Which Oxford college did C. S. Lewis belong to when he wrote the Narnia books?

C. S. Lewis belonged to Magdalen College, Oxford, when he wrote the Narnia books.

Lewis was elected a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Magdalen College in 1925. He remained there until 1954, teaching, writing, and taking part in the informal Oxford literary circle known as the Inklings.

Most of the seven Narnia novels were written during his Oxford years. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe appeared in 1950, and The Last Battle completed the series in 1956, after Lewis had moved to Cambridge. His Oxford setting is sometimes confused with Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he became a professor in 1954.

Lewis also wrote The Screwtape Letters, Mere Christianity, and major scholarly works while associated with Magdalen. The college’s name is spelled “Magdalen” in Oxford; “Magdalene” is the spelling of the Cambridge college.