Cair Paravel

[anna.the.gentle]

Is there a meaning to the word "Cair Paravel"? im just sorta curious.. cause my instinct is telling me there is..

 

[Son of Adam]

Cair Paravel: Cair is another spelling of kaer, an old British word which can mean castle, city, or court (cf. "Caernarvon"). Paravel is derived from paravail, which in turn comes from the Old French par aval, with meanings like down, lower, and lesser, and perhaps from the Latin ad vallem, meaning "to the valley". The most likely meaning, therefore, is "City in the Valley", although "Lesser Court" has also been suggested.

 

[anna.the.gentle]

wow, my insticnt was right. although, Cair Paravel is what language?

 

[Samwise Gamgee]

Oh I do not know, I used to but I forgot.

 

[Skandalicious]

Cair Paravel: Cair is another spelling of kaer, an old British word which can mean castle, city, or court (cf. "Caernarvon"). Paravel is derived from paravail, which in turn comes from the Old French par aval, with meanings like down, lower, and lesser, and perhaps from the Latin ad vallem, meaning "to the valley". The most likely meaning, therefore, is "City in the Valley", although "Lesser Court" has also been suggested.

interesting....glad you posted that

 

[Tsukiko]

thats so neat! I didnt know Cair had a special meaning to it like that.

 

[EveningStar]

Cair Paravel was chosen by Lewis to indicate that the humans ruled Narnia under Aslan's authority. Aslan was the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. This is not conjecture, but I forget the source where I read it.

 

[Crunchine]

I never really thought about the meaning in the name. cool!