: Raiding, Royal Visits, And The Hunt Of The White Stag

    Years 1014-1015: Raiding, Royal Visits, And The Hunt Of The White Stag

    In 1014, High King Peter completed a successful raid on the northern Giants. In Narnia, the Giants were a huge humanoid race that ranged from 10 to 30 feet tall. It's believed the world of Charn could also have been home to Giants because the White Witch was part Jinn and part Giant. 

    This same year, King Edmund and Queen Susan conducted a royal visit at the court of Calormen, and King Lune of Archenland discovered his long-lost son Cor. During his reign, King Lune saw the overthrow of the White Witch and defeated an attack by Prince Rabadash of Calormen. 

    Prince Cor was taken as a baby by Lord Bar, one of King Lune's lords, and raised in the Empire of Calormen. Lord Bar had allegiances to Calormen because it was prophesied he would save Archenland from the greatest danger it had ever faced. 

    On Calormen, Cor escaped with a talking horse called Bree. His escape led to him being mistaken for his twin brother Corin, who was visiting King Edmund and Queen Susan on a diplomatic mission.

    Prince Rabadash wanted to invade Archenland to kidnap Queen Susan, who had rejected his advances. Cor raced to Archenland and fulfilled the prophecy, warning and saving them from the upcoming onslaught. 

    In 1015, the four Pevensie royals, who had grown into adults during their time in Narnia, went out one day on a recreational hunt in search of the majestic white stag. Their search took them to Lantern Waste, where they saw a lamppost they thought they had seen in a “dream of a dream of a dream.” This lamppost was, in fact, the wardrobe portal, and it took them all back to Earth, where they were transformed into their original adolescent selves. Narnia then entered into a Dark Age.

  • Years 1050-1502: Reign Of Ram The Great And Queen Swanwhite

    Years 1050-1502: Reign Of Ram The Great And Queen Swanwhite

    Prince Cor became King Cor, and married Aravis, who became queen of Archenland alongside him. They had a son, Ram the Great, who became the king of Archenland in 1502. No other king of Archenland was as respected as him, which is why he earned the moniker “The Great.” 

    In 1502, in a different part of Narnia, Queen Swanwhite reigned. She was believed to be the namesake of a former queen who was so beautiful that if her face was caught reflected in a pool of water, it would not disappear for a year and a day. Queen Swanwhite ruled during the Dark Age and was not nearly as beautiful as her namesake. 

  • Year 1998: Narnia Is Conquered

    Year 1998: Narnia Is Conquered

    The Telmarine Age of Narnia came about when Narnia was conquered in 1998. The Telmarines were semi-militant immigrants who carved a place out for themselves in a severely weakened Narnia. 

    When the Telmarines discovered they could easily overpower the disorganized talking beast military forces of Narnia, they restorws Narnia’s prosperity. 

    The original Narnians defeated during the Telmarine Conquest, deemed the "Old Narnians,” were exiled because the Telmarines wanted a human-only society, believing the Old Narnians were demons in animal form. Caspian, a Telmarine noble and military leader, was the driving force behind the conquest, and the Telmarines would not have survived the famine without him. 

    Shortly after Narnia was conquered, Caspian was named “King Caspian I,” beginning the Telmarine Dynasty of Narnia and the Telmarine Age. His crowning also ensured the reign of the 10 Caspians after him. Unfortunately, even though the Telmarine Conquest brought Narnia out of the Dark Age by establishing a new prosperous, stable monarchy, it caused the exile of the Old Narnians, leaving them oppressed and vengeful for hundreds of years. 

  • Year 2290: Birth Of Prince Caspian

    Year 2290: Birth Of Prince Caspian

    King Caspian IX, king of Narnia in the 23rd century, had a son, Caspian X the Navigator, in 2290. Caspian IX was an avid believer in the old Narnian ways, and his son later developed the same passion for seeing Narnia return to its former glory. 

    King Caspian IX was slain by his brother Miraz, who wanted the throne for himself. Miraz took up the title of Lord Protector until the demise of King Caspian IX’s wife. After her passing, he banished all the lords still loyal to his brother and crowned himself king. 

