Chronicles of Narnia, a photo from Terni, Umbria

Photographer's Note

The last photo that is placed from the fortress of Narni is obviously a complete overview of the old village, while the city has developed in the plain below and has about 18 thousand inhabitants. And since someone asked me something about the Chronicles of Narnia, I will reveal a little curiosity to you.
It is not known with certainty when the city of Narnia changed its name to Narni, but this probably happened gradually over time starting from the thirteenth century and then became effective after the French revolution, although until the end of the nineteenth century they were still in the tombstones and in official writings inscriptions with the ancient name of Narnia.
The writer Walter Hooper, who was among other things the secretary and biographer of C.S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia, has also dealt with the origins of the name "Narnia" several times in his books as noted for example on page 306 of his co-authored book with Roger Lancelyn Green: C.S. Lewis: A Biography, published in 2002. Below is an excerpt from what Lewis said to Hooper:
"When Walter Hooper asked C.S. Lewis where he had found the word Narnia, Lewis showed him his Murray's Small Classical Atlas, ed. G.B. Grundy (1904), which he had bought when he was reading the classics with his tutor Kirkpatrick at Great Bookham [1914-1917]. On page 8 of this atlas there is a map of Italy with the inscriptions in Latin. Lewis had underlined the name of a small town called Narnia, simply because he loved the sound of that word. Narnia - or "Narni" in Italian - is located in Umbria, halfway between Rome and Assisi. "

L'ultima foto che posto dalla rocca di Narni è ovviamente una panoramica completa sul vecchio borgo, mentre la citta' si è sviluppata nella pianura sottostante e conta circa 18mila abitanti. E siccome qualcuno mi ha chiesto qualcosa riguardo alle cronache di Narnia, vi svelo una piccola curiosita'.
Non si conosce con certezza quando la città di Narnia cambiò il suo nome in Narni, ma probabilmente questo avvenne gradualmente nel tempo a partire dal XIII secolo per poi divenire effettivo dopo la rivoluzione francese, anche se fino alla fine del XIX secolo si trovavano ancora nelle lapidi e negli scritti ufficiali iscrizioni con l'antico nome di Narnia.
Lo scrittore Walter Hooper, che fu tra l'altro segretario e biografo di C.S. Lewis, autore de Le cronache di Narnia, ha anche trattato diverse volte nei suoi libri le origini del nome "Narnia" come si nota ad esempio a pagina 306 del suo libro scritto a quattro mani con Roger Lancelyn Green: C.S. Lewis: A Biography, pubblicato nel 2002. Di seguito un estratto che riporta quanto detto da Lewis a Hooper:
«Quando Walter Hooper chiese a C.S. Lewis dove aveva trovato la parola Narnia, Lewis gli mostrò il suo atlante Murray's Small Classical Atlas, ed. G.B. Grundy (1904), che aveva comprato quando stava leggendo i classici con il suo istitutore Kirkpatrick presso Great Bookham [1914-1917]. A pagina 8 di questo atlante c'è una mappa dell'Italia con le iscrizioni in lingua latina. Lewis aveva sottolineato il nome di una piccola città chiamata Narnia, semplicemente perché amava il suono di questa parola. Narnia - o "Narni" in italiano - si trova in Umbria, a metà strada tra Roma ed Assisi.»

pierrefonds, PaulVDV, mcmtanyel, ikeharel, jemaflor, COSTANTINO, Fis2, holmertz, Royaldevon, jhm, adramad, Ilonka1974, PiotrF, ChrisJ, jean113, aliabazari has marked this note useful

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pajaran (114801) 2021-11-19 13:35

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lepa priroda i arhitektura, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i perspektivom.
Dobar rad, lepa fotografija.

Zelim vam lepu i mirnu noc, sve najbolje za vikend.
Paja

emka (157280) 2021-11-19 13:59

Ciao Luciano, Wonderful view of this Umbrian village. I must go to Umbria somewhen. I love such places. Also here you didn't meet Silvio?

Best regards MAlgo

pierrefonds (113492) 2021-11-19 14:54

Bonsoir Luciano,

Les arbres cadrent bien la ville. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails des immeubles et des églises. La lumière fait ressortir les couleurs. Bonne soirée.

Pierre

PaulVDV (62752) 2021-11-19 15:14

Hello Luciano,
The view of Narni seen from the fortress is superb!
Wonderful to see all these houses with walls and roofs in almost the same colour grouped close together and surrounded by densely forested green hill slopes.
On more remote slopes we also find vineyards.
A wonderful landscape.
Splendid clear and sharp photo.
Best regards, Paul

mcmtanyel (67529) 2021-11-19 18:13

Hello Luciano,
I did not realize that Narnia was taken from a real place. Nice view of these "islands" in green forests.
Regards,
MT

abmdsudi (95869) 2021-11-19 21:37

Hi Luciano
A lovely place and all leads to the standout medieval town complex peacefully nestled amidst the thick foliage. Well done
Best regards

ifege (46851) 2021-11-19 21:43

Hi Luciano
A very informative Narnia note and a good photo over the fortress and village.
cheers
Ian

Silvio1953 (220465) 2021-11-19 22:22

Ciao Luciano, gran bel POV dalla rocca per una spettacolare vista di Narni, bei colori naturali, splendida luce e magnifica nitidezza, gran foto, bravo, buon week end, ciao Silvio

jemaflor (146190) 2021-11-19 23:08

Salut Luciano,
Bien cadré et présenté cette ville depuis ce POV, belle lumière et harmonie de teintes entre la couleur des toits de tuiles et le vert de la végétation en avant-plan, une photo qui évoque les vues prise par l'ami Silvio, tfs.

