Age of Conquest



The Age of Conquest was the earliest period of Narnian history that lasted for 900 Narnian years. The age began when Narnia was created from its solid "dark and stillness". The age lasted from the year 1 to 900. Through most of this era, Narnia and her allies where gaurded by the Tree of Protection from Jadis and her army. Some time during this age, both the Ettins and Giants became a civilised and intelligent species, in which resulted in the creation of a vast empire in Ettinsmoor and the Wild Lands of the North.

Time after time during this era, Aslan would appear in Narnia at the Stone Table and told the Narnians what to do, whenever Narnia was threatened by an evil, who where not affiliated with Jadis. However in the Narnian year 896, the ancient tree of protection was blown down during a violent storm. The wind blew from the north and was unusually powerful, leading some of the wiser creatures in Narnia to wonder whether it had been supernaturally contrived by the mysterious sorceress Jadis who had a sinister reputation in Narnian folklore.

Narnia's worst fears were realised two years after the tree had died when Jadis invaded Narnia from the north with an army of evil creatures. Aslan did not come to the aid of the Narnians who were forced to fend for themselves. Against hope, the Narnian King led an army of men, talking beasts, dwarfs, centaurs and good giants against Jadis. Despite the courage of the Narnians, they were defeated mainly because of Jadis's dark magic. Mortally wounded, the King sent a message to Cair Paraval with instructions to send members of the royal family and court into hiding in Archenland.

Having defeated the army of Narnia, Jadis turned her attention upon Narnia's capital, and found it largely abandoned except for a skeleton force of soldiers who put up a brave defence but were soon defeated. Some of the refugees who had been warned to flee the capital were intercepted, among them the King's sons, and were killed. For all intents and purposes, Narnia belonged to the White Witch.

For a while, there was resistance to the witch's rule. Surviving humans from the Narnian royal court were sheltered in the royal house of Archenland; and talking beasts were assisted by hired men from Archenland in prolonging the struggle. However Jadis won over many of Narnia's dwarfs to her side and the resistance fighters were heavily outnumbered. Eventually, two years after the conquest Jadis had consolidated her strength and had magically changed the climate of the land. Heavy snow and blizzards made the mountain pass to Archenland treacherous, and Narnia became cut off. Jadis's intricate spy network guarded the Narnian borders to ensure that no human being from Archenland or beyond ever entered her realm unchecked. The Hundred Year Winter had commenced.

Events

 * 1 - Many important things happen in Narnia. After Narnia is created by Aslan and the Stars, certain beasts become the first talking animals. Digory Kirke plants the Tree of Protection, which forced Jadis to flee far north. Frank and Helen became the first king and queen of Narnia, with Cair Paravel already created for them.
 * 180 - Prince Col, younger son of Frank V of Narnia leads followers to Archenland, where he became its first real king.
 * 204 - Only 24 years after the formation of Archenland, certain outlaws travel south of the Great Desert and found Calormen.
 * 300 - The Calormen Empire spreads mightily. Calormenes colonize the land of Telmar. It is speculated that if there was ever an arrival of humans to Calormen from Earth through a portal that they could have arrived shortly before this period.
 * 302 - The Telmarine colonists behave wickedly and Aslan turns most of them into dumb beasts. That same year King Gale delivers the Lone Islands from a Dragon, and is named its emperor by the grateful inhabitants.
 * 407 - King Olvin of Archenland turns the two-headed giant Pire into stone. The dead giant is later called Mt. Pire or sometimes Olvin.
 * 460 - 12 Pirates of Earth's South Sea take possesion of Telmar and conquer the Calormen remnant.
 * 570 - The time of Moonwood the hare, who was gifted with acute hearing.
 * 898 - Jadis returns to Narnia, and defeats the King of Narnia in battle. Many of the royal family are killed; but some flee to Archenland and receive asylum.
 * 898-900 - Jadis consolidates her power and roots out Narnian rebels.
 * 900 - The Age of Conquest officially ends and the Age of Winter begins.