Update on the Narnia Mapping Project

[gmtaslash]

Y'know how Narnia is titchy-small, my mapping-peeps? WELL. Ettinsmoor is HUGE and Calormen is EVEN HUGER. I had to give up on the idea of mapping Calormen all the way from Arsheesh's house to the border with Archenland, because at the 1cm = 5 miles scale, that would require my map to be 12 sheets of A4 (landscape way up) long. As it is, it's 8 sheets long and 1.5 sheets wide. Lewis sure likes long skinny countries.

Some Points; I think Ettinsmoor is peat over granite bedrock. I'm basing it on Dartmoor in England.

Mt. Pire and the Archenland and Western Mountains are mapped and have contour lines and all. It's looking all mountainous. I'm proud.

Lewis DID NOT THINK about how the river that Shasta, Aravis and the horses follow to the pass into Archenland; it has to have a confluence with the Winding Arrow, yes? It can't be a tributary because the topography is wrong (water has to flow *down*hill, yo) and because Our Heroes approach it heading northwest, but if it's a branch of the Winding Arrow, then it'll flow into the desert. Which, um. No. So I've had to be sneaky with both Winding Arrow and Unnamed Convenient-For-The-Plot stream.

I am really impressed with Eustace and Jill. They walk the moors and live off the land for TEN DAYS before hitting the river with the giant's bridge. That's seriously good work there.

Comments

[agenttrojie.livejournal.com]

Arsheesh's hut is in the way south of Calormen; I worked out that Bree and Shasta ride for at least three weeks before they meet Aravis and Hwin. Even at a horse's walking pace (4mph) that's quite a distance.

I know moors aren't the hardest environment to survive in, but when you're a pair of twelve year olds? There aren't any ponies mentioned, although that would be entertaining.

[ineptshieldmaid.livejournal.com]

They have a marsh-wiggle to help them...

[agenttrojie.livejournal.com]

Very true, but it would be a steep learning curve, I expect.