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Posted by: SnapesSister Jan 29 2009, 07:20 PM

The Silver Chair features some fascinating (not to mention downright dangerous in some cases!) locations ~ if you were travelling in the lands around Narnia, where would you choose to go and why?

Here's a recap of some of the lands we see:

East Marshes
Home to the Marsh-wiggles, the East Marshes are described as "...a great flat plain which was cut into countless little islands by countless channels of water. The islands were covered with coarse grass and bordered with reeds and rushes. Sometimes there were beds of rushes about an acre in extent.
It's quite a lonely place, but many wig-wams belonging to the Marsh-wiggles can be seen dotted around at a good distance from each other (Marsh-wiggles like their privacy), and to Jill and Eustace, "Seen under a morning sun, with a fresh wind blowing, and the air filled with the crying of birds, there was something fine and fresh and clean about it's loneliness".


Harfang
Home to the "Gentle Giants", Harfang "...stood on a high crag, and in spite of it's many towers was more a huge house than a castle. There were windows in the outside wall quite close to the ground - a thing no one would have in a serious fortress."
It's a wonderfully comfortable place, with roaring fires, sumptuous meals, a comfortable bed ~ just what you're looking for after days of travelling in harsh conditions with no shelter or warmth, and barely any food.
Just beware the apparently 'Gentle Giants' planning on making you a part of their next feast...


Deep Realm
Situated in Underland (all the land under Narnia), Deep Realm is ruled over by The Lady of the Green Kirtle The Queen of Underland, and an evil witch, who, it turns out, has been holding King Caspian's son, Prince Rilian captive and under an enchantment for ten years.
Deep realm has it's own oceans, roads, cities, trade and even vegetation, though there is no sun. It seems to be illuminated by an unknown source.
Working for the Queen are a race of people called Earthmen. They are also under an enchantment, having been brought from their own land, Bism, which lay even further down than the Deep Realm, to work as slaves for the Queen. The Earthmen's land is revealed after the wicked Queen's death, when her enchantments and spells break and a chasm opens in the ground of Deep Realm, exposing Bism.

So, these are a few of the lands around Narnia. Which, if any, would you choose to visit? Why, or why not? Are there any other locations in Narnia not mentioned in The Silver Chair that you would like to go to? Come and tell us about them!

Posted by: harrypotterbookpurist Feb 5 2009, 08:48 AM

I wouldn't want to go to underland in "The Silver Chair", but it is a big part of fantasy literature for character's to go into a kind of underworld or land of dead. It also happened in His Dark Material's where Lyra goes with Will into a land of the dead. It may be creepy, but it is part of bravery for the character to go through something like that. I would love to go to Cair Paravel and roam the magical hall's and room's of the castle.

Posted by: LassieLupin Feb 5 2009, 10:56 AM

I want to go to Underland. I mean, it's a little creepy because that's where the whole showdown goes down, but the dwarves were really nice and I kind of like deep, dark holes that are warm and good for sleeping. (is it so obvious that I'm lacking sleep). I'd love to be in Cair Paravel when the Perceval siblings are crowned, but no other time really (course, any later and it had been completely destroyed...)

Posted by: Pyxis Feb 12 2009, 11:10 PM

None of the Underground stuff for me, I have a thing about dark. And deep. *shudder* Harfang is out, aside from the eating people thang, I think it would be creepy to be surrounded by things that are so much bigger than me, besides, I think it would make me feel out of control. So that leaves the East Marshes...ummm..no again, I like the feel of solid ground underneath my feet.

The place I would most like to visit would be Cair Paravel, but the island of Ramandu would be wonderful as well. Oh, and I would love to see the Dufflepuds...Puddleduffs...whatever they are called.

Posted by: shaylee_ann Feb 21 2009, 03:54 PM

QUOTE(Pyxis @ Feb 12 2009, 09:10 PM)

Posted by: Spectrespecs Feb 22 2009, 03:40 AM

I'd like to go to Aslan's How. I love the name for a start, and it played a major part on at least two occasions in Narnian history.

Posted by: Lizbit Feb 22 2009, 09:23 PM

I would love to see the places from The Horse and His Boy. Calormen and the place where the holy man(?) lived. Also to see Cair Paravel in its glory During the rein of the Pevensies. But it might be fun to see the ruin we find in Prince Caspian. To explore the once majestic castle and see the orchard all grown up and wild... places like that fascinate me.