Cair Paravel
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Cair Paravel is the castle where the Kings and Queens of Narnia rule in The Chronicles of Narnia. It is the location of the four thrones of King Peter Pevensie, Queen Susan Pevensie, King Edmund Pevensie and Queen Lucy Pevensie.
[edit] Overview
Cair Paravel was built some time before the Golden Age of Narnia. When the four Pevensie children enter Narnia and become Kings and Queens of the country after the defeat of the White Witch, Cair Paravel becomes the seat of the court of the High King Peter.
At the time of Miraz the Usurper, Cair Paravel is a ruin on an island at the point where the Great River of Narnia flows into the Eastern Ocean. Caspian X had rebuilt the castle by the end of his reign as told in The Silver Chair.
In the time of King Tirian, Cair Paravel is surrounded by a city and is eventually sacked by the Tisroc of Calormen. The Tisroc has little time to enjoy his prize, however, as a short time after the conquest of Narnia by the Calormenes, the whole world of Narnia ceases to exist.
[edit] 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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