Archenland

[Susan the Gentle]

Archenland is a mountainous country south of Narnia. It is bordered on the north by Narnia and on the south by the Winding Arrow river. The seat of government is at Anvard, in the heart of the country. No other towns or villages are mentioned in the Chronicles. It is described as being mostly open parkland, with many different varieties of trees scattered far enough apart so as to not constitute a forest. Despite a large desert lying immediately to the south of the Winding Arrow River, Archenland mysteriously does not have an arid climate. Archenland is allied with Narnia, as is shown in The Horse and His Boy. Like Narnia, Archenand is inhabited primarily by talking beasts but governed by Men. The second son of King Frank of Narnia became the first King of Archenland. For reasons not explained in the Chronicles, the line of King Frank survived here (at least until the time of High King Peter) but failed in Narnia itself.