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Narnia

The Chronicles of Narnia

Visitors from our world find that time in Narnia passed by very different amounts between their visits. No single conversion factor works.

Selected historical date

1,940 ↔ 1,000

Present-day date: Unknown

Author chronology

Time model
Variable time
Calendar
The Chronicles of Narnia
Evidence
Author chronology

Key events

Earth year
Narnian year
1,940 ↔ 1,000Author chronology

The Pevensies arrive (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)

The Pevensies enter through the wardrobe and help end the Long Winter.

1900 → 1940: 40 years on Earth, 999 years in Narnia

Sources: C. S. Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia (7 vols.). London: Geoffrey Bles / The Bodley Head, 1950–1956.

How time works here

C. S. Lewis's own “Outline of Narnian History” lists the English year and the Narnian year of key events. Those pairs are shown below.

Site's assumption

We show only the paired years from Lewis's outline. We do not invent a conversion rate or a “current time in Narnia” clock.

Sources

  • C. S. Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia (7 vols.). London: Geoffrey Bles / The Bodley Head, 1950–1956.
  • C. S. Lewis, “Outline of Narnian History”, reproduced in Walter Hooper, Past Watchful Dragons: A Guide to C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia. New York: Collier/Macmillan, 1979.

Historical dates are not synchronized with today. Artwork is illustrative.