  • Year 2303: Prince Caspian Becomes King, Ending The Civil War

    Year 2303: Prince Caspian Becomes King, Ending The Civil War

    King Caspian X the Navigator, one of Narnia’s greatest leaders, began the Age of Exploration. He also played a vital role in the successful Narnian Revolution. Despite what The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader depicted, Caspian X was only 13 when he became king in 2303. The events leading up to his crowning were fraught with danger. 

    First, the wife of Miraz (Caspian X’s uncle) gave birth to a son a few years after he terminated his father. Caspian did not know his uncle was responsible for his father’s demise. Caspian’s professor Cornelious, a half-dwarf, told him about his father’s demise, and said he was in danger.

    Cornelious urged Prince Caspian X to flee and seek refuge elsewhere, because Miraz would kill him now that he had a son to continue his line. He was given money, advice, and Queen Susan’s magic horn to aid in his escape. But he was caught in a storm while fleeing and lost his horse and consciousness. When he awoke, three strangers tended to him and eventually agreed to aid him once Caspian agreed to help the oppressed and restore Narnia. 

    For several weeks, Caspian and his fellow Narnians unsuccessfully battled the Telmarines. Left with no idea how to stop the civil war, Caspian decided to blow Queen Susan’s horn in the hopes aid would follow. No great magic appeared immediately, and Caspian nearly perished before he was rescued by his scouts, who had brought Edmund, Susan, Peter, and Lucy, the kings and queens of old, to him.

    For weeks, Prince Caspian and the High King Peter put plans into place to defeat Miraz in a champion’s duel. Miraz was slain by one of his men, who made it appear as if it was the Narnians' fault, leading to a great battle. Caspian fought alongside the two kings while the queens and Aslan cut off the Telmarines' escape route, allowing their army to be successfully captured. 

    Shortly afterward, the civil conflict was over, and Caspian was made a knight and crowned king, and the kings and queens of old returned to their world. 

  • Years 2304-2307: The Northern Giants Are Defeated And Caspian Voyages To The End Of The World

    Years 2304-2307: The Northern Giants Are Defeated And Caspian Voyages To The End Of The World

    In the year 2304, the northern Giants were again defeated, and by the year 2306, Caspian had managed to fully restore order to Narnia. After achieving this impressive feat, he decided to search for the Seven Lost Lords loyal to his father, whom Miraz had banished. He also wanted to voyage to the End of the World or Aslan’s Country. 

    On his way to find the Seven Lost Lords, King Caspian found King Edmund, Queen Lucy, and their kinsman, Eustace Scrubb, in the ocean. They had been transported back to the Narnian World with no idea why, similar to how the movies depicted the story. King Caspian rescued them himself by diving into the ocean. 

    Not long after Lucy and Edmund appeared, Caspian and a handful of his followers were captured by a trader who wanted to sell them. On his way to be sold, King Caspian was bought by an island lord who felt the need to acquire him because he looked like someone he used to know. Upon hearing this, Caspian knew he had found one of the missing lords. This lord helped him free his friends, and they continued their search.

    Eventually, Caspian's voyage took him to an island that was the beginning of the world's end, where he met Lilliandil, who would later become his wife. He found the remaining three lords on this island, but they were under an enchantment that could be broken only if one of them stayed at the end of the world. 

    King Caspian decided he would be the one to stay on the island and told his dear friend Drinian to elect a new king. Drinian refused, and King Edmund and Queen Lucy decided to remain on the island with Eustace to break the spell. Ultimately, Caspian voyaged home with four of the Seven Lost Lords in 2307. 

  • Years 2310-2325: Caspian X Marries And Prince Rilian Is Born

    Years 2310-2325: Caspian X Marries And Prince Rilian Is Born

    Three years after the voyage to find the Seven Lost Lords, Caspian married Lilliandil in 2310, and she became the Queen of Narnia. Fifteen years after becoming queen in 2325, she gave birth to a son, Prince Rilian, who became the heir apparent to the Narnian throne. 

