In my time of getting back into Narnia, I ran across the Wood Between Worlds in The Magician's Nephew.
It's a super intriguing place with pools that connect other worlds (and in this day and age where everything is a multiverse in fantasy or otherwise). Obviously Lewis wasn't wanting a multiverse but I have a couple questions:
1. What do you think the Wood Between Worlds means?
2. What do you think Charn means?
3. Are there other worlds out there than just Narnia and Charn?
4. What do you feel the rings used to get into the Wood imply?
This topic was modified 3 hours ago by SirVincentofNarnia
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The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
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Posted : January 17, 2025 3:31 pm
Although I'm usually the first person to refute the notion that everything in Narnia is secretly a metaphor for something else in classical mythology or religion, i do think the Wood Between The Worlds bears at least some similarity to Yggdrasil, the "World Tree" from Norse Mythology which connects the Nine Realms. Yes the visual imagery is somewhat different (Woods vs Trees) but its in that ballpark.
To that end then i guess it means that makes Charn akin to Svartalfheim or Helheim, Narnia akin to Asgard or Vanaheim and Aslan's Country akin to Vallhalla? I dont know, i'm not really a mythology expert, though i'm sure someone could stretch the metaphor out into a "Planet Narnia" style bestseller 😉
Posted : January 17, 2025 3:45 pm
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