COSTANTINO (115421) 2021-11-19 23:38

Hello dear friend and have a nice day
At first I thought that this
photo was a Silvios photo,,,,
but this beautiful photo
was yours offering to all of us
a complete overview of the old
village...
thanks for the sharing
regards
Costantino

Fis2 (169609) 2021-11-20 0:42

Witaj Luciano!
A very nice view, this town makes impression.
I like architecture.
Good framing, colors and light.
Well done.
Good morning.
Krzysztof

holmertz (101890) 2021-11-20 0:45

Hello Luciano,
You have captured a beautiful view of the small towns at the foot of the hills covered with trees. Looking closely at the photo I notice how the diagonals of the hill slopes are countered by the opposing diagonal of the towns, especially church towers. Such almost invisible details help to provide a harmonious structure to a photo, which obviously happened in this case.
Best regards,
Gert

mkamionka (73224) 2021-11-20 1:28

Ciao Luciano,
It was me who mentioned the chronicles under the first photo. Were there more questions about it?
Interesting to know that there is some small correlation.
The names sounds interesting indeed.
Beautiful panoramic view of the town we can spot some characteristic towers which add more interest. Fantastic green setting of the town is well seen from this spot.
Beautiful work,
M

Royaldevon (85602) 2021-11-20 3:38

Ciao Caro Luciano,

This is so interesting!
I thought about the link between Narni and Narnia but just took it to be a coincidence instead of researching it! The Chronicles of Narnia were always a favourite with my children and I read the entire series to them during their childhoods!
This looks just the right sort of place where the adventures could have occurred. Of course, this was before 'The White Witch' turned the land to permanent winter!
I like how you have used greenery in the f/g for depth and character, explaining that the fortress is enclosed by woodland, with the town away in the valley.
Lovely, true colours and good dof.

Have a good w/e,
Bev :-)

jhm (211734) 2021-11-20 6:03

Hello Luciano,

We get a lovely wide panorama view about this splendid area.
The village sit around between a green area.
Also excellent depth and perspective.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John

ikeharel (112393) 2021-11-20 6:41

Buona sera Luciano,
Wonderful green slopes around this labyrinth built town with its towers prominently shown on the scene.
Have a nice weekend,
Ike

Tue (91478) 2021-11-20 8:37

Hello Luciano,
A beautiful view of this landscape with green hills and some charming villages in the valley at right. The one in the foreground stands out so well in the clear sunlight. Especially the several church towers are wonderful.
Lars

adramad (72526) 2021-11-20 10:44

Hi Luciano.
What a beauty of place, this town must be a delight to visit, it is also nestled surrounded by a wonderful nature and beautiful landscape, everything contributes to make us want to visit the place.
A fantastic photo, with beautiful natural colors, very good lighting and excellent sharpness.
Very well done. Love it.
Enjoy the weekend.
Very best regards.
Luis.

jmdias (114170) 2021-11-20 12:12

luciano

the village is in fact an amazing piece of art. lovely these medieval houses protected by these towers and with the green landscape surrounded it so fabulously.
as a writer I had to choose the name of the capital of the imaginary country where my novel goes, but this was inspired in my town, surrounded by horizons and that was the choice (horizons) inspired in the landscape. but when I was a teen I invented many names of cities and countries in my imaginary world, with paintings of each one.

take care

jorge

Ilonka1974 (10275) 2021-11-20 15:37

Hi Luciano,
This is a very fine landscape with this excellent view of the town.
Very well done
Best regards
Janusz

PiotrF (54246) 2021-11-20 16:58

Hello Luciano
An interesting view of old city. Interesting note about origins of the name "Narnia" .I like good composition with nice colours and good sharpness.
Fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr

ChrisJ (171146) 2021-11-21 2:21

Ciao Luciano,

Perfect sharpness and natural looking colour, with a bright, clear light. I like the downward pov on this old stone village with tightly clustered houses. Tfs!

BennyV (34726) 2021-11-21 5:56

Lovely title find & a fine village picture, Luciano. Thanks for showing it here & enjoy your week.

Benny

Gerrit (62042) 2021-11-21 8:42

Hello Luciano,
What a great setting for this village with four towers and a lot of houses. Your view is really excellent in colors and defenition.
Thanks and regards,
Gerrit

jean113 (27585) 2021-11-22 9:26

Hello Luciano, a fascinating and informative note, I have learnt something today.
I can sense the age of the old village, the buildings packed so closely together. I would love to wander it’s streets.
You had a very good high viewpoint so as to look down on the village, and we have the bonus of seeing what lies further along the valley.
Excellent sharpness, a lovely view.
Kind regards, Jean

aliabazari (21139) 2022-01-19 22:07

Hello Luciano
Beautiful view of this historic village. Good sharpness and exposure. Good and comprehensive text. Thank you for sharing this image