Talk:Telmar

I'm pretty sure the Island that the Telmarines came from was not in Narnia, but in our world (earth). Aslan explains this at the end of Prince Caspian, telling how Pirates in our world landed there and stumbled through a portal into Narnia. The Telmarines that step through Aslan's door in the end of the book go back to that Island. Green-eyed Faun 17:50, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Trivia: On Telmarines being Spaniard Pirates
In the Prince Caspian film, the Telmarines are interpreted as Spaniards because of their pirate origins.

How is this the reason for this choice? How many famous spaniard pirates are recorded in history? Why not anglo-saxon like SIR Francis Drake, Please, check out this list and compare numbrers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pirates

Has this been confirmed by the creators or is this a would-be accusation of racism. Yes, the Telmarins are of pirate ancestry, which would just imply that any dignified empire could have such shameful origins or "ennoble" such practices in times of war. And I know Spain is just part of the inspiration (some armors even resemble those of Japanese samurai out of a variety in flavor) but I find them more Spaniard-like in that their view on "religion" (Catholics are a majority in Spain) is different from those of Anglicans and Protestants. Check the dull and sober colors compared to the more vibrant colors of the narnians, think about the inquisition if you please, but pirates? Seriously?

WHY did they REALLY choose the spanish physionomy? What did they really declare?


 * Actually the Telmarine acters were generally just Mediterranean in background; Spanish, yes, but also Italian (and even Mexican, I believe) and they spoke with their own accents. Except Caspian. My guess is they wanted to make the Telmarines unique, and they went with Mediterranean pirates.