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''You may be looking for "[[Earth (disambiguation)|earth]]" (lowercase).[[File:Earth.jpg|thumb|246px|The Planet Earth]]''
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'''Earth''', also called '''The Earth''' or '''Planet Earth''', is the homeworld of the [[Pevensie]] children, [[Eustace Scrubb]], [[Jill Pole]], [[Digory Kirke]], and [[Polly Plummer]], as well as all other [[human]]s, and specifically, all the original children who accessed Narnia through the [[Wood between the Worlds]]. The only sentient species of Earth are human beings. The numerous other humans, including the very first humans in the [[Narnia (world)|World of Narnia]], all originally came from Earth. [King Frank], first king of Narnia, was originally a cabman from England.
 
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|name= Earth
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|location= Solar System of the [[Human|Sons and Daughters of Adam and Eve]]
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|nations= England, United States, Germany
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|inhabitants= [[Human]]s
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|description= A round world, inhabited by humans and dumb beasts
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|othernames= World of Adam and Eve, often referred to by the children simply as "England"
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|events= The Blitz, World War II
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|appearances= All [[The Chronicles of Narnia|Chronicles]] except [[The Horse and His Boy]]
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'''Earth''' is the homeworld of the [[Pevensie]] children, [[Eustace Scrubb]], [[Jill Pole]], [[Digory Kirke]], and [[Polly Plummer]], and all of the other humans who visited Narnia as well as (originally) the entire [[human|human race]]. The only known species of high-intelligence on Earth are human beings. [[King Frank]], the first king of Narnia, was originally an English cabman. Many of Narnia's creatures also inhabit Earth, such as lions, mice, horses, bears, and wolves, however, they do not have the same magical abilities as in Narnia.
In Narnia, Earth is known as the '''World of the Sons of Adam and Daughters of Eve''' since the improper noun "[[earth]]" simply means the ground or a place below the world's crust. In fact, "[[Earthmen]]" are Narnian gnomes who live in the Narnian underworld (not at all inhabitants of the Planet Earth).
 
   
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In Narnia, Earth did not have a proper name. Narnians could not call it Earth, because it would then be confused with the "earth" of Narnia, i.e. the ground or even [[Underland]]. In fact, "[[Earthmen]]" were Narnian gnomes who live in the Narnian underworld of [[Bism]] (not inhabitants of the Planet Earth). Individual Narnians have called it, with varying degrees of confusion, "the land of Spare Oom," "that other place beyond the world's end," and perhaps most sensibly "your world" (spoken to one of the [[Seven Friends of Narnia]]).
   
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<span style="font-size:18px;">Important locations</span>
   
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Most of the events described in the Chronicles that took place on Earth were centered in England. The United States of America is referred to briefly, and the presence of Nazi Germany is implied by a mention of the air raids on London.
Every [Narnia] story except [The Horse and His Boy] and [The Last Battle] start out on Earth.
 
 
=== [[England]] ===
 
 
 
 
 
== Locations ==
 
 
The two mentioned nations of the Earth are England and the United States of America. Nazi Germany was referenced in "They were sent to stay with a professor because of the ''air raids''."
 
 
=== England ===
 
   
 
[[File:London.jpg|thumb|left|264px|London, England]]
 
[[File:London.jpg|thumb|left|264px|London, England]]
   
England is the home of the Pevensies as well as the home of the other travelers. England is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain (UK) and the capital is London, where the Pevensies, Digory and Polly lived.
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England was the home of the Pevensies as well as the home of the other travelers. England is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain (UK) and Northern Ireland. The capital of the UK is [[London]], where the Pevensies, Digory and Polly lived.
   
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Several places outside London itself had a prominent role in the Chronicles' events; [[Experiment House]] and [[Digory Kirke's House]] were among them.
London is one of the mentioned places in the Chronicles. The others being the house of Digory Kirke, the school of Eustace and Jill and the appartment of Digory after he had not enough money and lost his house.
 
 
== Events ==
   
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=== Crucifixion of Christ===
 
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{{quote|I am [in your world]. But there I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name. This was the very reason why you were brought to Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you may know me better there.|Aslan|The Voyage of the Dawn Treader}}[[Aslan]] was the Narnian name for Jesus Christ. Around 33 AD, Christ was arrested by his enemies, condemned to death, and crucified. Christianity holds that he died for the salvation of all who believe in him (see Galatians 3:28), and that after three days he rose again and conquered death. (In Narnia, Aslan endured a similar fate at the Stone Table to redeem [[Edmund Pevensie]], who was to be executed as a traitor by the [[Jadis|White Witch]].)
 
