Two problems I have noticed. First, where was the White Witch Jadis born? On Charn or was she born on Earth as a daughter of Lilith, the mythological first wife of Adam?
The other problem is distances within Narnia as discribed in the books. It took Aslan traveling as fast as a racehorse at top speed a couple hours to make the journey from the Stone Table to Jadis castle (100 miles?), yet the children with the Beavers were able to walk most of this distance in a day and a quarter, with plenty of rest (a fast walking speed is about 4 miles per hour). The distance from the Beavers dam to the White Witches home couldn't have been more then five miles or Edmund couldn't of walked this distance in the cold conditions as discribed in LWW without giving up or freezing to death.
CS Lewis was a fantastic writer, but I don't think he put as much thought in the small details concerning Narnia history and geography as Tolkien did with Middle Earth in The Lord of the Rings. It's ok, I still love the books.
The other problem is distances within Narnia as discribed in the books. It took Aslan traveling as fast as a racehorse at top speed a couple hours to make the journey from the Stone Table to Jadis castle (100 miles?), yet the children with the Beavers were able to walk most of this distance in a day and a quarter, with plenty of rest (a fast walking speed is about 4 miles per hour). The distance from the Beavers dam to the White Witches home couldn't have been more then five miles or Edmund couldn't of walked this distance in the cold conditions as discribed in LWW without giving up or freezing to death.
CS Lewis was a fantastic writer, but I don't think he put as much thought in the small details concerning Narnia history and geography as Tolkien did with Middle Earth in The Lord of the Rings. It's ok, I still love the books.
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