    Twenty years after Prince Rilian’s birth, Queen Lilliandil was supposedly slain by a serpent. But she was actually killed by the Lady of the Green Kirtle, which wasn’t revealed until more than a decade after her demise. 

  • Year 2345: Prince Rilian Disappears

    Year 2345: Prince Rilian Disappears

    Shortly after Queen Lilliandil’s passing, Prince Rilian disappeared in 2345 while searching for the serpent that felled his mother. He instead found a beautiful maiden believed to have kidnapped him. His disappearance was a terrible blow to King Caspian X, who had never recovered from the death of his wife. 

    Dillian, Caspian X’s dear friend and adviser, blamed himself for the prince’s disappearance because he had known something was wrong when he saw the unknown maiden and the prince together. Upon hearing this, Caspian almost finished off his friend but decided against it because he did not want to lose him, too. 

  • Year 2356: Prince Rilian Is Rescued

    Year 2356: Prince Rilian Is Rescued

    With King Caspian X’s son missing and without any other heirs, he set sail to Redhaven east of the Seven Isles to seek an audience with Aslan. He wanted Aslan’s advice on who should be king upon his passing, but before he reached Redhaven, he received a vision to return to Narnia. 

    Upon arriving in Narnia, King Caspian X discovered that his son Prince Rilian had returned safe and sound to Narnia. He lived long enough to embrace his son before he passed at 66. Shortly afterward, Rilian was crowned king while in mourning. This event began Narnia’s seventh era.

  • Year 2534: The Towers Are Erected

    Year 2534: The Towers Are Erected

    In 2534, an outlaw outbreak occurred in the Duchy of Lantern Waste, a heavily wooded part of Narnia and home to the beginning place of most of the adventures of Earth-native humans in the world of Narnia. 

    For example, the lantern in Lantern Waste was the wardrobe portal that linked Narnia to Earth and existed until the end of the Golden Age when the kings and queens of old vanished.  

    Thanks to the outlaw outbreak, three protective towers were built in Lantern Waste to protect the people who started living in this part of Narnia. 

  • Year 2555: Narnia Falls During The Last Battle

    Year 2555: Narnia Falls During The Last Battle

    Unlike other authors in the fantasy genre, C.S. Lewis decided that his last book would include a final battle where Narnia falls, and a version of it ceases to exist. The person who instigated this downfall was Shift, an ape and talking beast who eventually believed himself to be human. 

    Shift, described as the ugliest and cleverest ape one can imagine, started the conflict with a deceptively simple lie: He claimed his friend Puzzle was Aslan, which gave him immense power and made him invaluable to the Calormen, who wanted to rule Narnia. 

    Shift pulled off the lie because he and Puzzle had found a lion’s skin, and he forced his friend to wear it. Shift’s lying and conniving led to the Cair Paravel Massacre. King Tirian, the last monarch of Narnia, could not lead his army because he was restrained, so he asked the former kings and queens of Narnia for help. But although he could see them in a vision, they could not communicate with each other. 

    Eustace Scrubb and Jill Pole were sent to aid him went Aslan asked them to help Tirian defend Narnia during its last days. The group rode to Stable Hill, where the final battle would occur. Upon arriving, Shift was confronted, and the group was forced to fight the Calormen soldiers. Tirian successfully began a duel with Rishada Tarkaan, the enemy, but they both ended up in Aslan’s country instead of inside the stable. 

    Tarkaan was dealt with, and Tirian found himself in a place more beautiful than Narnia, where he learned that the Narnia he stood in was the real realm and the other Narnia was only a reflection of the real Narnia. In this real realm, Edmund, Lucy, Susan, and Peter were present alongside Polly Plummer, Digory Kirke, and the deceased Jill and Eustace. 

    The last Skirmish at Stable Hill is often referred to as Tirian’s Last Stand because he was the last good Narnian left standing before he perished, and Aslan brought the Shadow Narnia to an end. When Aslan ended the world, all three sides were destroyed, with the good creatures going to Aslan’s Country and the bad creatures put into a terrible shadow version of Narnia. The dwarves are believed to have remained in Narnia.