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After Jesus' crucifixion, Christianity spread rapidly and eventually became one of the dominant religions worldwide. [[C.S. Lewis]] was a renowned Christian apologist.
== Events ==
 
   
 
=== World War II ===
 
=== World War II ===
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== Notable inhabitants ==
 
== Notable inhabitants ==
 
[[File:Kirkeshouse.png|thumb|right|352px|The home of Digory Kirke]]
 
[[File:Kirkeshouse.png|thumb|right|352px|The home of Digory Kirke]]
* [[Digory Kirke]], first male human to visit Narnia
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* [[Digory Kirke]]; One of the first male humans to visit Narnia.
* [[Polly Plummer]], first female human to visit Narnia
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* [[Polly Plummer]]; First female human to visit Narnia.
* [[Andrew Ketterley]], self-proclaimed "magician", uncle of Digory Kirke
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* [[Andrew Ketterley]]: Self-proclaimed "magician", uncle of Digory Kirke, and one of the first male humans to visit Narnia.
* [[Letitia Ketterley]], sister of Andrew Ketterley, aunt of Digory Kirke
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* [[Letitia Ketterley]]; Sister of Andrew Ketterley, aunt of Digory Kirke.
* [[Mabel Kirke]], mother of Digory Kirke, sister of Andrew and Letitia Ketterley
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* [[Mabel Kirke]]; Mother of Digory Kirke, sister of Andrew and Letitia Ketterley.
* [[Frank I|Frank]], first King of Narnia (known as Frank I)
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* [[Frank I|Frank]]; First King of Narnia (known as Frank I).
* [[Helen (queen of Narnia)|Nellie]], first Queen of Narnia (known as Helen I)
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* [[Helen (queen of Narnia)|Nellie]]; First Queen of Narnia (known as Helen I).
* [[Peter Pevensie]], later High King of Narnia
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* [[Peter Pevensie]]; Future High King of Narnia, brother of Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie.
* [[Susan Pevensie]], later Queen of Narnia, sister of Peter Pevensie
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* [[Susan Pevensie]]; Future High Queen of Narnia, sister of Peter, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie.
* [[Edmund Pevensie]], later King of Narnia, brother of Peter and Susan Pevensie
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* [[Edmund Pevensie]]; Future King of Narnia, brother of Peter, Susan and Lucy Pevensie.
* [[Lucy Pevensie]], later Queen of Narnia, sister of Peter, Susan and Edmund Pevensie
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* [[Lucy Pevensie]]; Future Queen of Narnia, sister of Peter, Susan and Edmund Pevensie.
* [[Eustace Scrubb]], cousin of Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie
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* [[Eustace Scrubb]]; Cousin of Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie.
* [[Jill Pole]], friend of Eustace Scrubb
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* [[Jill Pole]]; Friend of Eustace Scrubb.
* Mr. and Mrs. Pevensie, parents of the Pevensie children, just mentioned
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* [[Mr. Pevensie]]; Father of the Pevensie children.
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* [[Mrs. Pevensie]]; Mother of the Pevensie children.
* [[Strawberry]], the horse of Frank, was given later wings by Aslan and renamed Fledge.
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* [[Strawberry]]; The horse of Frank I, who later went to live in Narnia, and was given wings by Aslan and renamed Fledge.
* [[Lefay |Mrs. Lefay]]
 
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* [[Lefay|Mrs. Lefay]]; Godmother of Andrew Ketterley.
* [[Telmarines]] (known as pirates on Earth)
 
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* [[Telmarines|Telmarine]] Ancestors; Known as pirates on Earth.                                                                                                                                                                                       
   
 
== Trivia==
 
== Trivia==
   
* In [[The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (book) |The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe]] it is hinted that [[Giant |giants]] live on Earth and in [[The Magician's Nephew]] it is said that [[Fairy |fairies]] live on Earth too. So it is highly possible that Earth is home to [[Magic |magical]] creatures like [[Narnia (world) |Narnia]] and [[Charn (world) |Charn]].
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* In [[The Magician's Nephew]], it is said that [[Fairy|fairies]] at one time lived on Earth. So it is highly possible that Earth was once home to [[magic]]al creatures like [[Narnia (world)|Narnia]].
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Revision as of 18:00, 19 May 2019

You may be looking for "Earth (disambiguation)".


