These are the eras of my Darkness universe which I reference in Azure and Azure Expanse. All dates are derived from Lewis’ Narnian timeline, except those marked with a *. Sub-eras are shown below their overarching ones. Some aren’t real eras, just handy designations.
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Eras in Narnia, measured in SF:
MN (The Magician’s Nephew): 1 SF [AD 1900]
FP (First Peace): 1-900 SF
WWR (White Witch’s Reign): 900-1000 SF
LWW (The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe): 1000 SF [AD 1940]
GA (Golden Age): 1000-1015 SF
- HHB (The Horse and His Boy): 1014 SF
SP (Second Peace): 1015-1998 SF
- *AR (Ailena’s Rule): 1015-1021 SF. The six years following GA, when Ailena is sole ruler of Narnia.
- *CR (Corin’s Regency): 1021-1041 SF. Ends when Cor and Aravis’ second son Rammin is old enough to rule Narnia.
DY (Dark Years): 1998-2303 SF
PC (Prince Caspian): 2303 SF [AD 1941]
TP (Third Peace): 2303-2555 SF
- VDT (The Voyage of the Dawn Treader): 2306-2307 SF [summer AD 1942]
- WRI (Winter on Ramandu’s Island): winter 2306-2307 SF
- SC (The Silver Chair): 2356 SF [autumn AD 1942]
LB (The Last Battle): 2555 SF [AD 1949]
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Eras on Earth, measured in AD:
ENG (England): AD 1888-1949. The lifespan of the Seven friends of Narnia: Digory, Mary “Polly”, Peter, Edmund, Lucy, Eustace, and Jillian “Jill”.
*AL (Ailena/Lewis): AD 1898-1963. The lifetime of C.S. Lewis, during which Ailena sporadically communicates with him.
*BRE (Benson/Reeves Elders): AD 1949-1990. Deals with the G1/G2 Benson and Reeves families: David, Susan, Leo, Christine, Savannah, and Evan.
*TFC (Twenty-First Century): AD c. 1990 onward. Deals with the G3/G4 Benson and Reeves families: Eleanor, Lucy R, Chris, Andrew, Evallen “Ellen”, Edmund B, and Cora.