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' "I've never understood why they belong to Narnia," said Caspian. "Did Peter the High King conquer them?"
"Oh, no," said Edmund. "They were Narnian before our time--in the days of the White Witch."
(By the way, I have never yet heard how these remote islands became attached to the crown of Narnia; if I ever do, and if the story is at all interesting, I may put it in some other book.) '
VODT, Chapter 3
(I would include the bit that mentions King Gale, but my mind went blank and I can't even remember which book the reference is in.
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"The Lone Islands were originally settled by the descendants of King Frank I and Queen Helen during the Age of Conquest. In the early fourth century, a dragon began to terrorize the inhabitants. King Gale of Narnia, ninth in descent from Frank I, delivered the islands by slaying the dragon in 302. In return, the grateful islanders made him their emperor. Gale appointed a governor of the islands to be his representative. The islands remained under Narnian rule through the reign of Jadis (whose titles included Empress of the Lone Islands), and they may have experienced her endless winter like Narnia." (Source: WikiNarnia)
I thought they had not, and I confused King Peter with King Gale apparently.
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Corin would be a good king for Narnia in that enemies would be afraid to attack Narnia, but I think he probably wouldn't handle all the paperwork.
What paperwork? How much was there?Beasts who talk and dwarfs and satyrs and fauns ... feel any great need for administration?
Especially since school compulsion (which under Jadis there had been for young dwarfs and satyrs) was abolished.
Indeed, Lone Islands, some from Archenland, not sure if Telmar was already populated by Telmarines, think it was, Seven Islands (inspired no doubt by the birthplace of Lafkadio Hearn, on Lefkada = probably Ithaka, though others identify it as Thiaki, which belonged then to United States of the Ionian Islands, earlier Septinsular Republic) ... not forgetting Galma and Terebinthia.There could also be human immigrants who came into Narnia after they found out that the human-killing-Jadis was dead.
Some of these places might be where Peridan came from.
Back then, for one thing they had friends, like Tumnus and the Beavers, for another, not yet many men.On the topic of councils, I find it highly likely that the Pevensies had a number of advisers, especially when they were younger and just beginning to rule.
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Who knows exactly what went on? But this is why I think is is excellent material for fanfics 
If ever I get the time and inspiration, I do want to explore post-Pevensie Narnia and the Dark Ages. Statistics: Posted by Ariel.of.Narnia — Thu Aug 06, 2015 5:40 am
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As the others have said I think it is likely for Narnia to have been ruled by a council, who knows? Maybe he was pressured to become king. Not every council agrees 100% all the time. And what happens when the members are old and new ones take their place? I can seen there being good Narnians with blinds spots they didn't realize until later. They might not always be ones with good intentions at heart. (In Lord of the Rings, the steward of the king starts rulling and we have a succession of stewards, until last Aragorn, descendant of the Kings of Old takes back the throne.)
I do think that it is possible as is human nature to get comfortable and get lazy. The watch is not kept as carefully. Men turn to be out for their own interests. Men turn evil. "All that is nessesary for the triumph of evil is that good men (or Narnians) do nothing.
Who knows exactly what went on? But this is why I think is is excellent material for fanfics
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Corin would be a good king for Narnia in that enemies would be afraid to attack Narnia, but I think he probably wouldn't handle all the paperwork.
Lol, Hermit.Statistics: Posted by Lily of Archenland — Fri Jul 24, 2015 7:32 am
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Also... love your "Captain America" comment.
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"And one year it fell out that Tumnus (who was a middle-aged
Faun by now and beginning to be stout) came down river and brought them news that the
White Stag had once more appeared in his parts - the White Stag who would give you
wishes if you caught him."
But I'm not sure whatever happened after that, I'm sure the animals tried to govern themselves, but being only Narnians and not a son of adam fell into disorder. Or maybe they had a succesion of lesser kings or lords afterwards... maybe they prospered for a bit (though one sometimes get caught in what was and "remember the good ol' days" ) maybe men grew wicked and took the place of the old kings by force and so it destablized. Perhaps the Narnians decided they could rule themselves or would rather rule themselves.
All I could think of was what Aslan says "And in Telmar their descendants lived and became a fierce and proud people; and after many generations there was a famine in Telmar and they invaded Narnia, which
was then in some disorder (but that also would be a long story), and conquered it and
ruled it. Do you mark all this well, King Caspian?"
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