Earth is the homeworld of the Pevensie children, Eustace Scrubb, Jill Pole, Digory Kirke, and Polly Plummer, and all of the other humans who visited Narnia as well as (originally) the entire human race. The only known species of high-intelligence on Earth are human beings. King Frank, the first king of Narnia, was originally an English cabman. Many of Narnia's creatures also inhabit Earth, such as lions, mice, horses, bears, and wolves, however, they do not have the same magical abilities as in Narnia.

In Narnia, Earth did not have a proper name. Narnians could not call it Earth, because it would then be confused with the "earth" of Narnia, i.e. the ground or even Underland. In fact, "Earthmen" were Narnian gnomes who live in the Narnian underworld of Bism (not inhabitants of the Planet Earth). Individual Narnians have called it, with varying degrees of confusion, "the land of Spare Oom," "that other place beyond the world's end," and perhaps most sensibly "your world" (spoken to one of the Seven Friends of Narnia).

Important locations

Most of the events described in the Chronicles that took place on Earth were centered in England. The United States of America is referred to briefly, and the presence of Nazi Germany is implied by a mention of the air raids on London.

England

London

London, England

England was the home of the Pevensies as well as the home of the other travelers. England is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain (UK) and Northern Ireland. The capital of the UK is London, where the Pevensies, Digory and Polly lived.

Several places outside London itself had a prominent role in the Chronicles' events; Experiment House and Digory Kirke's House were among them.

Events

Crucifixion of Christ

"I am [in your world]. But there I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name. This was the very reason why you were brought to Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you may know me better there."
―Aslan[src]

Aslan was the Narnian name for Jesus Christ. Around 33 AD, Christ was arrested by his enemies, condemned to death, and crucified. Christianity holds that he died for the salvation of all who believe in him (see Galatians 3:28), and that after three days he rose again and conquered death. (In Narnia, Aslan endured a similar fate at the Stone Table to redeem Edmund Pevensie, who was to be executed as a traitor by the White Witch.)

After Jesus' crucifixion, Christianity spread rapidly and eventually became one of the dominant religions worldwide. C.S. Lewis was a renowned Christian apologist.

World War II

World War II, shortened WWII, was the one mentioned major event to occur on Earth during the lives of the Pevensies and the other travelers. It lasted from 1939 until May 1945.
This major event was predicted by Aslan to Digory and Polly.

Births

Deaths

1949

  • Digory Kirke
  • Polly Plummer
  • Eustace Scrubb
  • Jill Pole
  • Peter Pevensie
  • Edmund Pevensie
  • Lucy Pevensie

Notable inhabitants

Kirkeshouse

The home of Digory Kirke

  • Digory Kirke; One of the first male humans to visit Narnia.
  • Polly Plummer; First female human to visit Narnia.
  • Andrew Ketterley: Self-proclaimed "magician", uncle of Digory Kirke, and one of the first male humans to visit Narnia.
  • Letitia Ketterley; Sister of Andrew Ketterley, aunt of Digory Kirke.
  • Mabel Kirke; Mother of Digory Kirke, sister of Andrew and Letitia Ketterley.
  • Frank; First King of Narnia (known as Frank I).
  • Nellie; First Queen of Narnia (known as Helen I).
  • Peter Pevensie; Future High King of Narnia, brother of Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie.
  • Susan Pevensie; Future High Queen of Narnia, sister of Peter, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie.
  • Edmund Pevensie; Future King of Narnia, brother of Peter, Susan and Lucy Pevensie.
  • Lucy Pevensie; Future Queen of Narnia, sister of Peter, Susan and Edmund Pevensie.
  • Eustace Scrubb; Cousin of Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie.
  • Jill Pole; Friend of Eustace Scrubb.
  • Mr. Pevensie; Father of the Pevensie children.
  • Mrs. Pevensie; Mother of the Pevensie children.
  • Strawberry; The horse of Frank I, who later went to live in Narnia, and was given wings by Aslan and renamed Fledge.
  • Mrs. Lefay; Godmother of Andrew Ketterley.
  • Telmarine Ancestors; Known as pirates on Earth.                                                                                                                                                                                       

Trivia