Cair Paravel

Cair Paravel is the fictional castle where the Kings and Queens of Narnia rule in The Chronicles of Narnia. It is the location of the four thrones of High King Peter Pevensie the Magnificent, Queen Susan Pevensie the Gentle, King Edmund Pevensie the Just, and Queen Lucy Pevensie The Valiant.

Overview

Cair Paravel is first mentioned in the book The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. It already exists at that time. When the four Pevensie children (Peter, Susan, Edmund, Lucy) become Kings and Queens of the country after the defeat of the White Witch, Jadis, Cair Paravel becomes the seat of the court of High King Peter.

In the beginning of time in Narnia, Cair Paravel was occupied by the first King and Queen - Frank and Helen (Both came from the world of men). Their children became the first kings and queens of Narnia and Archenland. See The Magician's Nephew and The Horse and His Boy.

In the book Prince Caspian, which takes place many centuries of Narnian time after The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (but only a year in 'our' time) Cair Paravel is a ruin on an island at the point where the Great River of Narnia flows into the Eastern Ocean. It is here that the four Pevensies return to Narnia, although it takes them a while to realise where they are. In The Silver Chair it is told that Caspian X, Caspian The Seafarer, Caspian The Navigator had rebuilt the castle by the end of his reign.

In The Last Battle Cair Paravel is surrounded by a city and is eventually sacked by the Tisroc of Calormen.

The name "Cair Paravel" is influenced by Welsh placenames beginning with caer meaning fort.

References in other media

Cair Paravel is mentioned in Joanna Newsom's song "Bridges and Balloons". A Christian K-12 school in Kansas called Cair Paravel-Latin School is named for it.

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