| Aslan | |
|---|---|
| Narnia character | |
 Aslan in the 2005 film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, voiced by Liam Neeson. | |
| First appearance | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950) |
| Last appearance | The Last Battle (1956) |
| Created by | C. S. Lewis |
| Voiced by | Liam Neeson others, see Adaptations |
| In-universe information | |
| Race | Talking Lion / Deity |
| Family | Emperor-Over-the-Sea (father) |
| Nationality | Aslan's Country |
Aslan (/ˈæslæn, ˈæz-/) is a major character in C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia series. Unlike any other character in the Narnian series, Aslan appears in all seven chronicles.[1] Aslan is depicted as a talking lion and is described as the King of Beasts, the son of the Emperor-Over-the-Sea,[2] and the King above all High Kings in Narnia.[3]
C.S. Lewis often capitalizes the word lion in reference to Aslan since he parallels Jesus as the "Lion of Judah" in Christian theology.[4] The word aslan means "lion" in Turkish.[4][5]
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- ^ Will Vaus (30 March 2004). Mere Theology: A Guide to the Thought of C. S. Lewis. InterVarsity Press. pp. 146–. ISBN 978-0-8308-2782-4.
- ^ a b The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, vol iii, p 160: "I found the name [Aslan]...it is the Turkish for Lion. ... And of course it meant the Lion of Judah."
- ^ Langenscheidt Pocket Turkish Dictionary. Langenscheidt publishing group. 2006. p. 428. ISBN 9781585735228. Retrieved 25 October 2020.